You start by cloning the hard drive of your old PC onto that of your new computer. Once you’re done with that, boot from the Windows CD-ROM on your new computer and let it find the drive and the existing Windows installation and select the repair option and let it upgrade/repair what you had…

We’re in the middle of one of the worst epidemics, there’s a whole bunch of new nasty malware out there, invisible to most antiviruses as of yet. Be extra careful with what you click on and where you go on the Internet, examine every link before clicking…

Help stop spam! Address the e-mail to yourself and put everyone else into “BCC” and delete all the addresses from the header of the forwarded message!

At least once a year, I would say. Vacuuming also works. In fact, doing both is desirable. Dust is one major factor contributing to overheating, which results in freezes, blue screens, crashes, etc.

You wouldn’t believe how often “IT Consultants” tell people they need to have Windows reinstalled

Unlocking your Acer Aspire One laptop, you should type your password with CAPS LOCK on, even though it was off, when you set it up

Running Windows XP: you have to set your sATA controller to run in compatibility mode, as opposed to AHCI, which is the default for most computers these days. Or you can’t even install XP