http://www.computer-help-blog.com Computers|Harware|Software Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:01:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Cheap Laptops - save $100 Cheap laptops are available online and at some amazing prices too. There are also some rebates available that make nice laptops, cheap laptops. If you are in the market for a computer, you might as well look at cheap laptops. Cheap laptops take up much less ... http://www.computer-help-blog.com/cheap-laptops/cheap-laptops/ Buying New Laptops or Desktops Many people ask me, "What laptop should I buy?"  I'm a computer technician and I always seem to get asked this question and for good reason. I fix laptops and desktop computers for a living. I know which laptops and desktops break most often and which computer ... http://www.computer-help-blog.com/hardware/new-laptops-and-desktops-buying/ Increase Laptop or Desktop Computer Performance Is your laptop or desktop computer slow? Does it take a while to launch applications? Does the boot up time seems endless? The single most effective way to increase your laptop or desktop computer's performance is to add system memory or RAM. System memory is used ... http://www.computer-help-blog.com/hardware/increase-your-computers-performance/ Desktop Computer Maintenance - IE 7 Internet Explorer 7 caches a lot of files on your computers local drive while you are surfing. Over time this accumulates and can cause problems. If you experience Internet Explorer crashes on your laptop or desktop computer, it may be caused by some of the ... http://www.computer-help-blog.com/hardware/desktop-computer-maintenance/ Desktop Computer Software - Linux-based Fedora Project Tired of Microsoft's Windows operating systems? Want something more stable but easy to use? What about Free? Fedora is one flavor of the Linux operating system that can be used on any laptop or desktop computer. It's a robust, secure, stable, user friendly, free and ... http://www.computer-help-blog.com/hardware/desktop-computer-software-linux-based-fedora-project/ Looking for a fast and secure web browser and email client? Here's my recommendation. Firefox and Thunderbird from Mozilla. Firefox 2 is an award winning web browser from Mozilla. It's fast, secure and totally customizable and it's absolutely FREE. Enjoy your experience browsing the web with some really cool features. Tab browsing - ... http://www.computer-help-blog.com/software/award-winning-email-client-and-web-browser/ Do you need Microsoft Office but don't have $300? There is an alternative. And it's very good! OpenOffice is a suite of office applications that is free to download. The suite includes Writer, Impress, Math, Draw, Calc and Base. This is the equivalent to MS Office Premium except for the $300. ... http://www.computer-help-blog.com/software/alternative-for-microsoft-office/ Does your computer run slow? Do you frequently get errors when launching programs? Does your computer crash and restart? These are sign of serious problems that need to be fixed. Here's a tool that can do just that. System Mechanic from iolo is an excellent tool that can repair problems, speed ... http://www.computer-help-blog.com/slow-performance/computer-tune-up-with-system-mechanic/ Is your computer running slow? This is the number one complaint from people with home computers. There are many reasons while a computer may be performing poorly. Here are some of them. Virus infection Adware Spyware Programs running on startup Operating system is "bloated" Fragmented hard drive Low on system memory System is overheating How do we fix these? Virus Infections ... http://www.computer-help-blog.com/slow-performance/computer-running-slow/ I have people ask me all the time, "I'm getting a new computer, what should I buy?" I recommend you buy one of the well know manufacturers like Compaq, HP, IBM, Sony or Dell. These reputable companies will warranty the product and provide good technical support. Technical support is very important ... http://www.computer-help-blog.com/computers/buying-a-new-computer-heres-my-advise/