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Ed Bott over at ZDNet has taken the time to put together a simple to understand chart that explains the ins and outs of Microsoft’s cryptic licensing requirements. Ed does go on to explain that he is not a lawyer, but after reviewing the chart below, it does seems to me that he has nailed [...]

Since the release of Windows 7 it is now becoming apparent that the upgrade path from previous Windows versions are full of pitfalls. One would of hoped that Microsoft would of had a better plan in place to assist users in their quest to upgrade. It is now becoming clear this will not be the [...]

Reader Brandon has a question for us that I thought I would post. He asks the following questions:
I am looking to buy a new desktop. I have known very little about computers, hardware and such but I have done a lot of searching online to better inform myself of the components inside of computers so [...]

Reader Winston asked a question in regards to a post I made back in December 12, 2006 [see here] concerning the repair of the infamous ‘NTLDR is missing’ message most of us have encountered.  Most of the current repair procedures are for a combo of XP/Vista repair procedures. But Winston has a different situation which [...]

If you are interested in real estate you may wish to drop by The Clozing. This real estate site attempts to gather information from the major news agencies such as the AP, and categorize the information in an attempt to make the information more readily available. The authors state that their site is currently in [...]

For any of us who have tried to learn Linux, we realize how difficult it can be. It is not that Linux itself is hard to learn, but it is the fact we want to do things in Linux like we do in Windows. This can make learning Linux a frustrating experience. Well there is [...]

I received a comment from reader ‘wannabee avg user’ who presented the following problem:
Hello Ron,
I downloaded AGV 8,0 a few months ago, and i was very happy. It worked perfectly and I was recommended to my friends!
Than something happened; it wasnt working correct and
seaching the net, I ‘ven’t got the green signes anymore !
So I [...]

Sometimes we forget that not everyone is a guru and that some folks need help with what some of us may consider a simple computer fix. So it was when I got a call a few days ago concerning a lost [forgotten] password on a Windows Home XP box. Passwords on a XP box can [...]

For the past week or so I have received several comments from a reader named Mario in which he has described his problems with Vista won’t starting. Here are the conversations:
Dear Ron Schenone
I need advice. I got problem when Vista is loading at the start. It get freeze there. When I’m going to shut down [...]

I received an email from a friend this morning with some tips and tricks to try in Windows 7. I thought I would pass these along to you.
Windows 7 has a built in utility to make a repair CD in case something happens to the OS. To access the utility just type in the following [...]

The deadline for Google’s Project 10 to the 100th is fast approaching, and the the last submission date is October 20th, 2008. The project is about changing the world and making the most out of new ideas to help people. There is just one minor problem with the program. Your ideas that you submit does [...]

If you have upgraded your Windows XP installation to XP3 and are using IE 8 Beta 1, you may wish to read this IE blog entry to make sure you do not fall between the cracks. What cracks? If you have installed SP3 after installing IE Beta 1, you will need to uninstall IE Beta [...]

At first I thought this was just a fluke for one user, than this past weekend I received two more emails and requests for assistance for the same problem. The user has a ! marked over their AVG icon and receives an error that a .bin file is missing. Normally this can be repaired by [...]

Over at IT Wire they have a story about fake news articles allegedly from CNN or MSNBC, are being spoofed in an attempt to spread malware and spyware onto computer systems. The article states that the amount of fake news spam is about 5 million articles per hour. But is that a lot of spam? [...]

The folks over at Microsoft have a new blog that they call E7 for short, in which they will be providing information for the next version of  Windows 7. It is a welcome relief to know that a blog dedicated to Windows 7 is available and hopefully this may just keep the rumor mill to [...]

Some of you may recall the minor problem I had with my Google gmail account, that took about 5 days to finally get resolved. So when I saw this web site with the phone numbers for Google customer service and other links, I thought I would post the information here.
Google Contact Info:
1. Main phone number [...]

Google is offering a way to setup secure group websites in a easy and simple to use format with no HTML required. On their site Google claims that Sites has a better integration with other Google products such as Google Doc’s. Google lists these features for Sites as:

Google Sites makes creating and sharing a group [...]

As many of you know, I also write computer articles for a newspaper in California. This morning I received this message from a reader in response to an article I had done about upgrading to Windows Vista. After reading the email, I thought this would be something I could share with my readers here at [...]

What happened to Yahoo? LOL Microsoft has decided to buy semantic search engine Powerset to help to improve its image aa s search rival to Google. In a statement Steve Ballmer has mentioned that search is going to be Microsoft’s number one priority. In the article it states:
By buying Powerset, Microsoft is hoping to close [...]

It took six years in the making but the Icann, the group that regulates the Internet, has approved an overhaul on domain names. The overhaul will allow companies to use their own brand names and not be saddled with .com, uk, or others. Icann also is going to allow Asian, Arabic and other script as [...]