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June 2009 - support.com Blog
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A support.com Customer Testimonial
A detailed write-up on the support.com experience from Ginny in Chicago. Ginny - thanks for sharing! The Website The Home Page is in simple colors and is a very clean, concise page without an excess of verbiage. The program/price is charted to enable...
Published
Tue, Jun 30 2009 6:32 PM
by ginnyl@rocketmail.com
Filed under:
tech support
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computer support
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computer tune-up
This Old “Smart” House
As we have discussed throughout this Digital Home series, much of the focus of this movement is based on current or near-future homes being built with “Green, Personal, and Smart” technology integrated in. That’s great for those who...
Published
Thu, Jun 25 2009 12:22 PM
by donk@support.com
Filed under:
digital home
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smart home
Internet Explorer 8.0 one month down the line - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly!
Having now upgraded and used IE 8.0 for over a month now, I thought it would be good to share my experiences so far. When your computer and the internet become an integral part of your daily routine, upgrading to a new version of software is a tricky...
Published
Wed, Jun 24 2009 4:16 PM
by rajaram_kannan@supportsoft.com
Filed under:
Internet Explorer
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IE8
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browser problems
Registry cleaning messed up my computer!
Registry cleaning is widely believed to be a key contributor to enhancing the performance of a computer. What is your computer's "registry"? It's a place that Microsoft Windows and all of the programs installed on your computer stores...
Published
Mon, Jun 22 2009 11:36 PM
by nikhils
Filed under:
slow computer
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registry cleaning
More real examples of virus attacks and phishing attempts
Despite the best efforts of our corporate spam filter, email virus and phishing attacks sometimes sneak through. The same applies for your ISP's virus filters. And even if you have the best anti-virus on the market installed and up-to-date it is still...
Published
Wed, Jun 17 2009 1:53 PM
by jamesm@support.com
Filed under:
phishing
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virus attacks
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virus and spyware
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email scams
The Digital Home of the Future that Ages with You
In 1991, Mark Weiser expressed the novel idea of future computers that are so embedded in everyday life that they are "indistinguishable from it". This idea of pushing the computer into the background of homes and businesses, now commonly known...
Published
Wed, Jun 17 2009 12:30 PM
by donk@support.com
Filed under:
digital home
Microsoft Crashed My Gas Station
When you work for a technology company that fixes PC's, you get used to seeing Microsoft's Blue Screen of Death. I typically run into it on customers' computers who need help...and occasionally on my laptop right before an important presentation...
Published
Tue, Jun 09 2009 6:24 PM
by kendraf@supportsoft.com
Filed under:
computer problem
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Microsoft Windows
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crash
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blue screen
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bsod
PC Health Check 2.0 - the latest offering from support.com labs
We've just gone live with the latest version of PC Health Check (version 2.0) and what a journey it's been! We listened to consumers to re-work the user interface, completely revamped our scanning technology and added more intelligence to our...
Published
Mon, Jun 08 2009 5:31 PM
by nikhils
Filed under:
slow computer
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diagnostic check
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pc health check
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pc scan
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security check
Welcome to the "Personal" Digital Home
In this edition of the Digital Home series we’ll discuss the second driving trend behind the Digital Home Design: Personalization. While there a many versions and visions of what the next generation Digital Home will look like, one consistent theme...
Published
Thu, Jun 04 2009 4:12 PM
by donk@support.com
Filed under:
Z-Wave
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home automation
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digital home
,
home server
My Next Computer - Notebook, Netbook or Smartphone?
Netbooks are a popular, cheaper alternative to full size notebook and desktop computers. For a while some netbooks shipped with Linux but consumers spoke (and spoke loudly) resulting in Windows XP-based netbooks owning the market. What makes a netbook...
Published
Wed, Jun 03 2009 12:06 PM
by jamesm@support.com
Filed under:
Windows 7
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notebook
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smartphone
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netbook
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windows xp
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google android
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