Podnutz Daily #160 - Slap That Computer

Listen Here: pnd160.mp3

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"That's all we do here to fix computers.
We hit them and talk to them and give them back .."

- How to repair a laptop keyboard with bad keys
- Found: a DV6000 with a sane motherboard
- Darik's Boot And Nuke stand alone or found on UBCD4Win
- Installing windows updates/hourglassing/let updates finish!
- My Dad's favorite trojan remover program is called Trojan Remover by Simply Super Software
- Fix hdc (hard drive controller)
- easus disk copy is a very simple cloning tool
- You should not have to run malwarebytes on every account
- DOS computer came in running Lotus 1-2-3 w/ missing functions
- Laptop with 3 missing keys - rather that buying each key, replacing keyboard
- My Yellow Pages Ad just may be a great return
- The Great Tech Debate Episode 4 (now released)
- NEW LINK for laptop videos: podnutz.com/laptoprepairvideos


Email from New Listener:
- Comment on the power jack repair video and not wearing a wrist strap


Email from Bob:
- PC Inspector offers free file recovery
- Steve uses Recover My Files
- ReactOS 100% Open Source (mostly GPL) rewrite of the Windows Kernel


Email from Matt:
- Feedback on podnutz #28 on Starting a Data Recovery Center
- Recovering overwritten files
- Differences bewteen a quick and full format


Email from GLF:
- Using the free malwarebytes in a shop/site license?


Email from CitizenX
- This is how she sets up her FireFox bookmarks toolbar
- FoxMarks not required for set up - just happened to be on the page
- Foxmarks is utilized to backup my bookmarks.


Email from Gary
- Have you tried Yoog search engine
- Google search shows HOW TO REMOVE yoog
- Not linking to it. Sorry. Possible malware?


Voice Mail from Simon
- Help with strange memory issues (thorough - as always)


VoiceMail from Ben:
- Issues with Vista reading external drives
- Local dollar stores sells led lights as booklights. Great for techs


Live call from Timster:
- Satellite Toshiba laptop with power jack issues


Live call from Mitch:
- How do you set your volt meter?