Podnutz Daily #166 - Calender Creator from the 90's

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Podnutz Daily #165 - I Beat the 5.25 Inch Disks!

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Podnutz Daily #163 - Shows Now at 6:30pm EST

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Podnutz Daily #164 - I Give Up on the 5.25 Inch Disks!

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PodnutzDaily is still live on Mondays & Wednesdays -- at 6:30pm

- Advice on SoundFlower a Mac OS X (10.2 and later) system extension that allows applications to pass audio to other applications
- How to disable error reporting and why
- Loud computer/fan repair
- Use monitor wipes & wet/dry vac w/ brush on the laptop before you hand it back
- Angie's List
- You have to adjust applications in msconfig in all Windows profile accounts!
- Dell Studio laptops have bad speakers
- Could not get a Vista machine to boot into Windows from the Welcome screen
- Lost's Black Smoke Monster came out of a laptop
- Great Tech Debate and Podnutz Twitter announcements
- Martha Stewart on Leno about Twitter
- How to get info off of a 5.25 disk to a current computer? We give up!
- Tracking how customers find our shop. Marketing 101


Voice Mail from Andrew The Computer Guy
- How's business? He is getting annihilated.
- Simon and his apoxy for Mitch


Email from Bob
- Is your computer covered under warranty
- Scareware epidemic bilks cautious computer users (Fox News)


Email from David
- OEM license dies with motherboard?


Email from Ray
- Problems with PodNutz Lounge
- Charging for installing Linux Mint
- He set up a Linux machine in his shop for customers to try (EPIC !!)


Email from Joel
- Ebay seller that replaces laptop motherboard chips. Crazy?
- No charge if they cannot fix it


Email from Chris
- Do you leave your cleaning tools on the customer's PC?


Email from Bob
- Linux on SATA/IDE drives (I think)


Email from Rolando
- How do you pull an AC jack from a motherboard?
- Steve explains how to get a jack off (pun not intended)


Email from DoorToDoorGeek
- Get your driver downloads at NoDevice.com
- 2 types of techs: fixers and reinstallers (epic)
- exelib.com the fastest growing, most accurate, database of executable programs


Live call from Ben
- Podnutz is #46 in the technology field on PodCastAlley.com
- #16 on iTunes
- Recording Skype on Windows Mac
- Übercaster $80
- Wire Tap Pro $69
- Call Recorder $14.95
- Audio Hijack Pro $32

Ben's Hackintosh and the links FLOW:
- iATKOS
- iDeneb 10.5.6
- Boot 132
- Tweeie for Mac ("No adobe air crud" ~ Ben)

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Podnutz Daily #162 - Tons of Great Emails and Voicemails

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- Chris Wieble is a new moderator in the forums
- Forums rules have been posted
- Chris is also building a PodNutz Wiki
- Log On Log Off Problems with XP -- FIX
- Hard drive working overtime and you cannot find a reason? Disable error reporting


Voicemail from Andrew
- Trying Trojan Remover and looking for tips on this program
- Steve calls his Dad (who uses trojan remover) and it requires monitoring


Voicemail from Shane: an Australian Health Education teacher
- Podnutz is used in his class as an example of a community helping each other


Voicemail from Ben:
- Finding drivers for motherboards ECS Taiwan support
- Selling Ubuntu


Voicemail from DoorToDoorGeek
- Media Center PC Tuner Card (analog) vs Real TV (digital)
- More on Linux Mint has great drivers + Sun Java and Flash
- Reinvent your desktop with bumptop


Email from Ray:
- PC vs Mac motherboards
- All Mac motherboards are proprietary


Email from Matt:
- AT command in Windows


Email from Sam:
- Stop error on reboot and tips to solve


Email from listener
- Feeling brave taking apart laptops after your videos
- Ribbon cables snap in, snap out, push in, push out... depends on the connector


Email from Anthony:
- Help removing an anti-virus program


Email from Ray:
- Gateway laptop will not boot
- CrystalDiskInfo
- Work Smarter Not Harder


Email from Mitch:
- Heat sink came off on a Dell & how to remove a motherboard from a tray
- Mitch offers in-depth solutions with photos here


Email from Mark:
- Vista cannot be repaired like XP using the install media from UBCD4Win? Yes it can!
- Mark posts instructions via his blog Techwalker.net on this Vista in-place upgrade


Email from Tom:
- Steve's new TV is a Samsung


Email from Rich
- More on advertising (expectations)


Email from Andrew
- Looking for tools/utilities that will clean & work with Windows ME


Email from Ray
- Renaming malwarebytes.exe did not start the program up
- Solution: Running Avira from UBCD4Win allowed malwarebytes to run


Live call from Mitch
- More on repairing the Dell motherboard
- Dell Led Error Code Lights


Live call from Doc
- Ribbon cable connectors/locks
- Advertising in a local weekly paper



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Podnutz Daily #161 - So Many Emails

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- Outlook error sfc.dll sfc/scannow and dial-a-fix did not solve the issue. We had to replace the sfc.dll file from another Vista machine to fix the problem
- Fixing an old DOS system running Lotus 1-2-3
- Dusting out a loud Dell
- ECS motherboard needs drivers
- Driver utilities Everest, AIDA32, SIW, PCIDatabase & Driver Agent
- A beeping computer that does not boot is usually memory
- Avoid the Targus manufacturer's reconditioned power adapters -- 4/6 were bad
- Why you should use the customer's name throughout the call for help
- How to remove Privacy Center
- Foxmarks is now Xmarks
- The Shop is up for anAngie's List Reward!
- The Great Tech Debate
- Time change for the Live PodNutzDaily (M&W 6:30pm EST)
- HDHomeRun
- Laptop Repair Videos with music


Voicemail from DoorToDoorGeek:
- Double Ctrl+Alt+Del at the Windows welcome screen can get you into the Administrator account
- Trojan Remover program used at the shop is by simplysup


Email from Geraldo:
- Using Log Me In reporting feature to keep clients updated on work done


Email from DoctorWiggs:
- Acronis Universal Restore problems and what switch?
- Follow-up emails on this same issue with side notes


Email from Nicola:
- Mums computer has had no Windows updates for 2 years
- How to utilize Windows Repair


Email from Bill:
- Help with making an UBCD
- Listener datamike offers a UBCD video tutorial


Email from Ray:
- Linux Knoppix leads to the love for Linux and passing on the Linux word


Email from Roger:
- Business version of Vista System Restore restores data
- Shadow Explorer


Email from Patrick:
- Fixing Windows Updates
- Butterscotch.com is a Rev3-like project of Andy Walker from LabRats
- Where do I find links mentioned on your show?



Email from Bob Keenan of Lockergnome
- Lockergnome article: Microsoft Announces Windows 7 Downgrade Rights to XP


Email from Ray:
- Linux follow up advice on Gnome and more on Linux Mint
- Linux podcasts MintCast and Going Linux
- Steve thanks The Techie Geek for all of the traffic to podnutz affiliates


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Podnutz Daily #160 - Slap That Computer

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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?

Podnutz Daily #159 - SmitFraudFix is in the Mix

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- Strange video/screen issues with intermittent fuzziness
- Tech Talk 24/7 at the bump top reinventing the desktop
- HD Tune found hard drive issues that Sea Tools did not
- Synergy easily share a mouse/keyboard between multiple computers and OS
- Tips on replacing a motherboard WITHOUT getting that blue screen
- Fix HDC (fix hard drive controller) from UBCD4Win
- Fixing Moody Blues laptop (wireless issue)
- Troubleshooting a clean but slow Windows/Create a new user account
- Running utilities in Safe Mode


Voice Mail from Nebben:
- What do you do with the bad hard drives you remove?


Voice Mail from Bob:
- Knoppix LIVE CD vs UBCD4Win


Email from datamike:
- DataMike has BartPE & UBCD4Win tutorials


Email from Brad:
- Memory problems system detects only one stick


Email from Ryan:
- More on email scams


Email from Rich:
- Pulled out of a tech rut due to podnutzdaily making Leo Laporte look tech lite


Email from Donte:
- Looking for advice for on-site repair and what to charge
- PayPal Buy it now to take on site credit cards

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Podnutz Daily #158 - Back to The Mac

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- Analyize your site traffic with Woopra
- Butterscotch.com has video tech tutorials
- Issues with getting automatic updates / fixes
- Malwarebytes finds 1830 malware instances! It is a record!
- Follow me on twitter at http://twitter.com/podnutz
- Troubleshooting a strange latptop screen issue
- Troubleshooting a wireless internet connection
- Conflicker was an April Fool's Joke (bait and switch)
- Gmail auto pilot as April Fool's Joke


Email from Brian:
- Are ghost recovery partitions effected by malware?


Email from Eric:
- Pricing for PC repair services hourly or per job? Questioning Steve's 79.00 fix


Email from Mark:
- Spotting email scams


Voice Mail from Bob:
- Congrats on coming back to the Mac / boot 132
- Windows Live Sync is flawless after 2 months
- hackintosh issues


Voice Mail from Andrew:
- Backlight issues on a Toshiba satellite laptop


Live call from Timster:
- XBox 360 ring of death-- what was the fix
- Thermal paste tips (ceramic for laptops


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