Podnutz Daily #25 - Heat problems and Retention Brackets
Toshiba Laptop Heat problem Always keep bad power adapters for parts Socket 478 motherbord rentention brackets Recorded call from Mark Call from Phishie Listen Here:
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Podnutz Daily #24 - Free laptop? I guess I earned it.
Amazon Prime - is it worth it? "Recover My Files" did the job. Great program. Replaced another capacitor on laptop and got a free computer out of it. Dell dimension memory problem Podnutz episode 18 with Dave from PcTechBytes.com coming out tonight (or early tomorrow) Listen Here:
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Podnutz Daily #23 - "Recover My FIles" FTW
New Skype number - you can use a regular phone. "Recover My Files" just may save a customer's 3000 picture collection. Replaced a capacitor on laptop mobo and it worked! HP Desktop Scanner/Camera conflict Call from Scott Listen Here:
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Podnutz Daily #22 - Lots of Calls Today
Skype not letting me register a phone # Damaged hard drive Podnutz TV mounted headless computer Several calls today Listen Here:
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Podnutz Daily #21 - RAM Problems and Business Tips
Logitech is making a webcam for Macs! Keep your Iphone far away from your recordings Dell desktop RAM problems System Restore and general cleanup Computer Repair Business Tips Call form Phishie Listen Here:
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Podnutz Daily #20 - Always Check That Wireless Card
Mac Webcam nightmare Found wireless card in laptop to be causing trouble. Check USB ports for 99% CPU usage running the explorer process. Installed touchscreen in tablet PC. Call form Lukroi Listen Here:
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Podnutz Daily #19 - TGIF
PodnutzTV took out my Skype at the office so no broadcast today. Finished up gaming machine. Couldn't fix Blue Screen. Did re-install Wireless Security job WPA, WPA2, WEP Call form Cynthia and Mitch Listen Here:
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Podnutz Daily #18 - Launching Podnutz.TV
I launched Podnutz.tv today. It is available at Justin.tv/podnutz Windows Repair Acer laptop Windows/Vista Drivers Gaming machine - Driver issue causing blue screen. Listen Here:
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Podnutz Daily #17 - Mike Peto Joins Us Today
Mike Petro joins us from Petro Computer Solutions Finally figured out the ITunes Upperfilter/Lowerfilter problem Don't use faulty power cords on your laptops unless you want to fry them CHKDSK /R does work in certain situations Another clicking hard drive Mike goes over a DMA/PIO situation Call from Colin Listen Here:
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Podnutz Daily #16 - Vista CD Burning, Ebay is good, and HP System Recovery
Vista CD/DVD writing preferences Buying laptop screens, using Ebay for low and fast price quotes Still having difficulties with lowerfilters and upperfilters - CD Drive problems HP System Recovery Russ called in from The Techie Geek podcast. Listen Here:
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Podnutz Daily #15 - More Monday Challenges
Sony VAIO laptop video difficulties - finally fixed. Found the driver that was problem, found fix with a Google search. Setting BIOS to defaults can handle many problems Vista Service Pack 1 botched install, causing device problem s?SATA or PATA - I needed one and got the other. Calls from Phishie, Mitch and Mike. Listen Here:
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Podnutz Daily #14 - The Big Giveaway!
Sony VAIO laptop video difficulties Completely cluttered computer Wireless router tips Testing a bad HDD NewBritG is the winner of the awesome screwdriver set! Radio Shack Model #274-1583 and #274-1576 power jacks are awesome for laptop repairs. Call from Phishie, Mitch, and Bryce. Listen Here:
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Podnutz Daily #13 - Another BIOS Problem, Mcafee, and Slowness
Fixing a BIOS, check if battery is in backwards TV Tuner Card problems Mcafee - takes the blame again (maybe not) HP crapware in MSCONFIG Call from Mitch Listen Here:
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Podnutz Daily #12 - Dealing with Customers
Fixing Autoplay How to deal with customers that love wasting your time. Computer won't post Remote support Call from Bob Listen Here:
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Podnutz Daily #11 - No DVD, Crazy Mouse, and Clicking Hard Drive
Excuse the bad audio quality of this show. Minor malfunction, will be fixed tomorrow. HP Desktop - Windows would not recognize the DVD Drive. Removing "UpperFilters" and "LowerFilters" from the registry usually handles this. PS2 mouse jittering all over the screen with erratic automatic pressing of right mouse button. Replaced mouse with USB mouse. Clicking hard drive. Suggestions please? www.podnutz.com/forums Listen Here:
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Podnutz Daily #10 - First Video Show!
First Podnutz Daily done with video. Gateway desktop kept rebooting during virus scan. Turned out to be software problem. Did parallel install and ran anti-virus. Acer laptop jack repair. Bought heavy duty DC jack from Radio Shack. Macbook Pro - Would not boot and if it did, would not connect to Internet and would eventually crash. Turned out to be bad RAM slot. Took out memory from slot, computer ran fine. Call from Phishie (My fault - I didn't have Skype hooked up properly, audio quality is real bad, but good content and great tips!) Listen Here:
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Podnutz Daily #9 - How I love Norton!
Computer keeps rebooting after doing CPU intensive tasks. Using the Norton Removal Tool Quickly reinstall driver by uninstalling device and then rebooting Problems file sharing? Could be Norton stopping it. Make sure SSID is enabled in a router that you can't find the signal for. Listen Here:
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Podnutz Daily #8 - Tough Week - Strange Symptoms
Virus/Spyware ridden computer - quick rundown of action I took to handle it. Here's the link for smitfraudfix HP DV6000 laptop powers on, lights blink, then 3 beeps. Found out that computer is covered under an extended HP warranty. It pays to check this out! Dell Inspiron 1000 - would not install Windows, kept stopping at different points. Dell Dimension 4600c (looks lik an optiplex) - no sound Listen Here:
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Podnutz Daily #7 - DialAFix, a Couple Laptops, and a Sticky Keyboard
Try Dial-A-Fix for Windows DLL repairs, and Windows update repairs - www.dialafix.net HP DV6000 laptop powers on, lights blink, then 3 beeps. Any suggestions? Thinkpad T30 having major problems. Won't post, no video. Turns out to be a flaky wireless card. Dell laptop keyboard. "G" key and spacebar not working. Took keys off, cleaned contacts, back to normal. Listen Here:
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