Need to Know Your IP Address?

September 30, 2009
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If you ever need to know your IP (Internet Protocol) Address for anything, you can head over to IP-Details.com and that page will show you your IP address and information about your ISP.  This can be helpful if you need to know your “WAN” address (Wide Area Network) which is what your ISP assigns you [...]

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TechPosters

September 26, 2009

Even though this site’s tag line is “Technical Posters and Cheats for IT Guys,” some of the posters are humorous and suitable for Mom or Dad.
While not really poster-sized, there are some really good reference materials here (anyone looking for details on the IPv4 Multicast protocol?)
Check it out.  There’s some really good information here.

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Staying Safe on Facebook

September 25, 2009

While I don’t use Facebook (yet!) and some other social media networks, I stick to LinkedIn and other “business” oriented social networks.  Some people don’t understand that what they post on some of these sites get indexed by Google and other search engines, and others can find out all kinds of personal information about you, [...]

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Adding Memory to Vista

September 23, 2009
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Someone recently asked me why they were not “seeing” all 4GB of RAM they recently added to their laptop computer.  In general, the Vista 32-bit Operating System can support up to 4GB of RAM (64-bit can support up to 120GB, depending on the version, but that’s the topic for another post!).  However, within that 4GB [...]

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Goodbye to the Fact Tag

September 21, 2009
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You know that shelf tag at Best Buy (and other stores) that lists the specifications of computers and other electronic devices?  Well, it looks like that may be going away and replaced by something more readable, like descriptions of that the computer can do, not how fast the processor is.  AMD moved to designations like [...]

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Internet Statistics for the World

September 18, 2009

Internet World Stats is a website that has world internet usage and and population statistics.   Usage is broken down by region:  Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Latin America/Caribbean, Oceania/Australia.  It is interesting that North America is not at the top of the Internet Users of the World list.

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If You Printed the Internet

September 17, 2009

Click the image to see other comparisons if you printed the Internet.

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Try Adobe software without installing it!

September 16, 2009
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You already know that you can try Adobe software by downloading a 30-day free trial from Adobe Downloads, but that requires downloading a huge file and installing it.  Now you can test drive some Adobe titles from within a web browser.
The online demo lets you try FrameMaker, Robohelp, Captivate, Photoshop CS4, Acrobat 9 Pro Extended [...]

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Get Affordable Help With Your Computer

September 15, 2009
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Obviously that’s what we’re here for, but if you are not in the Northern New Jersey area and need assistance on-site, you may want to try CrossLoop, a service where you can find experts for all sorts of problems.
I encourage you to use a local expert, as they usually have a vested interest in the [...]

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Malware on NYTimes.com

September 14, 2009
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It looks like the New York Times online was serving virus laden ads over the weekend and into today.  If you think you may have been infected, and don’t know what to do about it, head on over to Top PC Support and give us a call.  We’ll clean that virus right off your PC!

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