Podnutz Daily #103 – Some Business Tips

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Old Dell hard drive replacement/Windows reinstall
No ethernet jack in the back
so I assumed customer was still on dial up
since it had a modem.
For this reason I did not install AVG antivirus.

Customer did have a cable modem
just connected via USB – drivers are needed
Customer told me the modem drivers were not loaded.
For this reason I always keep disks for:
Comcast
AOL
PeoplePC
NetZero
Will load her modem drivers.

Tip:
Advice on packaging computers for shipping

Tip:
Keep the names of all of your customers
The shop will be using this list to create new business

Tip:
How to accept credit cards for your business
free using Pay Pal Buy Now button

Leaf blower contest:
Still looking for your interesting stories

Still working on the new Podnutz.com website
You can see it as I work on it at Steve Cherubino.com/main
The new site will have the donations/subscription link you have all been asking for.

Email from Mark:
How I infect my machine to learn how to clean
I am also looking for a site that covers infections/solutions
Try bleeping computer or castlecops.com for solutions

Email from AcidBurn:
Wollf 16- backdoor trojan conseals itself as Wininit.exe
Improve Windows Task Manager with Security Task Manager

Also:
Customer can only browse the internet
via the ip address of the site they want to go to.

Email from Freddie:
Soddering is scary to me
any tips tools to use
15w soldering iron at Radio shack
with replaceable tip and I use .032 solder
The laptop videos I am working on
will show in detail what I do.
Try doing a YouTube search on soldering.
Main tip:
Don’t leave the iron ion a contact link too long
I use a technique called “tinning” to prevent this.

Email from Jeff:
How to diagnose a defective modem
Story from dsl reports att diagnostic page

Email from Ken in Forida:
Ken sent Steve the cordless leaf blower.

How to make money suggesting an antivirus via reselling
Try Norman antivirus.
$19 a cd from Norman and sell to your customers for $39
(Retail is $49 from Norman)
They can use one disk on three computers.
Ken has been using this AV for three years.
Great program. Sleek and gets the job done better than AVG.
Antivirus and antispyware. Great customer service, too.

Questions on soldering:
Check laptoprepair101.com