Direct MP3 Download: Podnutz Daily #209 – Shortcuts Are NOT Your Files
Computers worked on:
- Computer that was reformatted and needed data restored, was able to recover 30% using a utility on the Ultimate Boot CD
- Computer that wouldn’t post, found burnt CPU among other bad componets
- Dell dimension xps computer would not boot
- Dell insperon 1501 with Vista basic RAM upgrade, later came back with no video, traced to loose video cable
- Computer infected with “Antivirus 2010“
Topics discussed:
- Ben is running a hackintosh on a Dell Insperon 530
- Back-up services, such as Amazon S3, Carbonite(including issues involved when restoring data to a new computer), Mozy, Cyberduck(open source Mac program for FTP and S3 syncing)
- HP Vs. Epson Printers
- Using SyncToy for syncing files in admin mode
- GoogleDNS and OpenDNS
Voicemails/Emails:
- Computer with virus and log in corruption, removed hard drive and ran on bench computer, virus was blocking Eset and malwareBytes, but Nortontook care of it, followed by a system restore
- Lenovo responds to SquareTrade reliability study
- Getting and using OEM and recovery vendor CD’s
- Toshiba laptop A305 rebooting every 5 minutes on AC but OK on battery, Power supply had been swapped, Steve suspects the motherboard
- Location Aware printing only available on premium versions of Windows 7
- Snagit takes a snapshot of your PC screen, Screentoaster is a free online screen recorder
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Music provided by Evan King
Notes by Mike Evans at datamike.net
