Direct MP3 Download: Podnutz Daily #70 – Open ID?
Scott Mueller Interview
PodNutz #24 posted!
(As promised)
I had a great time.
Scott is such a cool guy
and super knowledgeable.
Scott’s book is:
Upgrading and Repairing PCs (16th Edition)
and I highly recommended it.
I thought I would never say this about a book
but it beats a Google search.
Open ID
Sick of entering user names and passwords?
What do you think of it? Let me know!
Code 19 on Windows:
Replaced a DVD drive
and drivers would not load.
Device manager showed a *bam*
(yellow exclamation mark)
for the drive and the reason ended with
a code 19.
Googled code 19
(should have checked Scott’s book)
Registry key upper filters and lower filters
need to be deleted to fix this.
Viao laptop:
Has power but no POST
No video. No HD activity.
Fans spin up.
Figured something was loose on the motherboard.
BTW: Don’t poke the MB with anything metal when it is on.
Did not notice anything wrong with MB connections.
Will test the video card.
Before I start looking at the MB.
Makes me remember Steve D’Amico
(see PodNutz #23)
and how he acquires broken laptops
and breaks them up into very small valuable parts
and resells them.
I buy those parts!
Scott Mueller interview:
fixboot vs fixMBR
Back up data before fixMBR!
More on successful trade-ins for computer repair jobs:
Dell Inspiron 5100 laptop
After spending time diagnosing
It had a bad mother board.
It took time to find the problem.
Hence no free estimate.
I could charge you the diagnostic
of you could trade in your laptop
and we will call it even.
Customers agree to this and
This is how I get parts to play with.
And I go into scenarios where this one acquire
works out for several happy customers.
Good times hearing about a worn out keyboard.
2nd part of Paul’s Voicemail:
Inernet Explorer Beta 8
Paul recommends it.
Let me know what YOU think.
Paul also wondered why my contact info
is not readily available via my sites.
Simple:
Tired of the spam.
Hence I tell you during every audio show
HOW to contact me.
I am even getting spam on twitter.
Makes me sick.
Email from William:
William wants to know
what tech sites I frequently visit.
Not many.
I like TWiT
Computer America
and
Mike Tech Show
Mostly Google is my friend for finding solutions
to computer issues I am currently dealing with.
That and the tips for getting info from tech-experts (for free)
has allowed me to take advantage of their site as well.
Email from Ramoonus/Ramoos (?)
Steve your show is amazing
(Thank You)
Old PC AMD 3000+
Trying to boot from CD
to reinstall Windows
the keyboard stops working.
I say:
Bad processor?
Bad CD drive?
Email from Carl:
Buying parts off Ebay-
Do you tell the customer they are used parts?
We go into ethics …
The screens I buy off of Ebay are always new.
But I DO buy used parts and use them to repair.
Whether or not I tell them they are used or new
depends upon the part replaced
and the warranty I give them
I go on to explain further ….
Williams malware Removal Guide
Please check this out.
Email from Damien:
An easy way of testing a power supply is to
take a paper clip and bend it into a U shape
and stick it down the back of the plug for the mother board
down the side of the green wire into the metal part of the plug.
Test with a multimeter.
(PLEASE just listen to the show if curious)
Email from Moe:
Article on how to avoid reactivating Windows XP after a fresh install.
Here’s the link.
Email from Marie ( or Terri) in Idaho:
She will be recommending my podcast to her students.
( Thank You Marie !! )
She is looking for opinions on software for
cloning a HD & password recovery
I say
For Cloning:
Acronis True Image or Norton Ghost
Password Recovery:
I use what is on the Ultimate Boot CD:
NT Password recovery or OPH Crack on a bootable CD
Live Call from Mike in NM:
POST card reader that reads the codes of a MB during bootup
Uses a PCI or ISA slot and gives LED read out
Is this a useful tool?
Ever used one of these?
Learned via Technibble.
I said:
I never used one.
But I might.
$25 for the tool.
Mike also asks for business card advice –
If you were working out of your house
would you put your address on business cards?
I say yes …
because I did put it on mine back in the day.
It is a matter of preference.
