Direct MP3 Download: Podnutz Daily #94 – Watch Your Quotes
Dell Inspiron 9000 laptop BRICK
(big, bulky and heavy)
Power buutton gives a flash on the screen
but no video and no bios screen.
Tip on free estimates:
If I have to take it apart to figure out
what is wrong with the machine,
the estimate will not be free.
I will charge for the diagnostic.
I give tips on figuring out
is it the video card, the processor or the mother board?
Solution:
It was the motherboard.
Be careful giving quotes let customers know
it can be subject to change:
eMachines desktop
Power supply or motherboard?
The LED light on the motherboard was lit
so I assumed it was getting power
and diagnosed a bad motherboard.
Turns out the mother board was bad
and the power supply
and the cd drive
and the hard drive
SeaTools Bootable CD hard drive diagnostic tool.
Email from Jack:
Another leaf blower submission
A great on-site horror story due to living conditions.
Email from Josh of CGrafiks.com
He is still listening and will send his story for the contest soon!
Email from Ben:
Another leaf blower submission
“Ubuntu & an adopted Grandmother”
Great story introducing ubuntu to the elderly
and old computer give-aways to those that need them
but cannot afford them with versions of Ubuntu installed.
Email from Sherwin:
He did his first laptop jack repair
when Sony would have charged $250.
Thanks to Tommy for the help!
Avoid WEP for your wireless router. Use WPA
Verizon FIOS (and DSL?) wireless access point insecure default WEP key
What is kismet ?
SSH vs FTP = SSH more secure
Using WAIK (Windows Automated Installation Kit)
build your own USB or CD based version of Vista
Get a 3D virtual desktop via DeskSpace
Cool news:
The Great Tech Debate is on for Saturday Oct 11, 2008 @1pm
First Episode!
