Direct MP3 Download: Podnutz Daily #101 – Can't Fix It? – Trade It In.
Saturday’s Great Tech Debate guests:
Nebben, Keith Albright & Goman
Audio still not available for both debates.
Working on revamping podnutz.com to showcase
all of the shows I am involved in and working on
.. but the audio will be available soon.
Podnutz #27 with Keith Albright is done
and will be posted once the new site is ready.
Sony Vaio 5+ yrs old & possibly dropped.
“Some lights DO come on”
Tested Power Supply .. fine
Computer did start up but no video
No video on external monitor.
Either video card or the motherboard.
Explained $300 for a replacement mother board.
I can do the diagnostic for them
and if they decide to pay for the repair, great.
If not, they can trade in that PC and not pay the diagnostic.
I can then either repair and resell the laptop
or part it out on ebay.
14 month old Sony Vaio bought for $1400 new
(oops just missed the warranty …again)
This one had no power at all.
Checked the AC adapter
Troubleshot the power jack .. all good.
This customer will pay for a new motherboard.
Repeat customer with brand new hard drive
and brand new Windows install
came back in for virus that occurred
“on start up” .. according to his kids.
(I plan to pull up a browser history)
I recommend Norton or McAfee
over AVG for these types of internet sessions
where the teenagers are all over the net
because they tend to protect a little better.
My dad, Cook was cleaning a computer
with Windows repair and dial-a-fix ect, …
The only thing that would not work was
an internet connection via IE
Solution:
Disabled HP printer software. Instant internet.
Web Alert
Commercial during this show stated Norton AV is getting faster
.. and I am hearing this repeated on several other tech podcasts
(getting curious about it.. may download and try it)
Email from Ray:
iTunes virus via iTunes update with QT?
Email from Neil:
Screenshot of The Great Tech Debate
from his vantage point watching the debate
Email from Danny in Second Life:
He complains about me not interacting in Second Life.
Email from Henry:
The new MacBooks have spill indicators inside!
Are you sure you didn’t spill anything in your MacBook?
Email from Dana:
Congrats on show 100
He wanted to know what happened that forced me to
screen my voicemails & will I tell the episode?
I played a message that at the end said,
“Don’t play this voice mail message on the show”
So now I check them before playing.
Looking for more stories for the leaf blower give-away!
Send me your tech experience!
Email from Jeff:
Leaf blower story submission.
Backing up data back in the day
required a series of floppies & precious time.
Live call from Nebben:
He shares a story for the leaf blower contest.
Disgusting! (with a side of Turtle Soup)
Live Call from Bob:
Follow up comment on internet surfing
and the infections it can cause.
Malware is now spoofing AVG warnings?
Solution:
Vundo Fix
via
Team Viewer
