Direct MP3 Download: Podnutz Daily #254 – Qomputer Doctor
Steve is joined by Jose ofqomputerdoctor.com in Sacramento, California
Computers Worked On:
- Dell latitude TP01S laptop getting scrambled video then rebooting in a loop, problem cleared when keyboard was removed, replaced keyboard
- Lenovo Z210 desktop with vista, slow to boot, traced to bad usb card reader
- Computer won’t log in to an account as a result of spyware removal, required a registry hack with ERD commander
Topics and Links Discussed:
- Spybot search and destroy
- MalwareBytes
- SuperAntiSpyware
- Dial-a-fix
- Sergiwa Antiviral Toolkit (RRT)
- AVG antivirus vs. Microsoft security essentials
- Jose’s spanish language podcast
Voicemails/Emails:
- Rob writes on the subject of liquid electrical tape and recommends Plastidip, and also offers more alternative stolen laptop trackers: Adeona, Ihound,Prey, and Laptop Sentry
- Rob also writes about a laptop that would overheat and blow out spoke before shutting down, traced to a shorting wire
- Andrew writes about Multi-toolbar Remover to remover stubborn add-on toolbars
- Haroon writes about a computer boot timer script from britec computer forums to show a customer the changes in boot times.
- Drew writes about the opensource customer relationship manager MyITCRMas an alternative to TSMan
- Roberto is looking for a service manual for an ACER Aspire 4720Z, Steve suggest the shownotes for Podnutz Daily 251
- Carlos has joined team leafblower, and tells of a Compaq Pressario PC SR1103WM shutting down during a windows install, traced to overheating with much dust on the CPU
- Max also talks about Prey laptop tracker
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Music provided by Evan King
Notes by Mike Evans at datamike.net
