Direct MP3 Download: Podnutz Daily #256 – Big Boy Computer Solutions
Steve is joined by Scott DeRyder of Big Boy Computer Solutions in Binghamton, NY
Computers Worked On:
- Computer with invalid Windows 7 Product Key from shadey repair shop
- Computer with fake antivirus trojan
Topics and Links Discussed:
- Prices and diagnostics fees
- Wireless Anti-static straps
- ProduKey – Recover lost Windows product key (CD-Key) and Office 2003/2007 product key
- Loaner laptops for customers
- MalwareBytes
- SuperAntiSpyware
- Microsoft Security Essentials
- Avast antivirus
- ComboFix
- Spybot Search and Destroy
- Imaging a customers harddrive before virus removal
- Scanning suspect harddrives as a add-on drive on a different computer
- Ransomware
- monoprice.com for low priced cables
- Setting up a computer pickup and dropoff point
Voicemails/Emails:
- Timster updates us an unusual customer
- Wes from Atlanta writes about the iodd portable virtual rom
- David writes about his favorite screwdriver set from Velleman
- Antonio writes about a toshiba notebook that failed during a bios upgrade
- Peter writes about Britec’s System Repair engineer utility
- David has a Dell insperon 6000 laptop with a dim screen
- Rob writes about an AOL article on system restore
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Music provided by Evan King
Notes by Mike Evans at datamike.net