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Thursday, November 13th, 2008:
FREE Download of the
Week:
Google Photo Screensaver
Website of the Week:
Google
Flu Trends
Computer Related News:
Google predicts spread of flu using huge search data
Computer Related News:
Major Source of Online Scams and Spams Knocked
Offline
Computer Related News:
Windows Vista, Office 2007 Planned For 30,000 U.S.
Military PCs
Computer Related News:
Circuit City Files For Bankruptcy Protection
Computer Related News:
Woman out $400K to 'Nigerian scam' con artists
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Thursday, November 6th, 2008:
LIVE Question on the
Show:
Windows 7 System Requirements?
Video of the Week:
Microsoft's Guided Tour of the Windows 7 Taskbar
Computer Related News:
The end of an era - Windows 3.x
Computer Related News:
Obama, McCain Campaign Computers Hacked
Computer Related News:
Xbox 'Addict' Brandon Crisp Found Dead
Message from The
Computer Guys: Don't forget, Affordable
Computers now offers quick affordable power jack
repair for your laptop! Stop getting frustrated by
that loose connection for your power cord, bring
your laptop by for a free estimate on getting the
power jack repaired or replaced today!
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Thursday, October 30th, 2008:
Picture(s) of the Week:
Windows 7 Revealed: 24 Screen Shots Of Microsoft's
Next Operating System
Computer Related News:
$50,000 Reward For Missing Xbox Addict
Computer Related News:
Microsoft Office 14 To Include Web Apps
Computer Related News:
Windows 7-Powered Coffee Makers On The Way
Computer Related News:
Windows 7 Could Debut In 2009
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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008:
Website of the Week:
Google's Hauted House 2008
In your INBOX:
Comcast's new "SmartZone"
Computer Related News:
Microsoft To Issue Emergency Security Patch On
Thursday
Computer Related News:
Windows 7 Touch-Screen PCs In 2009, Says ASUS
Computer Related News:
Microsoft's Surface pricier than anticipated
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Thursday, October 16th, 2008:
Free Download of the
Week:
OpenOffice 3!
Question of the Week:
How do I watch the Presidential Debates online? They
have all been posted on YouTube in their entirety.
The first debate is
here. The second debate is
here. The third debate is
here.
Picture of the Week:
Ubuntu Pumpkin
Computer Related News:
Microsoft keeps 'Windows 7' name for next client OS
Computer Related News:
Don't Complain To WalMart About The Empty Laptop Box
You Bought With Stolen Credit Cards
Computer Related News:
Google receives a visit from the queen
Computer Related News:
OpenOffice 3 available now
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008:
Hot Topic on the Show:
Where to download the 'Yahoo Widget Engine'
(formally 'Konfabulator')?
Get it here.
Picture of the Week:
WiFi Sneakers
Computer Related News:
OpenOffice 3.0 Release Date October 13th?
Computer Related News:
Google's 'Mail Goggles' Helps Avoid Embarrassing
E-mails
Computer Related News:
Sarah Palin E-mail Hack Suspect Indicted
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Thursday, October 2nd, 2008:
Computer Term of the
Week: What is
Scareware?
Picture of the Week:
Microsoft Surface plots out the election on MSNBC
Computer Related News:
Fake popup study sadly confirms most users are
idiots
Computer Related News:
Armored truck robber uses Craigslist to make getaway
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008:
Message from the
Computer Guys: A rerun was aired this week. We
will return with a brand new LIVE episode of The
Computer Guys next week, Thursday October 2nd, 2008.
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Thursday, September 18th, 2008:
Computer Term of the
Week: What is
Malware?
Hot Topic on the Show:
Check out what your favorite websites looked
years ago with
archive.org
Website of the Week:
Websites We Visit: How They Look Like 10 Years Ago
Computer Related News:
The
first million dollar laptop
Computer Related News:
Microsoft Zune Users Get Free Wi-Fi At McDonald's
Computer Related News:
Google Chrome Reached Nearly 2 Million Downloads In
First Week
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Thursday, September 11th, 2008:
Website of the Week:
Rogue software (list of fake some of the fake
antivirus programs out there)
Hot Topic on the Show:
Windows
Updates
Computer Related News:
Joost Drops Video Desktop Client, Concentrates On
Browser
Computer Related News:
Google Launches Mapping Satellite
Computer Related News:
Dell Outsourcing Plan May Be Tough To Execute
Computer Related News:
Google Chrome Reflects A Desktop In Decline
Computer Related News:
The Amazing 150″ Panasonic Life Wall TV Learns Your
Preferences
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Thursday, September 4th, 2008:
Free Download of the
Week:
Google Chrome
Computer Related News:
Comcast Sets Bandwidth Threshold For Residential
Customers
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Thursday, August 28th, 2008:
Hot Topic on the Show:
Need to update AVG Free 8.0 Manually?
Get
the updates here.
Computer Related News:
QuickBooks Comes To iPhone, BlackBerry
Computer Related News:
Virus Found On Computer In Space Station
Computer Related News:
Obama's VP Text Reached 2.9 Million
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Thursday, August 21st, 2008:
Message from the
Computer Guys: A rerun was aired this week. We
will return with a brand new LIVE episode of The
Computer Guys next week, Thursday August 28th, 2008.
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Thursday, August 14th, 2008:
Video of the Week:
Ants in a scanner
Free Download of the
Week:
Our spyware/virus removal guide has been updated for
the new Spybot 1.6!
Website of the Week:
Google Street View (Now available in the
Chattanooga Area & North Georgia!)
Computer Related News:
Chrysler's In-Car Wi-Fi Ready To Roll Aug. 25
Computer Related News:
Apple Office Building Catches Fire
Computer Related News:
Microsoft Stages 'Mammoth Patch Tuesday'
Computer Related News:
Google Says Infected Spam Is Getting Worse
Hot Topic on the Show:
An Illustrated Guide to Every Stupid Cable You Need
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Thursday, August 7th, 2008:
Picture of Week:
Gamer plays WoW on a 40ft long screen
Website of the Week:
Google Insights
Computer Related News:
Delta To Offer Wi-Fi Across Its U.S. Fleet
Computer Related News:
Google Launches Free Music Service In China
Computer Related News:
YouTube To Broadcast Beijing Olympics, But Not In
U.S.
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008:
Free Download of the
Week:
Spybot Search & Destroy 1.6.0
Computer Related News:
Microsoft Prepares For Post-Windows Era With
'Midori'
Message from The
Computer Guys: Don't forget that Friday and
Saturday (August 1st & 2nd, 2008) both Affordable
Computers locations will be participating in this
year's
GA/TN
Tax free holiday!
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Thursday, July 24th, 2008:
Video of the Week:
Check out our NEW Commercial
Video of the Week:
USB Popcorn Maker
Website of the Week:
Google Knol
Website of the Week:
Features removed from Windows Vista
Picture of the Week:
Apple Store Gets Crashed By Windows XP
Computer Related News:
Google's Answer To Wikipedia, Knol, Launches
Computer Related News:
MySpace Remains Social Networking Site Leader
Computer Related News:
Malware authors take aim at growing number of Macs
Computer Related News:
Blogger gets $200 check from HP for declining
Vista's EULA
Computer Related News:
Computer mouse heading for extinction
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Thursday, July 17th, 2008:
Free Download of the
Week:
Seven Essential Cheat Sheets to Download (pdfs)
Video of the Week ()
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Maxtor Hard Drive Dominoes
Website of the Week:
Blurred Out: 51 Things You Aren't Allowed to See on
Google Maps
Picture of the Week:
Google tests new 'digg' like feature
Computer Related News:
Microsoft Software Update Service More Reliable Than
Apple, Ubuntu
Computer Related News:
Lawyers In YouTube Lawsuit Reach User Privacy Deal
Computer Related News:
Stolen Bank Data Gets Cheaper On Web
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008:
Picture of the Week:
ATM gets a Windows Activation Error
Website of the Week:
Google Lively
Computer Related News:
Microsoft Admits Windows Vista Mistakes, Criticizes
Apple Ads
Computer Related News:
Windows update leads to ZoneAlarm web black-out
Computer Related News:
Google Launches Virtual World Called 'Lively'
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008:
Free Download of the
Week: Did you help Mozilla set the Geniuses book
world record by downloading Firefox 3 on download
day? If so, you can
get your own personalized certificate to show off to
your friends, click here.
Computer Related News:
Google Ordered To Release Data On YouTube Users
Computer Related News:
Microsoft Hopes Office Subscription Plan Will
Counter Free Software
Computer Related News:
Firefox 3 Boosts Browser's Market Share Over 19%
Hot Topic on the Show:
Don't forget to check out the updated
Contact Us page, which has not only been updated
to show the new Highway 58 store, but also now
contains fully interactive maps for both our stores!
Message from The
Computer Guys: Both Affordable Computer Stores
will be closed July 4th
& 5th (Friday & Saturday), 2008.
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008:
Website of the Week:
www.archive.org
Computer Related News:
Yahoo Adds Two E-Mail Domains To Saturated Yahoo.com
Computer Related News:
Firefox 3.0 Record Download Attempt Crashes Mozilla
Servers
Computer Related News:
Firefox 3 downloads clear 8 million mark
Computer Related News:
Windows Vista Won't Be Inside Intel
Hot Topic on the Show:
Don't forget that the Chattanooga Store on
Highway 58 is MOVING! The store will reopen
in it's new location on June 30th, 2008 at 10:00am.
The new store will still be on Highway 58, and the
new address is 4772 Hwy 58 Suite A, Chattanooga TN
37416. Store hours, phone number, fax number, email,
and web address will all remain the same. Be sure to
check out the new store and tell your friends/family
about the new location. The Fort Oglethorpe Store
will remain in it's current location.
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008:
Computer Related News:
Dell To Charge A Fee For Pre-Installing XP On PCs
Hot Topic on the Show:
Don't forget that the Chattanooga Store on
Highway 58 is MOVING! The store will reopen
in it's new location on June 30th, 2008 at 10:00am.
The new store will still be on Highway 58, and the
new address is 4772 Hwy 58 Suite A, Chattanooga TN
37416. Store hours, phone number, fax number, email,
and web address will all remain the same. Be sure to
check out the new store and tell your friends/family
about the new location. The Fort Oglethorpe Store
will remain in it's current location.
Message From the
Computer Guys: Just a reminder to those who
watch the show on Comcast Channel 46, due to recent
changes in the Comcast channel line up, channel 46
has been moved to channel 96. The time the show airs
each week will, of course, remain the same. If you
currently watch the show on UCTV's channel 3, this
doesn't affect you. If you have friends/family who
usually watch on channel 46, be sure to let them
know about this change!
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Thursday, June 12th, 2008:
Free Download(s) of the
Week: Our Famous how to connect to WiFi in
Windows XP flyer has been updated, and we have also
added a new flyer for how to connect to WiFi in
Windows Vista! On top of that we have also updated
our Spyware/Virus removal flyer to reflect the
changes in Adaware 2008. All of these
are available FREE
from our downloads section!
Website of the Week:
Help set a Guinness Book World Record, download
Firefox!
Computer Related News:
Firefox 3 Release Planned For Tuesday
Computer Related News:
Network Engineer Gets Five Years For Destroying
Former Employer's Data
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Thursday, June 5th, 2008:
Free Program of the
Week: Ad-Aware 2008 Free has been released! You
can download this and other useful programs from our
downloads section.
Computer Related News:
McAfee Names The Most Dangerous Domains
Computer Related News:
XP lives! Sort of.
Computer Related News:
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer To Step Down Within 10
Years
Hot Topic on the Show:
While is it our recommendation that everyone
should upgrade to the new AVG Free 8.0 - AVG 7.5
users now have until June 25th, 2008 (deadline was
May 31st, 2008 before) to continue getting updates.
After that AVG 7.5 will be discontinued and no new
updates will be available for it. You can download
AVG 8.0 and other useful programs from our
downloads section.
Message from the
Computer Guys: Our NEW PCs flyers have been
updates
on our products page!
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008:
Computer Related News:
Court Finds Dell Guilty of Fraud
Question of the Week:
How do I burn files to CD. Find out more about
navigating the files on your computer with a segment
we did on the show! Watch
part one here, and
part two here.
Message from the
Computer Guys: Just a friendly reminder to
all out AVG Free users; AVG Free 8.0 was released! If you still have AVG Free 7.5 we
recommend you take advantage of this new free
upgraded version. Also, don't forget - on May 31st,
2008 AVG Free 7.5 will be discontinued and updates
will no longer be provided for it! The easiest way
to get AVG Free 8.0 is from our
downloads section.
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008:
Message from the
Computer Guys: David was on vacation, a rerun
was aired this week. Be sure to tune in May 29th for
another LIVE episode!
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008:
Computer Related News:
Fake MP3 Trojan Detected On 27% Of PCs
Computer Related News:
Hard Drive Data From Space Shuttle Columbia
Recovered
Computer Related News:
Windows XP SP3 Adds 10% Performance Boost, Tests
Show
Picture of the Week:
Google Earth Day Logo
Message from the
Computer Guys: Just a friendly reminder to
all out AVG Free users; AVG Free 8.0 was released
three weeks ago! If you still have AVG Free 7.5 we
recommend you take advantage of this new free
upgraded version. Also, don't forget - on May 31st,
2008 AVG Free 7.5 will be discontinued and updates
will no longer be provided for it! The easiest way
to get AVG Free 8.0 is from our
downloads section.
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008:
Computer Term(s) of the
Week: What is 'Phishing'?
What is "Spam"?
Computer Related News:
Your Computer Keyboard Is Covered With Germs
Computer Related News:
Windows XP SP3 Now Available For Public Download
Computer Related News:
Broadband Over Powerline Future Fading Away
Message from the
Computer Guys: Just a friendly reminder to
all out AVG Free users; AVG Free 8.0 was released
two weeks ago! If you still have AVG Free 7.5 we
recommend you take advantage of this new free
upgraded version. Also, don't forget - on May 31st,
2008 AVG Free 7.5 will be discontinued and updates
will no longer be provided for it! The easiest way
to get AVG Free 8.0 is from our
downloads section.
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008:
Question of the Week:
How do I secure my (Linksys) Wireless Router.
Find out the basics here.
Computer Related News:
Microsoft Again Delays Windows XP SP3 Release
Computer Related News:
Google diving into 3D mapping of oceans
Message from the
Computer Guys: Just a friendly reminder to
all out AVG Free users; AVG Free 8.0 was released
one week ago! If you still have AVG Free 7.5 we
recommend you take advantage of this new free
upgraded version. Also, don't forget - on May 31st,
2008 AVG Free 7.5 will be discontinued and updates
will no longer be provided for it! The easiest way
to get AVG Free 8.0 is from our
downloads section.
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Thursday, April 24th, 2008:
Free Program of the
Week: AVG Free 8.0 was released today! You can
download this and other useful FREE programs
from our
downloads section.
Computer Related News:
AVG Technologies Releases AVG Anti-Virus Free 8.0
Computer Related News:
Infected Web Pages Nearly Triple
Computer Related News:
Windows XP SP3 Set For Release, Microsoft Says
Computer Related News:
Apple Ends Stealth Safari Installs Via Software
Update For Windows
Hot Topic on the Show:
It isn't enough just to have the latest definitions
(updates) for AVG, Ad-Aware, & Spybot. You should
also periodically check to see if you have the
newest version of the program itself. AVG Free's
current version is AVG Free 8.0 Build 100, Ad-Aware's
latest version is Ad-Aware 2007 7.0.2.7, Spybot's
newest version is Spybot Search & Destroy 1.5.2. You
can download all the latest versions of these
programs and more from our
downloads section.
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008:
Website of the Week:
Viewer Submitted!
www.livenewscomeras.com
Website of the Week:
How to get rid of all the computer cable clutter!
Picture of the Week:
How to make a sawed off USB Key (don't try this at
home!)
Computer Related News:
Google Earth Resurfaced
Computer Related News:
Windows XP SP3 Pegged For Release On April 21
Computer Related News:
Flaming Batteries Could Be Extinguished Forever
Computer Related News:
Blockbuster Offers $1.35 Billion For Skeptical
Circuit City
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008:
Computer Related News:
Comcast Offers 50 Mbps Data Speeds For $150 A Month
Computer Related News:
Pizza.com Web Domain Sold For $2.6 Million
Computer Related News:
Seagate Ships 1-TB 'Barracuda' SAS Drive
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008:
Website of the Week:
Wikipedia list of Google's April Fools Day Jokes and
other hoaxes
Website of the Week:
Viewer submitted!
www.musicovery.com
Website of the Week:
Check out Google in some not so standard
languages...like
Elmer
Fudd!
Hot Topic on the Show:
Google's 2008 April Fools Day Joke
Computer Related News:
Amazon Intros Purchasing Via Text Message With 'TextBuyIt'
Computer Related News:
Microsoft Surface Coming To AT&T Stores In April
Computer Related News:
Researchers Compress Music Files 1000 Times Smaller
Than MP3s
Picture of the Week:
Google 'turns out the lights' on their homepage for
Earth Day
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008:
Website of the Week:
Viewer submitted!
www.allmyfaves.com
Computer Related News:
Super Talent Unveils Slim 256 GB Solid-State Drive
Computer Related News:
Windows XP SP3 Inches Closer To Release
Computer Related News:
Windows Vista SP1 Complaints Draw Free Support From
Microsoft
Computer Related News:
Mozilla: Final Version of Firefox 3 Will Ship in
June
Message From The
Computer Guys: Be sure to watch next week as our
set gets a much needed makeover with our now
completed new background! Say goodbye to the
good old
Blue Screen of Death!
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008:
Website of the Week:
Decode internet chat acronyms! Find out what
your kids are really saying when they chat and text
message!
Top
Twenty acronyms every parent should know can be
found here.
The
largest chat acronym dictionary on the web can be
found here.
Computer Term of the
Week:
What
is a 'rootkit' ?
Picture of the Week:
A computer aquarium!
Computer Related News:
Google Maps Now Open To Editing
Computer Related News:
Vista SP1 Available For Public Download
Computer Related News:
Source: Microsoft To Release XP SP3 Next Week
Message from The
Computer Guys:
Spybot just announced a new root kit detection
plug-in. Be sure to run your Spybot updates to
get this new feature added automatically!
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008:
Website of the Week:
Internal Microsoft emails released show frustration
with Vista's Performance (pdf)
Hot Topic on the Show:
Popular video that we showed on the show a few weeks
ago now on YouTube
Computer Related News:
AOL Grabs Social Networking Site Bebo For $850
Million
Computer Related News:
YouTube Releases Updated APIs
Computer Related News:
Microsoft Adding Sony Blu-ray Support To Windows
Computer Related News:
Windows 7 Eyed For Antitrust Violations
Message from The
Computer Guys: Don't forget, in addition to
calling the show you can always
submit your questions online, through our website.
You may see your question featured LIVE on the show!
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Thursday, March 6th, 2008:
Question of the Week:
The link to that video you guys show last week
is down! What happened? Well what probably happened
is that the website for the news station that was hosting
the video was probably getting hammered from all out viewers
here and places like
www.digg.com that were also promoting it - so
they took it down. Luckily we had it saved and
posted it YouTube so you can
check it out here!
Computer Related News:
Bill Gates Drops To Third On List Of World's Richest
Message from the
Computer Guys: We've been hard at work to bring
you yet another new feature at
www.affordablecomp.com! See how
www.affordablecomp.com has evolved over the last
10 years at the
new History page
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Thursday, February 28th, 2008:
Hot Topic on the Show:
Check out this under-cover, hidden camera
investigation of the computer repair services
provided by Circuit City, Best But, and Micro
Center. This confirms what many of our customers and
viewers have been telling us for a long time!
Website of the Week:
We have updated our website to now include some
of the many computer repair and data backup services
we offer at affordable Computers.
Message from the
Computer Guys: In addition to the new service
rates section on our website we have added a
printable service rates pdf document, and a
data backup rates document, ready for you to
click, save, and print! We have also added a
pdf document that compares our rates to some of our
competitors.
Computer Related News:
Google Readies Google Health
Computer Related News:
AVG upgrades popular security suite
Computer Related News:
Google Buys Into Undersea Cable
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008:
Computer Related News:
Microsoft Pulls Buggy Windows Vista SP1 Files
Computer Related News:
Windows Vista SP1 Blocks Antivirus Programs
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Thursday, February 14th, 2008:
Picture of the Week:
Map of the Internet (underwater cables)
Computer Related News:
E-Mail Carries Love And Viruses For Valentine's Day
Computer Related News:
Fear The Google Blacklist
Message from the
Computer Guys: After many requests from faithful
viewers (and some of our own employees) the Staff
page on
www.affordablecomp.com has been updated. See
who's working on your computer!
Check it out here.
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Thursday, February 7th, 2008:
Website of the Week:
Save Windows XP Petition (by InfoWorld)
Hot Topic on the Show:
Beware Fake Windows Update Sites
Picture of the Week:
Example of fake email from updates@microsoft.com
Computer Related News:
CIA Monitors YouTube For Intelligence
Computer Related News:
Microsoft To Build Consumer Version Of Surface PC
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008:
Free Program of the
Week: Spybot 1.5
has been fixed! No more slow startup (among
other things). Download the new Spybot 1.5.2
from our website today!
Picture of the Week:
"WE REMOVE VISTA. WE INSTALL XP" - real sign put
of by computer repair shop
Computer Related News:
Has Microsoft Disavowed Vista?
LIVE Question on the
Show: How to keep programs from running at
startup? Go to Start>Run, type MSCONFIG, go to the
'Startup' tab, find the program you don't want
running, uncheck the box beside it. NOTE: use
MSCONFIG at your own risk, we are not responsible if
you mess something up!
Message From The Computer
Guys: Welcome
to the slightly updated look and feel of The
Computer Guys webpage.
New fonts,
colors, and bold
fonts on topic titles should make it easier to
find what you are looking for. Also each week when
we add new content to this site you will find a
logo next to it to let you know this is something
that has been added in the last week (seven days).
The changes will effect all future updates, and all
archives back to the beginning of this year. We will
not be changing the archived show content from 2007
and 2006.
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Thursday, January 24th,
2008:
Free Program of the Week:
Get your Google on the go for Free -
Check out
Goog411
Computer Related News:
HBO
brings programming to computers
Computer Related News:
Time
Warner tests Internet usage-based billing
Computer Related News:
FCC
will test Internet over TV airwaves
Hot Topic on the Show: We
are now hosting AVG, Ad aware, & Spybot ourselves.
This means all you have to do is click on the
appropriate link
on our downloads page which should make it much
easier for our viewers to get these programs. No
more searching through other web pages at the risk
of downloading something else!
Hot Topic on the Show:
Take our 'Computer Guys'
online poll -
check
it out here!
Message From the
Computer Guys: Comments or suggestions
for this site or our show?
Tell us!
è Thursday, January 17th,
2008:
Computer Related News:
Exploding Batteries Plague AT&T's U-verse
Picture of the Week:
The Amish Computer Virus (hoax)
LIVE Question on the
Show: How to listen to music from a specific artist
online? Check out
this site.
Hot Topic on the Show:
Take our 'Computer Guys'
online poll -
check
it out here!
Message From the
Computer Guys: Comments or suggestions
for this site or our show?
Tell us!
è Thursday, January 10th,
2008:
Website of the Week:
Customize Google & make it all your own with
igoogle
Hot Topic on the Show: Take our 'Computer Guys'
online poll -
check
it out here!
Computer Related News:
Comcast CEO sees 160Mbps internet in 2008
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Thursday, January 3rd,
2008:
Message From the
Computer Guys: Happy New Year!
Hot Topic on the Show: Take our 'Computer Guys'
online poll -
check
it out here!
Website of the Week: Let
someone else eat your spam! Check out
www.mailinator.com
Hot Topic on the Show:
Google Earth has had a refresh in out area! Check
out Fort Oglethorpe and surround areas in higher
resolution with more recent photos. Don't have
Google Earth?
Download it here.
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