Having problems networking your Vista PC with your XP PC? Make sure each computer is set to share at least one folder. That was the fix for me.

Is your PC running slow or giving you a lot of popups? Spybot is one of the programs that I use to handle that type of situation.

You can download this free software for free at www.download.com

Here is a video that I made that shows you exactly how to perform a scan on your computer for spyware and malware with Spybot: Search & Destroy 1.5 (the latest version at the time of this post):

If you have one of those 2wire modem/wireless routers, and your signal is not strong enough for you. You can connect a wireless router like the Linksys WRT54G to it, and then have a wireless access point like the Linksys WAP54G be set up as a repeater to repeat the wireless signal of the WRT54G. This will make your wireless signal a fair amount stronger, and it will reach farther.

The way to do that is by setting the 2wire modem/wireless router to “Bridge Mode.” It’s a pretty simple process to do this. It’s just one setting that needs to be changed. Call your ISP and have them walk you through it. Then, simply hook up the Linksys WRT54G to the 2wire unit, enter the PPPOE info if you have DSL into the Linksys router, and then set up the Linksys access point to repeat the Linksys router’s signal.

Just wanted to let everyone know that if you have a hard drive that has completely failed, and you need to get your data back, use the discount number DS19409 at DriveSavers.com and you will get 10% off. In addition to that, if they don’t retrieve your data, you don’t pay a dime (usually you have to pay them $200 to look at the drive).

This number, DS19409, can save you a lot of money, so make sure you keep it in a safe place!