Starting this spring I will be teaching a four-hour crash course on home PC maintenace at SUN Area Career & Technology Center. Because of the length of the course and the unavailability of a good, no-nonsense text on the subject, I’ll be creating the course materials myself and making them available for free online.
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As a small-time computer consultant I’ve dealt with dozens of customers who bring me computers loaded with viruses and spyware. I’m of the school of thought that a reformat is never neccessary, that–given enough work–any infestation can be overcome. But there is a point of diminishing returns, and I’d like to know where others think [...]
It happens at least once a week: a client, friend, or relative calls me in a panic and proceeds to explain, often in colorful terms, that their computer is acting strangely and they’re afraid that they’ve caught a virus. I listen calmly, then make a trip to their home or business to diagnose the [...]
