Can I Upgrade to Blu-Ray?

September 1, 2010

From the Mailbox:

David asks:

I am thinking about swapping out my dvd drive for a Blu-Ray on my HP, it’s about three years old.  Should I do it or just get a new one with it already installed?

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Remove Norton and Install Microsoft Security Essentials

August 31, 2010

From the Mailbox:

Hello,

I have a new computer and I installed Norton for 30days free. 9/10 30 days will be up. How do I uninstall all of Norton ….. and then install Microsoft essential free…….what do you think? I heard someone on Steve & Johnnie show re disliking Norton. Thank you……

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How to Fix Corrupted iTunes

August 31, 2010

From the Mailbox:


Hi,

I listen to you every wed night on wgn…and learn ALOT from you. thanks for doing what you do. I have a friend that has a Dell laptop. he asked me to help him get it running better. I downloaded and installed Avast…and also Malwarebytes remover. His computer is running like new ( his words not mine) he is very pleased with it. However now he is unable to open Itunes. when he tries to he gets these error messages…

#1 :  The application or DLL C:\ProgramFiles\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\libxml2.dll is not a valid windows image.  Please check this against your installation diskette.

#2:  iTunes was not installed correctly.  Please reinstall iTunes.  Error 7 (Windows Error 193)
I have tried uninstalling and redownloading itunes…and still get this same message.

Is this a easy fix?

Thanks a bunch for your help

Keith
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The Death of Security Software! Windows 8

July 16, 2010

Netcast:

 

Ever since Microsoft released Windows Vista, the software giant has gone back on track of releasing an operating system every few years. The latest being Windows 7. Well, the development cycle continues as Windows 8 is being developed right now. We should see on the market in two years or so. Read more »

Apple iPhone 4 Update

July 15, 2010

Netcast:

 

On Wednesday, Consumer Reports suggested that Apple give away the bumper to iPhone 4 owners because it is a simple solution to the antenna issue that the phone has become famous for.

Full Computerworld Story Here

~~~~~ooOoo~~~~~

Also, Apple will have an iPhone 4 press conference on Friday.  Since, no more information is available all we can assume is that Apple is finally going to meet this issue head on.

Making of a Podcast / Netcast

July 14, 2010

Netcast:

 

Earlier today, I had the pleasure of participating in a podcast with Steve Cochran for the Steve Cochran Show website, http://stevecochranshow.com.

Steve had called me earlier in the week and we discussed how to do a podcast.

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