* Mike Petro joins us again for a great discussion about common computer symptoms and their respective solutions! * How to handle boot problems * More ways to handle spyware * Troubleshooting hardware malfunctions.

* Mike Petro from Petro Computer Solutions joins us. * Why install Windows? * How to back up your data * Steps to re-install * Installing drivers * Windows Vista

Steve D’Amico joins us from SMDComputer.net for a somewhat casual talk about all things computer tech related.

* Simon Zerafa from PC-Technical.co.uk gives us a great rundown on tips and techniques he uses in his own computer repair biz * Driver installation tricks * Spyware/Virus/Malware removal * Simon’s software recommendations

Simon Zerafa from pc-technical.co.uk joins us today and we go down his list of tech tidbits that any computer repair technician will find useful. Some topics included: * Gigabit Networking * NAS drives * Spybot S&D * Tools to install on a fresh PC * and more…

* Mike Petro from Petro Computer Solutions is this week’s guest * Methods of Storage * Backup Software * Cloning/Snapshot options

* Gigabyte Vs. Gibabyte * Switching hard drives * LCD screen black lines * Is the hard drive bad? * Broken laptop power jack * Slow computer – Anti-virus or Windows reinstall?

* Guest this week is Carey Holzman from Computer America * Tips on how to stay updated * Craigslist/Ebay * Latest tools for the PC Tech toolkit * How Carey loves the Asus EEE PC.

* Guest this week is Carey Holzman from Computer America * Tips on how to stay updated * Craigslist/Ebay * Latest tools for the PC Tech toolkit * How Carey loves the Asus EEE PC.

* Guest this week is Carey Holzman from Computer America * Tips on how to stay updated * Craigslist/Ebay * Latest tools for the PC Tech toolkit * How Carey loves the Asus EEE PC.