PC Memoirs

Today I don’t have any new tips and tricks for my readers, but I do have an interesting Web site to recommend. Over at Freeware Mission I found a great post about 10 free programs that can speed up your computer. I hope you will visit Freeware Mission and check out the list. Here are the […]

Let’s say you have downloaded Windows Vista OEM from the Internet and you want to install it on your PC. The problem is, you don’t have blank DVDs, or you don’t have access to your optical drive. However, you have a USB memory stick with enough capacity. You can copy the downloaded files to the […]

A friend of mine, let’s call him Mitch, had a problem with Microsoft Outlook. Whenever he tried to open it, this message came up: “Cannot start Microsoft Outlook. Cannot open the Microsoft Outlook window”. I was quite confident I could help. Foolishly, I attempted to repair the installation by running the setup from the CD. This […]

In my quest to find more computer pranks, I stumbled upon the BNet Web site and found many new ideas on how to fool PC users. I have listed some of these, but to get the full description and instructions, I suggest you visit the BNet Blog (don’t forget to read the comments too). Most […]

Have you ever tried to log in to your PC but couldn’t get the password right, even after several attempts? This happened to me the other day, when I tried to log onto my laptop. I know that CAPS Lock was not on, because no warning message appeared. I thought maybe I forgot my password […]