PC Memoirs

If your laptop turns off unexpectedly, the most likely reason is overheating, but it can also be due to a power overload in the AC adapter, intermittent short circuits and less likely, an operating system problem or virus/spyware. If you have time to do this before it shuts itself off, perform a quick spyware and […]

Update 2013: this also applies to windows 7. I came across a new problem in Windows Vista: the laptop I was given to repair wouldn’t load a user profile and no one could log on. Every time I typed the logon password, it would display this message: ”The User Profile Service failed the logon and […]

If you’ve read my blog before, you may have noticed that I usually don’t review software or hardware. I write about ways to fix various computer problems and prevent attacks from the Internet, and I only recommend programs that I have tried myself. Similarly, I only recommend computer parts or laptops that I have tested […]

According to Internet security company McAfee, Actress Jessica Biel is the most ‘dangerous’ celebrity on the Web. An online search involving her name is most likely to lead you to a Web site with spyware, viruses and other malware. She has overtaken Brad Pitt, who last year was the most dangerous celebrity to search on […]

Norton Symantec has just released a list of top 100 websites affected by viruses. Visiting any of these sites could infect your PC, and you don’t even have to click on anything. Just by opening the site in your Web browser you are risking exposure to malware which can easily enter into your hard drive without your knowledge. If […]