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The October 2003 issue of Portsmouth magazine has a feature article on Personal Nerd. It's not hard to find our picture among those of the models. We're sure our anti-static lab coats will be the latest fashion craze.

We're on the cover of Rolling Stone! - well, not quite, but Personal Nerd was featured in the business section of the Sunday Portsmouth Herald. Click here to jump over to seacoastonline.com and read how we are helping one of our customers create a whole house wireless network and an awesome home theater.

Personal Nerd is featured in Foster's Daily Democrat and online at seacoastNH.com. Click here to read the article.
 

Find out the latest tips, tricks, cool stuff, and technology news. The Personal Nerds are always on top of new and informative issues in computing and home electronics, so be sure to check back...

 

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Personal Nerd Monthly PC Checklist

 At Personal Nerd we often get asked how to keep a computer tuned-up and running effectively. Here's the simple process that Personal Nerd developed to help keep your machine in optimum shape.
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Spyware detection and removal tools
Ad-aware A free-ware spyware detection and removal tool.  There are also for fee versions with more features. Using Ad-aware
SpyBot A free-ware spyware detection and removal tool.  Sometimes if Ad-aware & SpywareBlaster can't remove something... SpyBot can, and vice-versa.
SpywareBlaster A free-ware spyware detection and removal tool.  Sometimes if Ad-aware & Spybot can't remove something... SpywareBlaster can, and vice-versa. There are also for fee versions with more features.
Software download sites
Download.com A repository of shareware, freeware, and demo applications. Be careful - a lot of freeware posted may contain spyware.  When in doubt be sure to read reviews or ask your Personal Nerd.
SourceForge Repository for open-source software projects.  By definition open-source applications are free for your use and typically do not contain any spyware.  Some of these applications are quite good, some are pretty buggy. Some are as easy-to-use as commercial software, some require a degree in Computer Science just to install.
Network configuration and utilities
Network Speed Test Is everything as fast as it should be? Test your broadband connection - run it several times to get an average.
Outlook Express  configuration A guide to configuring Outlook Express for using your Comcast (NH Seacoast) email accounts.
Outlook 2003 configuration A guide to configuring Outlook 2003 for using your Comcast (NH Seacoast) email accounts.
Setting up a Linksys Router with Comcast A guide covering the basics of setting up most Linksys routers to work with Comcast Broadband Internet service (NH Seacoast).
Wireless Basics An explanation of the alphabet soup we call wireless networking standards.
Burning and Back-up basics
Burning a CD in Windows XP A tutorial on burning CD's using the facilities built-into Microsoft Windows XP.
Burning a DVD in Windows XP Using Microsoft Movie Maker and DVD authoring software to burn your home movies to a DVD.  Note: Windows XP does not support built-in DVD burning capabilities - you must use software that may have come with your computer or an application such as Nero 6.
Nero Backup Tutorial A on-line guide for using Nero 6 to back up data to CD or DVD.
Goods and Services
Go Daddy Offers domain name registrations, email, and web-site hosting services for a reasonable fee.
Advertised Deals on CDRs Quick link to salescircular.com listing of weekly ads for blank recordable CD's - in the NH area.
Advertised Deals on DVDRs Quick link to salescircular.com listing of weekly ads for blank recordable DVD's - in the NH area.

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