Vista Service Pack 1 Beta Set for Mid-September Release

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  • Written on: August 31st, 2007

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Beta is set for a mid-September release, but think before you install it!

New Service Pack 2c for Windows XP Professional Not a Big Deal

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  • Written on: August 29th, 2007

Microsoft set to release Service Pack 2c in September 2007 to expand the available pool of Windows XP Professional product activation codes. Existing Windows XP Professional users do not need the service pack.

Why Won’t Any Anti-Spyware Remove WinAntiVirus?

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  • Written on: August 28th, 2007

Remove WinAntiVirus and WinAntiVirus Pro with this free removal tool!

Is Your Laser Printer Giving You Cancer?

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  • Written on: August 11th, 2007

Ok, hold on to your hats for this one folks. An Australian study found that laser printers eject toner particles into the air when they are printing.

No big news there right? Everyone knows that “sweet smell of productivity” that fills the air on a big printing job. But what you don’t know is that there is a possibility those toner particles are carcinogenic.

The study noted that almost all toner cartridges contain Carbon Black, a known class B2 carcinogen. Conventional wisdom says that as long as the toner gets fused to your paper and your boss does not make you eat your documents with lunch, you are probably safe. The question the study asked was does the Carbon Black nastiness get ejected into the air that comes out of the laser printer.

Why do Good Hard Drives Go Bad?

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  • Written on: July 13th, 2007

What REALLY causes a hard drive to fail?

The Digital Goddess Gives Props to The Digital God

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  • Written on: July 12th, 2007

Kim Komando Site Sends Visitors to Schrock Innovations

The First Windows Vista Service Pack by Mid-July?

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  • Written on: July 10th, 2007

Windows Vista’s First Service Pack is Coming Mid-July 2007

Don’t Get Caught in the Recent Rise of Scam Email Messages

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  • Written on: July 9th, 2007

Over the past week I have noticed an increase in the number of spam emails that were trying to trick me into disclosing my personal information or infect my computer with a virus. If these emails are making it through my filters, chances are they are making it through your also. Here are some of […]

Thor Helps You Speed up Your Vista Start-up in this Month’s Smart Computing Magazine

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  • Written on: June 29th, 2007

Speed up your Windows Vista Start-up!

New Compute This Radio Show Posted

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  • Written on: June 25th, 2007

New Compute This Program Posted – Live Demo of Schrock Desk!

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