How I fixed what appeared to be a truly bricked iPod touch 2G. It showed zero signs of life: the screen remained blank and the device would not power on.

A guide to creating a bootable USB drive that can be used to install any version of Windows 7, and a neat trick for extending the 30-day trial to 120 days.

Fixing a USB flash drive that pops up “Please insert a disk into drive X:.” when the drive letter is clicked, reports 0 bytes capacity in the properties, and cannot be formatted in Windows.

How to resolve the horizontal flickering that appears on an LCD screen attached to a laptop.

Six settings on your wireless router or access point which, if properly configured, will better protect your network, your computers, and your data.

How to build a free VMware cold clone boot CD using MOA, the 180-day trial version of Windows Server 2003, and the freely available VMware Converter.

Resolve Xbox 360 NAT issues by port forwarding or configuring your router to use bridged mode.

A few days ago, I decided to replace my motherboard’s dirty, noisy, five-year old Socket 478 cpu fan with a brand new and significantly larger Ultra fan and heat sink. As I opened the case, it crossed my mind to just unscrew the old fan and screw in the new fan. I suppose [...]

I’m getting a periodic blue screen of death (BSOD) with my D-Link AirPlus DWL-G520 wireless network PCI card. The BSOD occurs intermittently, but will always occur immediately after I click on a link in a web page.
More precisely, I’m using a D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G 108Mbps PCI Adapter DWL-G520 Wireless PCI Adapter(rev.B) card with [...]