The thoughts and findings of the Student Nerds!
ShareIf you’ve ever had your Google account compromised you know how frustrating that can be. It happened to my brother and he was unable to get Google to reactivate his account and had to create a new one. It was very time consuming and he also lost all of his email. Luckily he didn’t have [...]
Share I was forced to write this post because over the weekend I realized how many people who use web-based email clients (Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, etc) don’t have them set up as the default email client in Firefox. This allows you to click on an email address on a webpage and have your webmail open [...]
ShareThere is a nasty little virus that has been attacking computers for quite some time and is set to be released on April 1st. The risk of catching this virus is very high. No one is really sure exactly what is going to happen but they do know that this virus is going to do [...]
ShareI’ve written a previous blog post about remote assistance. You can read about it here if you want, but I’m going to talk about an alternative today. I was previously using Ammyy Admin to help family and friends with their computer problems. About a week ago, I tried using it but was told that I [...]
Share We have talked about reformatting your computer before and why it can benefit your experience on your computer. It makes the computer run faster and gets rid of all of the crap that you may have accumulated over the years. Most people dread the process of formatting, but it doesn’t bother me at all. [...]
Share I love Firefox and recommend the web browser to anyone I can. Not only is the browser more secure than Internet Explorer, it has a wonderful selection of add-ons that make the browser even better. I’m going to share the add-ons that I use that make my browsing experience that much better. I try [...]
ShareWhen I read the news, blogs, or watch TV. I am constantly surrounded by Twitter. Yet only about 10-15 of my friends are actually on it. I think that is partly because people don’t understand what it is for or why they would want to use it, or even how to use it. I am [...]
ShareIf you need to get a cheap computer for any reason, I have come up with a list of parts that should provide a nice cheap computer. This thing won’t be a super fast machine, but it will definitely handle your everyday tasks. It is also a very simple machine to put together and could [...]
ShareSo you just got a new computer and your not sure where to start. Maybe you have had many computers or this is your first one. Regardless of your situation, this guide will hopefully let you avoid some of the headaches of a new computer. Thanks to Jeff for the idea for this blog post. [...]
Share So you just got a brand new PC and your computer manufacturer loaded it up with a bunch of programs that you’ll never use. You should reclaim that hard drive space and also help with how fast your computer boots up. PC Decrapifier is free program that can remove a majority of the programs [...]