David Geer Talks Tech
Sunday, August 21, 2005
Or, find help in computer books! Courtesy of http://www.GeerCom.com.
Geer Communications - your on time technology writer!Welcome!
Not everyone wants to go to the Web to find out how to use or support their computer. Here are some great books and ways to find them.
For the beginner:
Plain English Guide to Your PC
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/ref=s_sf_b_as/103-3756143-8976644
Though published in 1997, this simple guide tells you the absolute basics from before you even take it out of the box.
My public library has this book and it's available for about a buck at Amazon.com.
For the Intermediate user:
Just go to Amazon.com and search books for computers for dummies. You'll get PCs for Dummies, Windows XP for Dummies, Laptops for Dummies and Troubleshooting your PC for Dummies, all of which are 3.5 to 5 star rated in customer reviews.
For the advanced user:
If you want some good high tech books on the cheap, particularly if you use an older model computer or older OS, try checking your library's book sales for computer books.
I once got 1001 MCSE Tips (1998) for a quarter and a lot of the information is still useful today. You can get it for under a buck at Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1884133622/qid=1124649303/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-5673407-9087900?v=glance&s=books
Best,
David Geer - your on time technology writer!
Geer Communications
Geer Communications - your on time technology writer!Welcome!
Not everyone wants to go to the Web to find out how to use or support their computer. Here are some great books and ways to find them.
For the beginner:
Plain English Guide to Your PC
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/ref=s_sf_b_as/103-3756143-8976644
Though published in 1997, this simple guide tells you the absolute basics from before you even take it out of the box.
My public library has this book and it's available for about a buck at Amazon.com.
For the Intermediate user:
Just go to Amazon.com and search books for computers for dummies. You'll get PCs for Dummies, Windows XP for Dummies, Laptops for Dummies and Troubleshooting your PC for Dummies, all of which are 3.5 to 5 star rated in customer reviews.
For the advanced user:
If you want some good high tech books on the cheap, particularly if you use an older model computer or older OS, try checking your library's book sales for computer books.
I once got 1001 MCSE Tips (1998) for a quarter and a lot of the information is still useful today. You can get it for under a buck at Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1884133622/qid=1124649303/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-5673407-9087900?v=glance&s=books
Best,
David Geer - your on time technology writer!
Geer Communications
Need more computer help than you can find in one place? Courtesy of http://www.GeerCom.com.
Geer Communications - your on time technology writer!Welcome!
No one has all the answers for your computer hardware or software issues. I won't profess to trying to build any kind of monopoly on your time or attention for finding answers here.
That being the case, here are my recommendations on some of the best computer help sites and resources on the Internet, from several years of experience supporting my own equipment and that of others.
http://miataru.computing.net
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/24hoursupport.helpdesk?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
http://www.dslreports.com
http://www.infinisource.com
http://www.computerhope.com
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com
http://www.pcpitstop.com
http://www.speedguide.net
http://www.helponthe.net
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;KBHOWTO
http://www.techsupportalert.com
Best,
David Geer - your on time technology writer!
Geer Communications
Geer Communications - your on time technology writer!Welcome!
No one has all the answers for your computer hardware or software issues. I won't profess to trying to build any kind of monopoly on your time or attention for finding answers here.
That being the case, here are my recommendations on some of the best computer help sites and resources on the Internet, from several years of experience supporting my own equipment and that of others.
http://miataru.computing.net
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/24hoursupport.helpdesk?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
http://www.dslreports.com
http://www.infinisource.com
http://www.computerhope.com
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com
http://www.pcpitstop.com
http://www.speedguide.net
http://www.helponthe.net
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;KBHOWTO
http://www.techsupportalert.com
Best,
David Geer - your on time technology writer!
Geer Communications
Troubleshooting your DSL connection Courtesy of http://www.GeerCom.com.
Geer Communications - your on time technology writer!Welcome!
Maybe there was a storm last night, maybe someone was working on the phone lines somewhere, maybe your DSL provider was down for just a moment. You have your coffee and whatever beside you and you're eager to wake up to an Internet full of e-mail, news or even the dreaded WORK!
No Internet. What is happening here? Well, for any of the above reasons or more you may have a connection gone bad that is just kind of hanging there. It's keeping you from establishing a new connection because the network is still recognizing the old connection gone bad as an existing connection.
What to do? Well, some order of the following steps close to what's described here should do the trick, assuming this is your problem.
Unplug the DSL line from the wall. Reboot the DSL modem (it's actually a router) by pulling the power plug or turning it off and then turn it back on. Reboot your computer. Plug the DSL line back into the wall.
Surf to your delight.
Best,
David Geer - your on time technology writer!
Geer Communications
Geer Communications - your on time technology writer!Welcome!
Maybe there was a storm last night, maybe someone was working on the phone lines somewhere, maybe your DSL provider was down for just a moment. You have your coffee and whatever beside you and you're eager to wake up to an Internet full of e-mail, news or even the dreaded WORK!
No Internet. What is happening here? Well, for any of the above reasons or more you may have a connection gone bad that is just kind of hanging there. It's keeping you from establishing a new connection because the network is still recognizing the old connection gone bad as an existing connection.
What to do? Well, some order of the following steps close to what's described here should do the trick, assuming this is your problem.
Unplug the DSL line from the wall. Reboot the DSL modem (it's actually a router) by pulling the power plug or turning it off and then turn it back on. Reboot your computer. Plug the DSL line back into the wall.
Surf to your delight.
Best,
David Geer - your on time technology writer!
Geer Communications
