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mickj May 9th 2004 8:56 am

Pc Issues And Problems !!!
 
You probably clicked on this thread hoping to read about something else :-) I noticed that most people when talking about money issues in relation to pound (£), just use GBP because of the difference in keyboards universally, i thought i'll add these little shortcuts to the thread, and also if any one is having any problems ( computer ones ), they can post them here, and people can try and sort it:

Alt 0163 = £
Euro sign = Alt 0128
¼ = 0188
½ = 0189
¾ = 0190
½ = 01469
â„¢ = 0153
¬ =0172


For your Antiviruses: AVG (http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php ) is free and the best !

Spyware:Spybot -- Search & Destroy !

startpage guard ( http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads/spg/ ) To stop your homepage from being hijacked !

I usually charge for this kind of service, out of office hours ( which is a good way to write off some bills i.e mobile phones et al ). For those still using explorer, you might want to dump it for Mozilla or Opera ( both are much faster and better ).

Updated Worm removal = http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/tools.list.html

mickj May 9th 2004 1:17 pm

There seems to be a virus going around, hope you are well protected?

oceanMDX May 9th 2004 1:39 pm


Originally posted by mickj
There seems to be a virus going around, hope you are well protected?
I don't have a cold. Why do you? ;)

Thanks for the tip on the free anti-virus software.

Spongebob May 9th 2004 3:30 pm

Re: Pc Issues And Problems !!!
 

Originally posted by mickj
You probably clicked on this thread hoping to read about something else :-) I noticed that most people when talking about money issues in relation to pound (£), just use GBP because of the difference in keyboards universally, i thought i'll add these little shortcuts to the thread, and also if any one is having any problems ( computer ones ), they can post them here, and people can try and sort it:

Alt 0163 = £
Euro sign = Alt 0128
¼ = 0188
½ = 0189
¾ = 0190
½ = 01469
â„¢ = 0153
¬ =0172


For your Antiviruses: AVG (http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php ) is free and the best !

Spyware:Spybot -- Search & Destroy !

startpage guard ( http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads/spg/ ) To stop your homepage from being hijacked !

I usually charge for this kind of service, out of office hours ( which is a good way to write off some bills i.e mobile phones et al ). For those still using explorer, you might want to dump it for Mozilla or Opera ( both are much faster and better ).

Updated Worm removal = http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/tools.list.html

Maybe computer problems would be better served on the Lounge Forum which is more general.
As for Mozilla and Opera being faster, I think thats a matter of opinion.

ClareBC May 10th 2004 9:08 am

Re: Pc Issues And Problems !!!
 
Hey - have you come across this great cartoon (by a Vancouver chap I believe!!)

http://www.userfriendly.org/

:D

Clare
xx


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