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Sometimes when you install a new media program, it installs "replacement" codecs for popular file formats. It is likely that iTunes replaced the codec you need. How to fix it will depend on what codec is being used. Youtube uses flash video by default. I do not know what the site you...

The best shoe is the one you can comfortably run 5 miles in without killing your feet. Their is no one model that is better than all the others - it is very individual. I like Teva's and New Balance models, and don't care for Asics or Saucany. I don't care for Nike or Reebok either. But this...

You are referring to security from trojans, malware, viruses, etc. You do not need a second PC for this, and several options can acheive the same level of security - Use an up-to-date virus scanning solution. Avast is a very good, free av solution. - Do not run Executables you don't trust...

You can't. If your workplace uses a proxy server (most big businesses do), then you cannot get around it. Platinum members have access to expertpcsupport.com but DO NOT USE IT!!!! If you check, you will find that all the images and CSS links are to elitefitness, and are thus logged as...

I immediately think of thermal issues. Since it runs smoothly for 10 s or so, then slows down, it could be the graphics card (or processor) overheating and reducing its speed to compensate. Explorer.exe running at 100% could mean any number of things. Yes, Vista does suck this bad though.

I use Kerio Personal Firewall v 2.1.5 (free). It is XP only, but works well and uses very few resources.

You can also check with any neighbors, you might be able to get a small group together and share a high-speed connection. Use encrypted wifi to share with them. If their is distance involved, you can use an aimed dish to transmit the wifi signal over fairly long distances (pretty much anywhere...

If I had to choose between the loss of sight and the loss of hearing, I would definitely choose hearing. I woke up blind one day last year due to clots causing an arterial occlusion. That was the worst day of my life. I couldn't even dial 911, because I couldn't see the touch screen on my...

I own a travel trailer. I generally keep it at my property in the county. I have a 45 acre plot in the middle of nowhere. When I want to get away from everything, I spend a weekend out their, and sleep in the trailer. It is nice to get away, and still have AC. Is their anything specific...

I have a similar problem. In my case, I have never (knowingly) had a traumatic injury to the shoulder. For many years, I have had a "popping" sound/sensation when doing certain lifts (just about any shoulder lift). It only occurs on my right side, and bugs the sh** out of me. I went to my...

My primary Windows system running Windows XP x64 Professional --------------------------- AMD Athlon X2 4400+ (dual-core) 4GB Ram Socket 939 MB NVidia 6800 GT 5x400 GB 7200rpm hdd 4x300 GB 7200rpm hdd 4x250 GB 7200rpm hdd 2xDVD+-RW burners 1xColor Laser Printer 2x21" LCD Monitors (1600x1200)...

Mac OSX is very user-friendly. It is extemely easy for MOST people to switch to a Mac, and most who do never look back. Their is a certain level of polish in both the hardware, and in Apple's software, that you do not see in the Windows/beige box world. Unless their are applications that you...

you leave out one very important detail - a VPN to where? A VPN simply connects your computer to a remote network. Think of it as a courier, you drop a message to be delivered somewhere, the courier takes it to another city to mail it and returns the results to you. The security and safety of...

Their is definitely risk in ordering online, but as with anything else, their are steps to reduce the risk. A few simple steps, which I have outlined in other posts, can reduce your risk from electronic sources. In most cases, it is not the electronic trail that leads them to you, however...

Deleting your temp Internet files is rarely sufficient, escpecially with Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer created a file called index.dat and stored your browsing history there, it is not deleted when you clear the temporary internet files. Further, deleting doesn't really delete. If you...