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As most of you know, we at Computer Courage are quite fond of our iPhones and the applications that can be downloaded for the iPhone. We’re currently using a slew of new applications such as WootWatch, Facebook 2.0, Sportacular, and FlyCast (listen to radio over WiFi or cellular network – very cool!) Barack Obama says...
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As our loyal customers know, we at Computer Courage are big fans fo AVG Antivirus Free Edition. We also like to educate everyone about viruses, spyware, and virus removal. Some of our customers have been complaining about AVG’s update warnings recently. Sure enough, we’ve also noticed that AVG doesn’t always manage to successfully update its...
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Everyone is trying to do their part for the environment these days, and we get a lot of questions about the impact of computers on the environment. Here are a few tips that can help you out. The biggest environmental impact your PC makes is power. Every hour your PC is on is more energy...
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With the cost of everything rising through the roof, everyone is looking for a good discount. I’ve been meaning to share one of my favorite resources for a while now – GotApex.com. GotApex, which has a very strange name, is one of those discount sites on the internet that scours for coupons and deals and...
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It’s no secret that Computer Courage is a big fan of the iPhone. While the news about the new, slightly faster iPhone 3G has been big news around the internet, we’re sticking with our old iPhones and enjoying the onslaught of new applications that are available for any iPhone. Here are a few of our...
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Anyone who has had an in-home appointment with the Computer Courage team knows that we take backup seriously. We believe in a two-way backup – one local, hard drive backup coupled with one internet-based backup. Our favorite online backup is Mozy. Mozy offers users a free 2 gigabyte account, a $5 per month account with...
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Computer Courage loves Mac and PC. We troubleshoot, educate, backup, secure, and optimize both systems. We’ve written in the past about Windows Vista vs OS X Leopard. While Windows is still king in the market percentage game, especially for low budget users and businesses, Macs have been making extraordinary gains in market share, especially in...
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We at Computer Courage would like to throw in our official farewell and thank you to the man who revolutionized the personal computer, who created the role of engineer-CEO, who inspires entrepreneurs everywhere, and who now runs the worlds largest philanthropic organization – the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Bill, you’ve been a part of...
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Just about everyone who runs Windows runs antivirus and antispyware products. As you know, Computer Courage spends a lot of time helping people choose the best antivirus and helping people upgrade to free antivirus. You know you need to avoid viruses and spyware, but do you know what they are and why? This article will...
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Ever been frustrated trying to send a large file by attachments? We’ve had a lot of clients and friends asking about sending large files recently, so I wanted to share an awesome program with you all. The problem: E-mail was never designed to handle sending large attachments. Most servers have limits on how large a...
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