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(Update – The response to our yelp request has been fabulous – 2 days later we have 19 5 star reviews – thanks everyone – this is a wonderful response.) This is a quick message to our base of loyal customers and supporters, reminding you that if you are satisfied with our service, there’s a...
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We’ve been waiting for this one for some time. Google has finally released offline access for Gmail and Google Calendar. This is seriously cool stuff. As many of our clients know, we are firm beleivers in Google Applications. Gmail is fast and universally accessible, Google Calendar can be synced to any device, and Google Documents...
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We’ve posted about making your PC go green before, but recently I came across an impressively sophisticated piece of software that can be of great help. Called Edison, from Verdeim Software (http://www.verdiem.com/) this program will allow you to track your PC’s energy consumption, carbon footprint, and even energy savings, while supplying you with very sophisticated...
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For those of us out there who love Macs, but just can’t completely escape from the world of Windows, there are many really good ways to run Windows programs on a Mac. This week, one of our favorites just got better. Before I explain, let’s talk about how we Windows lovers (or those of us...
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Computer Courage will be sharing our wealth of knowledge with the people this Sunday, October 19th, from 10am to 5pm at the Spice of Life Festival in Berkeley. This is our first festival, so we’re coming out swinging. We’ve got free snacks and free computer advice – come ask us about anything and we’ll help...
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At Computer Courage, we help a lot of customers recover data and passwords, remove viruses and spyware, and restore computer systems. One thing we can’t help you with, however, is stolen identity and/or stolen funds. The modern age of computing has brought us many conveniences – I pay almost all of my bills online. Along...
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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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