http://pc-error-free.com/blog PC Error Repair Resources Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:14:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Audio drivers are a common failing point and can easily fall out-of-date. Luckily there is a very easy way to update audio drivers without wasting any time.  Previously we had to search around manufacturer websites for hours looking for the correct driver.  If you have ever visited a driver manufacturer website, ... http://pc-error-free.com/blog/?p=234 Quite often we get asked how to remove those annoying programs. Well the first step is to try and remove these programs via the Windows installer. Of course this does not always work. In Control Panel, there is an option called "Add or Remove Programs". This should be the first thing ... http://pc-error-free.com/blog/?p=233 The latest version of Skype (4.0), the gold version has just been released for Windows. This version has been in development since 2006 and it does deliver many new features. This is basically one of the biggest releases in the history of the company and now you can expect an even better ... http://pc-error-free.com/blog/?p=232 With more bad economic news, it has been reported that Intel will be closing some plants. The closure of these plants could affect hundreds of jobs. The plants are test facilities in Phillipines and Malaysia where 200mm production took place. A local plant in Santa Clara may also be shut down. This ... http://pc-error-free.com/blog/?p=231 SD cards have long been the standard for digital cameras. However, with the increasing megapixels and image size in these cameras, the limits of SD cards are being felt. So the next generation of SD cards are on the way. These are called SDXC - the XC stands for extended capacity. ... http://pc-error-free.com/blog/?p=230 According to retail statistics, the sales of Apple Macs has slightly dropped from 1 year earlier. However, the sale of Windows PCs has risen by about 7 %. So based on these stats, are people finally realizing that Macs suck? (just kidding). What it probably relates to is the price point ... http://pc-error-free.com/blog/?p=229 Are you using Thunderbird, but not happy with the current date format. You might be located somewhere that uses the dd/mm/yyyy format, or alternatively you might want to switch to the mm/dd/yyyy format. Well this setting is not actually set in Thunderbird, it is part of the operating system itself. So ... http://pc-error-free.com/blog/?p=227 As you all know, the Windows Vista SP2 has been under development and Microsoft are working hard to get this out asap. The first dev version has even shipped out to some testers and can be downloaded too. SP2 for Vista should have a release candidate out sometime in February 2009.  ... http://pc-error-free.com/blog/?p=226 If you need to recover lost photos, images or videos then you need not worry any longer. There is a great new product that does exactly that. It recovers lost, corrupt and even missing photos from virtually any type of digital camera. It also has the capability to recover photos from ... http://pc-error-free.com/blog/?p=225 Have you ever visited a website and wanted just a bit of content from the page, but ended up printing the whole web page? Well most users are not aware that they can actually print off just a selection of text. So instead they end up wasting tons of paper printing ... http://pc-error-free.com/blog/?p=224