by Joe Kraynak | May 31, 2010 | Networking, Troubleshooting
I just changed routers from a Netgear to a LinkSys. One of my computers found the wireless network but could not connect to it. It was stuck on “acquiring network address.” If I chose to repair the connection, I would get the message “renewing IP...
by Joe Kraynak | May 25, 2010 | Troubleshooting
My wife was having trouble logging into her Novell Groupwise account at her school from home. When she tried to login, she kept getting this error message: Your login is not current. Please login again. I tried clearing the browser cache as some have recommended...
by Joe Kraynak | May 21, 2010 | Email, Troubleshooting
I have four email accounts. In Outlook Express all my email would pour into one Inbox. Very convenient. In Windows Live Mail, incoming mail for each account ends up in its own Inbox. Very inconvenient, at least for me. If you’re like me and you want all your email in...
by Joe Kraynak | Apr 9, 2010 | Email, Troubleshooting
You opened an e-mail attachment from Outlook Express, edited it, and saved it. When you go to open it, it’s gone—nowhere to be found! You’d just spent hours editing that file, and it has vanished without a trace. To avoid this from happening to you, always save file...
by Joe Kraynak | Jan 5, 2010 | Broadband Internet, Troubleshooting
Recently when my satellite Internet connection slowed to a crawl, I assumed it had something to do with the satellite. I called Wildblue. The technician ran a check, informed me that the signal was weak, and advised me to check for snow or ice on the dish. The dish...
by Joe Kraynak | Dec 3, 2009 | Troubleshooting
I’m not a big fan of touchpads, but I do use the touchpad on my Acer Aspire when I forget to bring a mouse along or am too lazy to plug it in. One thing that almost drove me mad about the touchpad on the Acer Aspire is the Tap and Drag (Click and Drag) feature that’s...
