Thomas
Cook's Computer Troubleshooting Tips
This web page has all the Macintosh
computer repair tips you will need to know. The main page has every important
icon that is on a MAC computer screen and what its purpose is. Here is
a list of the topics you will find:
Hardware Links
CD-ROM Troubleshooting
CD-ROM Operations
Mouse Troubleshooting
Floppy Drive Repair
Hard Drive Operation
History of PC's
Operation of PC's
Dot Matrix and Ink jet Printers
Laser Printer Operation
Laser Printer Repair
Opening the Case
Mac Memory Guide
Emergency Triage Part 1
Emergency Triage Part 2
IMAC Tips
New
South Wales Country Area Programs
On this web
page you will find basic tips for when "gremlins" get in the Macintosh
system. These tips will help if the hardware is damaged and will only rectify
software problems. Here is a list of what you will find:
Rebuilding the Desktop
Calling the Disk Doctor
Zapping the P Ram
Re-installing System Software
Re-installing the Hard Drive
Increasing the Memory of an Application
Macfixit Site
Here you will
find extended "reports" on specific troubleshooting topics. These reports
are primarily derived by taking all the items on a given topic that first
appeared in the Late Breakers and then organizing and combining them into
a single report. The Library section is a collection of troubleshooting
related freeware and shareware utilities.
Apple Site
By clicking
on the Support then Support Index tab on the screen, you can make a log
in name and password to search for additional information about Macintosh
computers. There is a box to type in what you want to search or you can
choose from a list of common items, such as:
Starting Up and Using My Computer
My computer and Its Parts
Movies, Pictures, music and Sound
Software
Printing
Internet
Other
Apple
Site
At this site
you can look at the features software old and new that is being downloaded.
Here you can see all available updates by product,
search for downloads, See a list of the most recently posted updates (approximately
five weeks) available for downloading.
Macintosh Utilities
Here is a list of utilities that I think are most important to have for your computer.
Norton Utilities
You may not need a repair utility
often, but when you do need one, it is a lifesaver. Norton utilities for
Macintosh computers has a collection of utilities that include hard drive
diagnostic and repair software, hard drive defragmenters, utilities that
recover files which have accidentally been deleted or otherwise lost, and
a host of other features.
Anti-Virus Utilities
To check for a possible virus
invasion, you need an anti-virus utility. The three most well known are
Disinfectant (freeware), Symantec Anti Virus for Mac and Virex. The latter
two do the better job of proactively preventing a virus infection. All
three are equally fine at detecting and eradicating existing infections,
as long as you make sure you regularly update the programs.
Tech Tool
This is a freeware utility that
every Macintosh owner should have. Tech Tool rebuilds your desktop from
scratch, eliminating problems with desktop files that are so corrupted
that they cannot be rebuilt in the normal fashion. Tech Tool also zaps
your PRAM in a more thorough way than Apple's standard method. It also
allows you to save and restore your current PRAM settings so that you don't
have to go back and do it manually.
Save a BNDL
Problems with a file's BNDL
resource can lead to incorrect icons in the Finder. Rebuilding the desktop
often, but not always, fixes these problems.. For problems with one or
two specific files, a faster and more reliable method is to use the freeware
Save
a BNDL utility. Just drag and drop the problem file to the
Save
a BNDL icon, restart, and you are done.
InformInit
Wondering what a particular
extension does, whether it runs on your machine or if you can afford to
trash it? InformInit will tell you.
PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance
Help
us Site
Here you will find a list of
contents that you can click on to get additional information. Here are
a few of them.
Common Misconceptions
Computer Systems Components
System Assembly
Basic Troubleshooting
Acronyms and Terms
Published Articles
PC
Tech Guide
Here you will find information
that you will need for your PC. If you have any questions go to this link
and they will most likely be able to answer them with the wide range of
topics they cover.
PC
Care
Here you will find a variety
of different topics that will help with the care of your PC. Some of the
topics it covers are:
PC
World
PC World is targeted to meet
the informational needs to tech-savvy managers, both at work and at home.
The site offers quick search access to authoritative and up to date reviews
of all important computer products. In addition PC World offers the most
current product pricing info, continuously updated news, a comprehensive
database of tips and tricks for using hardware and software, in extensive
library of carefully evaluated freeware and shareware, and free newsletters
that help business managers plan, buy, integrate, and use computer products
for work and home alike.
PC
Guide
One of the Internet's premier
sites for detailed PC reference information. Here is a list of help topics
it offers:
Search the PC Guide
Intro to the PC
System Care Guide
Troubleshooting and Repair
Guide
Optimization and Enhancement
Guide
Technical Resource Guide
Everything Computers
Everything
Computers
Here you can get tips for troubleshooting
and look for links on the troubleshooting resources page. You can also
find information on shopping for a new PC or MAC and home networking and
sharing an Internet connection. If you are looking for "real-world answers
to real-world computer problems", you'll find some of that here as well.
Yahoo
Tech Help
This is a site created by yahoo
to help out on your search about computers, internet, technical guides
and support. You will find site listings of different web sites that offer
information about all these areas. It also gives a list of the most popular
sites along with a list in alphabetical order.