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Troubleshooting: Preserve the scene

You've seen it on television or in the movies: important evidence is lost at a crime scene because someone wasn't careful enough to preserve it.

Maintaining and Troubleshooting Your Laptop Battery

The actual life of a laptop battery will vary with computer usage habits. For most users, it is not uncommon to experience differences in battery life, of anywhere from just under one hour to over two hours in each sitting. If you are experiencing shorter battery life cycles, say 10 to 15 minutes, it may not yet be time to order that new battery.

Computer Safe Mode Troubleshooting

If your computer is acting very sluggish,and you have tried to reboot (fully shutting it off for at least one minute and then re-starting), but it won't start up correctly (if at all) - you can try to straighten it out by opting for it to start in "safe mode" - it will be limited in what you can do, but it will allow you to troubleshoot and perhaps save some data.

Troubleshooting IncrediMail

Question: I have lost some of my displays in my IncrediMail program, which are just jpeg files made into stationery. I cannot see the pictures, it is like everything has shifted to the left and down, and the pictures are out of my view. In some e-mails I recieve I cannot see the pictures.

Why is my system so slow?

This is not a performance tuning article. If your system is always slow, this article may not be what you are looking for. I'll be covering some general performance related issues here, but the main focus is for the system that was running fine yesterday but is sucking mud today. The typical response to such problems is "Reboot it", and while that may indeed fix the problem, it does not address the root cause, so you are likely to have the situation again.

Save Troubleshooting Time! Driver & Operating System Disks

After dealing with this for 3 times in the last few weeks, it deserves a mention. I troubleshoot & repair computers, and it is difficult to get the job done in a timely way unless this point is addressed:

What Happened? Troubleshooting Poor Response from Ad Campaigns

Too many small business owners today run ad campaigns that get little to no results, and they have no idea why. When you have the knowledge to troubleshoot the poor responses, you also have the knowledge to make the needed changes so that - next time - your sales improve! Let's take a look at the breakdown of an ad campaign, and how to determine what went wrong.

Web Design Troubleshooting Guide

Getting your web site to look right can sometimes be a hair-pulling experience. Even for professional web designers! I can only imagine how frustrated many newbies can get. Let me share with you some of the common problems in designing a well-functioning web site. If you haven't made these mistakes yet - trust me: you will! Keep this troubleshooting guide handy for when you need it.

Simple Network Troubleshooting

I know that working from the command line can be intimidating to those of us who have always had a nice graphical interface to use. I am convinced, however, once you see how easy to use and effective the following tools are, you will be hooked. Even if you are an old pro, read on. You may find a use for one of these tools that you had not before considered.

Quick Troubleshooting Tips

In my years of PC troubleshooting, I've corrected many perplexing problems and I've corrected many problems that are more run-of-the-mill. I decided to make available to you this list of common problems and solutions to help you with your own troubleshooting efforts. Common Problems For Beginners Here are a few of the most common complaints and ways to resolve them: