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02 - Like to Take Pictures?: Learn about GIMP, a free photo editor; link to GIMP
03 - Do You Still Have a VCR?: John offers conversion-to-DVD services
04 - Do You Google?: John describes Google and lists some of Google's special features, offers to teach you how to search the web with authority
05 - Periodic PC Maintenance a Must: a short article about the importance of taking out the trash and sweeping for spyware and other schvoogies; John describes and promotes his periodic maintenance service; links to Ccleaner and Malwarebytes
06 - Is Netflix Worth it?: John thinks so; he tells why, and then offers to set up movie streaming at your place
07 - How to Remove a Computer Virus: John describes "scareware" and offers a solution to it; links to Wikipedia's article on scareware, and bleepingcomputer.com
08 - Become the Master of Disaster Recovery (part 1 - using a recovery partition): describes the process of dealing with a Windows XP or Vista computer that can't start up; links to Wikipedia's article on system recovery and others on restoring a Dell and an HP computer
09 - Become the Master of Disaster Recovery (part 2 - using a recovery disc set): describes getting/creating your recovery disc set, and how to use it should disaster befall your PC
10 - Use speedtest.net to check your Internet connection speed:
the why and the how
11 - Power Computing with Templates: become a power user by conquering repetitive tasks
12 - What's a Spreadsheet?: answers the question and provides links informative articles and one very powerful alternative to MicroSoft Office
13 - Basic Photo Editing with GIMP- part 1: Straightening a Photo: John shows you how to do it with a step-by-step tutorial
14 - Additional Laptop Maintenance: everyone with a Windows laptop will want these two utilities