Where did my taskbar go in Windows XP?

Microsoft allows you to hide the task bar (that’s the bottom bar on your screen with the start button on it where all your programs reside while they are running).  Some folks can accidentally hide that bar and then are unable to find it again! To hide the task...

Thunderstorm kills cable modem and network card

Today I had a new client book an appointment for Internet connection issues.  The symptoms were that she could not get her cable modem to connect to the Internet anymore.  Her service provider suggested that she procure a new cable modem.  After she did this, she...

Remove Spyware “Desktop Security 2010”

Today I had a visit with a brand new client whose computer was infected with spyware.  The spyware was a rogue application that displays itself as an antivirus program called “Desktop Security 2010″.  The spyware program displays warnings to the user that...

Refer and Save

Refer-A-Friend to P3C Technologies—Both you and your friend save 20% off your next service with us! Refer someone to use P3C Technologies services’, you receive 20% off your next bill and they receive 20% off their first purchase. Your referral must mention you by...

Hard Drive Recovery

A question from a client in the mailbag “Yesterday afternoon the power cycled on & off three times in short 1 or 2 second sequences before shutting off all together for about 2 hours.  My question, is it possible for the hard drive / memory to be affected by...