Monthly Archives: September 2014

Where Has All My Hard Drive Space Gone? – Ask a Tech #30

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Cleaning up a hard drive can be a big task if you have lots of files spread out over time. Make the job of locating large disk space hogs using a free program. Links used in this video: http://windirstat.info WinDirStat is a disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool for various versions of Microsoft Windows. […]

Tips to Keep Your PC Safe from Harmful Facebook Apps – Ask a Tech #29

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Advice to keep your computer from installing other programs that are uninvited when all you really want to do is have fun. Title of Question: Facebook Games Killing Computer The Question: My Mom (computer noob) loves playing Facebook games. However, she keeps getting all these toolbars and shareware programs downloaded to her computer – which […]

Hard Drive Data Recovery Advice – Ask a Tech #28

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This video addresses using a 3rd party to recover data from a failed computer hard drive. Considerations of time, cost and importance are covered in this discussion along with tips for checking (testing) the hard drive before sending it out to a data recovery specialist. Title of Question: Internal Hard Drive Recovery The Question: Hard […]

How to Find Router Default Username and Passwords – Ask a Tech #27

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A quick tip for techs that need to know the username and password defaults for just about any make and model of computer router made. Link in video: http://Routerpasswords.com Website That Lists Every Default Router Password – Ask a Tech #27 *Our Main Channel http://YouTube.com/GuruBrew *Twitter: http://twitter.com/GuruBrewShow *Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/guru.brew All Materials Found Here (c) The […]

Dell Dimensions No Video After System Changes – Ask a Tech #26

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This video will show you how to go into bios or native VGA mode and change the video settings back to automatic using a Dell Dimensions 4600. This technique will work with many different brands and models of computers including laptops. Question: I have a Dell Dimension 4700 my Dad gave me a wider monitor […]