Dell Inspiron 1721 Notebook – Rollback from Vista to XP

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  • Written on: March 31st, 2008

Word of that success made its way from Nebraska all the way to Pennsylvania where a Vista-strapped Dell Inspiron 1721 longed to run Windows X instead. The owner of that notebook decided to ship it all the way to Nebraska to have our technicians take a crack at migrating it back to Windows XP, even though Dell would not provide XP drivers for the unit.

HP Coupon Codes For You

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  • Written on: March 30th, 2008

If any of the HP deals look interesting, just click the link to take advantage of the offer. The expiration Dates are listed with each one. Some of these are pretty targeted toward business users instead of home users, but then again you never know what some people will need. Enjoy!

I Finally Get Invited to a Party and I Can’t Go :-(

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  • Written on: March 29th, 2008

Earlier this week I was offered an invite to Azoogle’s Affiliate Appreciation Day in Ne York. I guess it’s a gathering to thank some of Azoogle’s top affiliates in the New York Area.

Today on Compute This…

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  • Written on: March 29th, 2008

This week we have a lot to talk about on Compute This! We will cover the Ultimate Upgrade PC Sale at Schrock Innovations is coming to a close soon, we rolled another Vista-only notebook back to XP, and the all new Adobe Photoshop Express FREE Service.

Pavilion HDX Review – Moving from a Pavilion tx1000 to a Pavilion HDX

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  • Written on: March 28th, 2008

My computer repair business in Nebraska sells a lot of HP notebook computers. From time to time I get “special offers” from HP to experience some of their different notebook computer models. I have been using a 12.4″ HP Pavilion tx1000 (dubbed “Little Thor”) running Windows Vista since last February. I love the fact it […]

Under Armour Care Package From CPA Empire

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  • Written on: March 24th, 2008

Turns out it was an Under Armour Jacket, long sleeve T, and skull cap from CPA Empire! I was totally surprised. I guess I am the only guy on planet Earth who didn’t know that owning Under Armour gear raises a normal person’s street cred. In fact, my staff thought I was uber cool for buying anything from Under Armour!

Naked Peep Show the Perfect Easter Gift!

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  • Written on: March 23rd, 2008

Obviously we mean the candy and not naked women, but you know some dirty guy will be Googling “naked peep show,” Won’t he be surprised when he finds this instead 🙂

Apple Patch Problems and the Mysterious Missing Add/Remove Option on Compute This

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  • Written on: March 22nd, 2008

Local in Lincoln, Ne you can call 489-1240 or #1240 from your Alltel wireless between 10 and 11 AM, CST. If you are outside the Lincoln area, you can listen online for free at http:/www.kfor1240.com and call into the show toll free at 1-800-825-5865 (1-800-TALK-UNL). You can also email your questions to computethis@kfor1240.com.

Follow Thor Schrock on Twitter

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  • Written on: March 21st, 2008

I decided to grab a twitter account if for no other reason other than having dibs on my one name in the Twitter URL. I started following a few people I respect in the industry, and before I knew it Twitter started making sense.

iPhone Delete Multiple Email Problem Solved

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  • Written on: March 20th, 2008

Long story short, I figured it out and here is how you can experience the pure joy of checking email on your iPhone, avoiding almost all spam, AND as a special bonus have everything you do on your iPhone synchronized with your Outlook email client in REAL TIME matter where you are in the world!

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