Benjamin opened with information regarding Toshiba's latest move, which signals the impending doom of HD-DVD.  Of special note, Toshiba's commercial during the Super Bowl that was promoting High-Definition, played to MILLION's of people... not only in standard definition, but in "widescreen" which means that those with the TV's that would appreciate HD players, would have to squint to see the ultra small image on the standard screen.  OOPS!

Tim asked about his U3 drive, and why it wasn't working in Vista.  Benjamin noted incompatibilities with U3, but also explained out the GREAT features of U3 drives.

Benjamin discussed other browsers for a few minutes, specifically discussing Mozilla.  Mozilla came first, then Netscape (but still codename Mozilla), then Firefox (still codename Mozilla!).  You can pick up the latest and greatest Firefox/Mozilla release at http://getfirefox.com.

Debra ran into some problems with a warning message of "Do you want to debug?"  Microsoft has problems after installing Office 2003.  To resolve, Debra needs to bring up Internet Explorer, then go to the following steps.  Click on Tools > Internet Options > Advanced Tab.  Then she needs to scroll down to Browsing.

[x] Disable script debugging (Internet Explorer).  (ADD A CHECKMARK IF NONE EXISTS)
[x] Disable script debugging (other).                  (ADD A CHECKMARK IF NONE EXISTS)
[ ] Display a notification about every script error.   (REMOVE CHECKMARK IF ONE EXISTS)

As a bonus check, scroll down and uncheck one more…
[ ] Enable third-party browser extensions.   (REMOVE CHECKMARK IF ONE EXISTS)

Benjamin then had her clear the cache and through Tools > Internet Options > General Tab and click Delete or Delete Files (depending on version of Internet Explorer.

Finally, she was advised to run Windows Update.  Benjamin advised he would call her or drop an e-mail later in the week to confirm that it worked out OK for her.

 Nick called in, and asked about how he could convert voicemails from his cell-phone over to his computer for long term keeping.  Benjamin advised him about http://gotvoice.com.

Jimmy asked about options for antivirus programs.  Benjamin clearly defined his favorites as AVG (free version) for the person who is on a very limited budget.  Benjamin also noted that if someone is going to pay for antivirus software, that Trend Micro's PC-cillin is the way to go.  PC-cillin is available at http://antivirus.com

Melissa asked about MySpace.com and possible problems with computer viruses or other malicious software.  Benjamin noted that MySpace itself does not put that kind of content up, but iut's been long known that MySpace has no control over the content that users post.  A user of MySpace could easily post up something that was quite dangerous to someone's computer.

Additional dangers of MySpace, and general posting of inappropriate information on the Internet was covered.  Some people have been denied company positions due to having a picture of them posted on MySpace conducting themselves in an inappropriate manner (drunk, taking drugs, etc)

Paul reported problems with his new USB mouse and his old cordless mouse.  Benjamin walked through the basics of converting over to the new one.  Benjamin also noted that the batteries may go quickly in a cordless mouse, but that the convenience was of greater value.

Angelina reported a Boot Volume Error on her computer.  Benjamin broke the bad news that her computer is headed for a serious crash.  Benjamin said backup the important data immediately, and upgrade to a new hard drive.  He also noted that there are companies out there that can recover the data, but after a quick description of the data, they both agreed that it probably wasn't worth the $700-$1000 that some places usually charge.  Benjamin didn't have time to mention his favorite hard drive recovery company is http://www.DataMechanix.com   

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