Computers es mi vida

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Last night I went to Burbank to complete my “week of computer repair and networking”. I am glad to say that the girls are now wireless, have two replays connected, and all computers are surfing the Internet in a clean and happy way. Here�s what we did.

Kelly’s computer had Norton running on it. These programs are the Kiss of Death. If you are running a Norton Suite on your PC, take it out. You will notice improved performance almost instantly. So we removed Norton and guess what, all the network connection problems just seemed to stop. Done there.

Moving on to Caroline’s. I gave the girls the old MR314 wireless router and Caroline bought a wireless PCI card for her computer. So I set-up the router and installed the PCI card. Didn�t work, the computer kept restarting. Long story short and lesson #2, do not install Windows XP SP2. It’s not done cooking yet. Stay away from it for now. Once I uninstalled SP2, it worked just fine. Caroline is now a wireless web surfer (also, there are four wireless networks running in her apartment. Two are secure, two are not. I thought that was cool).

So that’s been my week, computers and networks. Let me know if you have any computer/network needs, I will be free this weekend. Caroline and I are going to the Dodgers on Thursday to watch them clinch the division. Look for us on Fox Sports West.

I went to Quizno�s last night for the third time. For me, it�s just no good. The food is crap. I don�t know if I�m just getting the �wrong� thing or what. If you have a favorite Quizno�s sandwich, let me know. They have to have something good there.

And finally, as part of “THE LOUNGE”, I want to get a Skybox Rookie Fridge. I think it would be so cool. I think this weekend I will start setting up “THE LOUNGE”. Look for pictures on Monday.

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  1. I go to Quizno’s about 2 times a week. I love it. I always get the Mesquite Chicken with Bacon
    (Chicken, bacon, cheddar, lettuce, tomato, red onion, Ranch Dressing) on wheat bread or flat bread. YUMMY!!!

    The Roadhouse Ranch salad it great too. It has a lost of meat on it, so it’s filling.

  3. From Above:

    Help me out with the “Norton” issue. Can you elaborate?

    Does this include the Norton Anti-Virus program that comes already installed?

    Should I “uninstall” it?

    Thanks in advance

  4. I’ve eaten at Quizno’s a few times, and the best sandwhich they made was average at best. Screw them and the toasted bread.

  5. RE: Norton – the problem with Kelly’s computer was that she has an older computer (three years or so) and she was running the entire Norton System Suite. Her computer was too ‘tired’ to handle it. If you have a newer computer, and a fair amount of RAM (256mb or more) you should be fine running any anti-virus program.

    Hope that helps.

  6. From Above:

    Thanks for the tip.

    I have a Dell 4100 and it has the XP..but for some reason it slows down when i go between programs. Who knows?