http://hireoliver.com Help has arrived! Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:03:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://hireoliver.com http://hireoliver.com//wp-content/plugins/favicon.ico http://hireoliver.com/2010/03/25/firefox-security-my-way/ http://hireoliver.com/2010/03/25/firefox-security-my-way/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:03:03 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=1136 http://hireoliver.com/2010/03/25/firefox-security-my-way/feed/ 0 http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/22/1126/ http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/22/1126/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:13:44 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=1126 Plagued with Google Update Error 0×8004071c on a fresh Chrome installation? Last week I decided I would finally take the Google Chrome plunge, and ran into an error screen upon installation on my Windows 7 Ultimate system. If you are seeing Google Update Error 0×8004071c after you run the chrome installer, follow the steps below and [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/22/1126/feed/ 1 http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/12/openoffice-org-3-2-a-karmic-koala-upgrade/ http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/12/openoffice-org-3-2-a-karmic-koala-upgrade/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:40:38 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=1104 OpenOffice.org 3.2 was just released. I wanted to get mine upgraded ASAP because of the 46% reduction in cold start time. If you haven’t heard of or seen OpenOffice.org before then check it out; its a Microsoft Office alternative that can actually replace MS Office. If you are interested in downloading OpenOffice.org for yourself, you [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/12/openoffice-org-3-2-a-karmic-koala-upgrade/feed/ 1 http://hireoliver.com/2009/10/23/picasa-3-5/ http://hireoliver.com/2009/10/23/picasa-3-5/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:17:42 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=1015 I have been using Google Picasa off and on for some time now; Having just recently upgraded my version to 3.5… I was surprised to find a new addition. New in Picasa 3.5 is name tags, where picasa scans all your photos, identifies the ones with faces and groups similar faces together. In my testing this [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2009/10/23/picasa-3-5/feed/ 3 http://hireoliver.com/2009/10/13/spare-usb-drive-anyone/ http://hireoliver.com/2009/10/13/spare-usb-drive-anyone/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:16:16 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=995 Are you stuck with a legacy USB Drive? Whether or not you have an extra flash drive lying around, you could be putting it to better use. If you use your USB flash drive daily then why not make it automatically lock and unlock your PC? You can do it for free and rather simply using [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2009/10/13/spare-usb-drive-anyone/feed/ 0 http://hireoliver.com/2009/10/05/do-you-think-you-have-a-virus/ http://hireoliver.com/2009/10/05/do-you-think-you-have-a-virus/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:18:21 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=966 http://hireoliver.com/2009/10/05/do-you-think-you-have-a-virus/feed/ 0 http://hireoliver.com/2009/06/19/dont-lose-those-memories/ http://hireoliver.com/2009/06/19/dont-lose-those-memories/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:34:12 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=890 Have you ever suffered data loss from your PC at home? It can be frustrating trying to retrieve all those photos and documents, and its even more frustrating if you can’t. Time and time again, people need their PCs repaired and they don’t have a backup of any of their files, and they always say [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2009/06/19/dont-lose-those-memories/feed/ 0 http://hireoliver.com/2009/05/19/expired-protection/ http://hireoliver.com/2009/05/19/expired-protection/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 14:48:44 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=860 Yesterday evening I recieved a call from a client who has recently purchased a new Netbook PC only to find their PC is now plauged with malware of all sorts. The call originated at pop-ups, but quickly ventured to poor system performance and a lack of virus protection. I remoted into their system to take a [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2009/05/19/expired-protection/feed/ 1 http://hireoliver.com/2009/03/30/dont-be-fooled-conficker/ http://hireoliver.com/2009/03/30/dont-be-fooled-conficker/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:17:34 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=812 As of now, no one really knows what potential the Conficker worm is, and just how much damage it could do… Hopefully on April 1st it will all be a big joke. If you are running Windows and want to do a free Virus scan of your computer, head on over to live.com, as Microsoft is [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2009/03/30/dont-be-fooled-conficker/feed/ 0 http://hireoliver.com/2009/03/23/spring-cleaning-your-pc/ http://hireoliver.com/2009/03/23/spring-cleaning-your-pc/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:14:31 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=700 Well, its that time of the year again… and if you are like most PC users out there – it’s time for a spring cleaning. Read my simple tips for cleaning up your PC this spring – and you will see a performance boost – guaranteed! First things first, we need to defrag your hard drive. [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2009/03/23/spring-cleaning-your-pc/feed/ 0