Blog Posts on software and application

Using HomeGroup by Local Tech Guy on Oct 17, 2009Sharing in a HomeGroupIn addition to sharing out individual folders, as was possible in previous versions of Windows, HomeGroup also shares out Explorer LibrariesExplorer libraries aggregate multiple locations on a physical file system, and present t...

DELL Windows 7 Free and Easy Upgrade from Vista by Local Tech Guy on Oct 7, 2009DELL has recently launched the "Windows 7 Free and Easy Upgrade from Vista" program on select platforms. This promotion will enable Dell to be at par with their retail partners by letting customers purchasing a Dell PC starting October 5, 2009, to ha...

Windows Features: Turn Windows features "On" or "Off" by Local Tech Guy on Oct 7, 2009Several programs and features built-in with Windows, like Internet Information Services, must be turned on before they can be used. A variety of other features are turned on by default, but can be turned off if they are not used.To turn off a feature...

Microsoft Releases Free Anti-Malware Product Today by Local Tech Guy on Oct 1, 2009Microsoft officially launched its own antivirus tool today after their Beta launch last June.After the Redmond-based company pushed out a beta of Microsoft Security Essentials last June, enabling the software to be available to users in the United St...

Microsoft Releases Free Anti-Malware Product Today by Local Tech Guy on Oct 1, 2009Microsoft officially launched its own antivirus tool today after their Beta launch last June.After the Redmond-based company pushed out a beta of Microsoft Security Essentials last June, enabling the software to be available to users in the United St...

Upgraded Interface on Windows Mobile 5 and 6 by Local Tech Guy on Oct 1, 2009As smartphones increased fame outside of the business world, a division formed among devices created for consumers (lifestyle smartphones) and those created for enterprise deployments (professional smartphones). Professional devices become more integ...

Upgraded Interface on Windows Mobile 5 and 6 by Local Tech Guy on Oct 1, 2009As smartphones increased fame outside of the business world, a division formed among devices created for consumers (lifestyle smartphones) and those created for enterprise deployments (professional smartphones). Professional devices become more integ...

DELL MediaDirect 4.0 Requirements to Play Blu-ray Movie by Local Tech Guy on Sep 26, 2009There are a few requirements which need to be checked before troubleshooting Blu-ray movie playback issues using MediaDirect 4.0 on Studio Hybrid 140g systems.*Ensure Broadcom Blu-ray accelerator card is installed correctly and accelerator card drive...

DELL MediaDirect 4.0 Requirements to Play Blu-ray Movie by Local Tech Guy on Sep 26, 2009There are a few requirements which need to be checked before troubleshooting Blu-ray movie playback issues using MediaDirect 4.0 on Studio Hybrid 140g systems.*Ensure Broadcom Blu-ray accelerator card is installed correctly and accelerator card drive...

How to Fix Your Broken Personal Folders (PST) File in MS Outlook by Local Tech Guy on Sep 22, 2009If you’ve noticed your MS Outlook being excessively slow or simply just having errors, you might need to probably scan and repair your Personal Folders file for any problems. It’s kind of like a checkdisk for your email.How to Repair Your PST Fil...