The Official Computer Tech Support Thread

Astronomer · 11-27-2009, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by noise

do you have any pets in the house? cat hair makes quick work of heat sinks and fan housings.

not sure how easy it is to dig into a macbook, but i make a bi-annual ritual out of cleaning my laptop. remove the cover, disassemble the fans, blow out the massive chunks of dust with canned air, and clean everything down with diluted alcohol and cotton swabs.

after an hour's work or so, the thing runs cool and quiet for another few months before it gets gummed up again...

I've only got a pet dog and he doesn't have much hair... lol.

Yeah I've taken my macbook apart before, they make it incredibly difficult to dismantle though so it's a bit of pain... but I will certainly give it a go more often clean it up inside regularly.

Freebase Dali · 11-27-2009, 04:31 PM

It's why I love my ginormous monstrosity of a desktop computer.
I can practically crawl inside it and clean it.

lucifer_sam · 11-30-2009, 11:22 AM

...so apparently i have this nasty cookie on my computer which gives me some nice ads every twenty minutes and makes my browser slow as fuck. i tried clearing it using an anti-virus program (AVG) and firefox's built-in controls, no such luck. any ideas?

right-track · 11-30-2009, 01:16 PM

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lucifer_sam · 11-30-2009, 01:20 PM

i've tried both programs in the past, they just exacerbated things. plus i think they come with spyware to begin with.

right-track · 11-30-2009, 01:23 PM

Have you tried tracing the file to your registry?

Zer0 · 11-30-2009, 05:20 PM

Try scanning it with ClamWin. It's a free, no bullsh!t anti-virus. I've had it for a while now and it does the job for me

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Freebase Dali · 11-30-2009, 07:21 PM

In your firewall you can always block all traffic to and from the domain where the advertisements originate.

Or, if you use Firefox, there's a great addon called AdBlockPlus that um... blocks all ads.

FETCHER. · 12-01-2009, 05:33 PM

Freeeeeeeeeebase, you gots to help me

I was writing a post, and now my screens smaller...
Like everythings magnified. and the letterings huge.
I feel like I'm supposed to be blind.

Akira · 12-01-2009, 05:35 PM

Try Ctrl+mousewheel down, if ya did what I think ya did.

11-27-2009, 04:31 PM	#162 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	It's why I love my ginormous monstrosity of a desktop computer. I can practically crawl inside it and clean it. __________________

11-30-2009, 11:22 AM	#163 (permalink)
lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	...so apparently i have this nasty cookie on my computer which gives me some nice ads every twenty minutes and makes my browser slow as fuck. i tried clearing it using an anti-virus program (AVG) and firefox's built-in controls, no such luck. any ideas? __________________ first.am

11-30-2009, 01:20 PM	#165 (permalink)
lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	i've tried both programs in the past, they just exacerbated things. plus i think they come with spyware to begin with. __________________ first.am

11-30-2009, 05:20 PM	#167 (permalink)
Zer0 ∞ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,792	Try scanning it with ClamWin. It's a free, no bullsh!t anti-virus. I've had it for a while now and it does the job for me Download ClamWin Free Antivirus for Microsoft Windows __________________ Last FM \| RYM \| The Final Sound

11-30-2009, 07:21 PM	#168 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	In your firewall you can always block all traffic to and from the domain where the advertisements originate. Or, if you use Firefox, there's a great addon called AdBlockPlus that um... blocks all ads. __________________

11-30-2009, 01:16 PM	#164 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	Spybot - Search & Destroy - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com Ad-Aware Free Anti-Malware - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com Both free.

11-30-2009, 01:23 PM	#166 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	Have you tried tracing the file to your registry?