http://www.pcauthorities.com Free PC Performance Articles, Software Reviews and PC Tips & Tweaks Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:21:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As the world faces an uncertain economic future, one of the strongest companies in the world saw their stock options drop 60% this past week. As the Dow tumbled day after day, Google's employees had to watch their investments take a crash dive. Techcrunch was one of the first to report ... http://www.pcauthorities.com/pc-news/googles-employees-see-stock-drop-60 People who have made changes to their PC configuration will probably have experienced a Windows blue screen error. Hardware changes or extensions, BIOS changes or updates, they are all common causes for Windows blue screen errors. Random computer rebooting can also be an indication of a blue screen error. You see, ... http://www.pcauthorities.com/pc-errors/windows-blue-screen-of-death When you buy a web camera, all the associated webcam drivers should be on the installation disk that came with your webcam. And whatever operating system you are using - Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows XP, or Windows Vista - your installation disk should contain the related drivers. Your webcam ... http://www.pcauthorities.com/drivers/how-to-install-webcam-drivers In certain cases you might be asked for a password when you try to uninstall Symantec Antivirus from your computer. Typically this will happen with an antivirus client that was installed as part of an enterprise version. The reason for this is that the client deployment was part of a ... http://www.pcauthorities.com/pc-maintenance/uninstaller/uninstall-symantec-antivirus-client-with-password Most of us have been there. We've had a little too much to drink and next thing we know, we're typing an email to an ex and asking him/her to get back together or we're sending a forward to coworkers that could cause major embarrassment the next sobering morning. With ... http://www.pcauthorities.com/pc-news/drunk-emailer-let-google-gmail-help Hi folks. I just got back from a month-long vacation so do pardon me if I'm late regarding the topic of this post. But I just got to say... I really like the latest I'm a PC (or are they called 'Life Without Walls') ads! I've been checking out some of ... http://www.pcauthorities.com/pc-news/im-a-pc-ads In another sign that the US economy is dangerously ill, eBay just announced that they will be laying off 10% of their workforce which equates to 1,000 people with out a job. The company states this is due to low 3rd quarter results. According to CNET, eBay also plans on buying ... http://www.pcauthorities.com/pc-news/ebay-lays-off-1000-buys-bill-me-later In a breaking news as of this morning, Gizmodo published an article stating "a leaked email from a PC OEM, [states that] Microsoft has officially extended the life of its now-beloved Windows XP, moving the date of planned obsolescence from January 31, 2009 all the way to July 31, 2009." As ... http://www.pcauthorities.com/pc-news/windows-xp-will-not-die According to CNET today, HP announced they will be purchasing LeftHand Networks, a storage specialist, for $360 million. This purchase will help HP fill out their virtualization offerings. As HP's data storage demand increases, they are looking to expand their data storage capacities which is why they are purchasing LeftHand. According ... http://www.pcauthorities.com/pc-news/hp-to-buy-lefthand-networks So you have tried Internet Explorer 8 and are not happy with it. Next thing is to remove it and switch back to IE7 or maybe FireFox. Installing IE8 is not a problem, simply download it from the Microsoft site and install it. But is removal of IE8 just as ... http://www.pcauthorities.com/pc-maintenance/uninstaller/how-to-uninstall-ie8-beta-2