Recent content by mike_r_olson

Okay, so I see where people are distracted here. Let's get back on track and face fact straight up, WindowsXP x64 was a joke. Vista x64 (either Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate) is a great operating system. Windows 7 x64 should be an even better OS. DDR2 RAM is dirt cheap right now, DDR3...

Well, here's the deal: I run Avast for realtime protection and use AVG Free 8, aSquaredFree, MalwareBytes', SuperAntiSpyware, and Kaspersky VRT as on demand scanners. When you run a tech shop, you begin to realize how many end users there are out there that have really no idea what they're...

Well, considering I don't make a mortgage to refi to get the Summit SSD, I've come to a conclusion and am ordering this setup on Monday: MSI X58 Pro Motherboard Intel Corei7 920 Cooler Master V8 CPU Cooler Sapphire HD4550 3*2GB OCZ Gold DDR3 RAM 1*Velociraptor 150GB As Operating Drive...

I'm building a tech shop to open my first computer store. Now, first off, I have several years of experience fixing, building, and maintaining computers so my experience is pretty good, or well as good as diagnosing busted computers can be, as we all know it's a miserable headache doing that...