BootMgr is Missing or Compressed

One of the most important parts of any windows operating system is the boot manager. This file replaced the NT loader (Ntldr) in Windows Vista and above.  In your hard drive there is a boot partition that loads Windows when your computer boots up. When your boot partition becomes missing or corrupted Windows cannot start… Read More

How To Initiate Damage Control When A Virus Damages Your System

Damage resulting from a computer virus is much more common than you might think. But when this happens, most people have no idea how to do “damage control” much less rid their computer of the virus that caused the damage. So I am going to provide you with a list of Damage Control steps to… Read More

7 Portable Troubleshooting Tools You Can’t Do Without

Any professional in any industry will tell you that before you solve a problem or build a new system you need to have the proper tools. These tools differ from industry to industry, but most are physical hardware. In the computer world, most tools are in the form of software. Some of this software is… Read More

5 Steps for troubleshooting a Computer Problem

I have been troubleshooting computers for most of my life. I went from fixing the family computer, to fixing my own computer, to building myself a new computer to fixing other peoples computers. So I think its fair to say I’ve encountered a fair amount of computer problems. There are still new problems popping up… Read More

New Guide “How To Setup Your Home Network”

I have finished writing a new guide, its on how to setup a home network Check it out

4 Reasons Why You Should Never Use Internet Explorer

For many of you, IE is your only browser. You do everything on it, from check your email to watch movies on Hulu. You might not know any better, or you might figure that since its a Microsoft product, it should be secure. However, just because its from a large company such as Microsoft does… Read More

Is privacy a thing of the past?

In the past 10 years the internet has gone from being unnoticed, to being the single largest communication network in the entire world. Almost everybody with a computer or Smartphone is connected to the internet, for both personal and business use. Now, as the internet begins to play an even larger role in our lives,… Read More

Cloud Computing Is Taking Off

If you have been following any tech or computer blogs you probably have noticed that more and more of them are talking about clouds and cloud computing. No, not the ones in the sky, the one that our computers are hooked into, the internet. While “cloud” is not a nickname for the internet, it is… Read More

Site Under Construction

For those of you who have not been to this site before, WELCOME! For those of you who have been here, welcome back! I guess you have noticed an entirely different website, with an entirly different setup, rather than the usual PC Jargon site. This is because I have figured out I was going about… Read More

The End Of An Era

This is slightly off topic, (but I am a huge space nut) and down in Florida there is history in the making. The Discovery already flew her last mission, touching down on last Wednesday. The other ships in our (USA) small fleet will be also running their final missions, and will be decommissioned as well…. Read More