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	<link>http://thepcguyat.theheads.net.au/blog</link>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Want A Teenager-Proof PC?</title>
		<link>http://thepcguyat.theheads.net.au/blog/2008/09/05/want-a-teenager-proof-pc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:19:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Andy Turner
Coastal Computers &#38; Design
I&#8217;ve been there - brought up two teenage sons through the (admittedly early) computer years and had the same frustrations with them mucking up the family computer. Reading them the riot act about &#8216;not going to those kind of websites or else&#8217; etc worked for a while, but they soon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why do hard drives die?</title>
		<link>http://thepcguyat.theheads.net.au/blog/2008/09/01/why-do-hard-drives-die/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Andy Turner
Coastal Computers &#38; Design
Any computer component with moving parts inside has, by comparison with parts that don&#8217;t, an expected shorter lifespan and sometimes they fail sooner than expected.
I&#8217;ve already covered the typical reasons that power supplies fail early in this article, but here&#8217;s some information on another computer part that you might find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Repairing XP Yourself?</title>
		<link>http://thepcguyat.theheads.net.au/blog/2008/09/01/repairing-xp-yourself/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Andy Turner
Coastal Computers &#38; Design
I&#8217;m all for customers trying to maintain and repair their computers themselves, but like any piece of complex machinery some computer repairs are best left to those that are qualified and experienced.
I sometimes get systems in for repair after a customer has followed the advice of &#8216;Uncle Bob&#8217; or a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Simply add RAM to speed up your slow computer</title>
		<link>http://thepcguyat.theheads.net.au/blog/2008/07/25/simply-add-ram-to-speed-up-your-slow-computer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:28:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this article I will suggest a relatively simple and painless step that will enable you to speed up your windows computer.A slow computer can be attributed to many reasons. Lack of computer memory, spyware, viruses, Trojan cluttered computer files. An amalgamation of all of the above will make your computer really slow, and even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Share Files and Folders Over the Web</title>
		<link>http://thepcguyat.theheads.net.au/blog/2008/07/25/share-files-and-folders-over-the-web/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Brian Holland
Online share files websites let you upload and share files of any size with friends and colleagues. If you have ever wanted to share files between computers you will know how difficult it is to move big files, with files too big for email, and USB memory devices requiring that you physically share [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PLEASE don&#8217;t click on fake security alerts!</title>
		<link>http://thepcguyat.theheads.net.au/blog/2008/07/15/please-dont-click-on-bogus-security-alerts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just spent the last 2 hours attempting to clear another &#8216;Smitfraud&#8217; spyware variant. They are notorious buggers to clear completely, hopefully this one has gone for good - but I won&#8217;t hold my breath! Update: Nope - this system has a &#8216;rootkit&#8217; infection as well&#8230; more work!
Ninety-nine percent of infections like this are caused [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Use Your Anti-Virus Software &#038; See What Happens</title>
		<link>http://thepcguyat.theheads.net.au/blog/2008/06/29/dont-use-your-anti-virus-software-see-what-happens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:53:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By John French
What ever free anti-virus program you have and use on your computer, [and if you don&#8217;t have one then I hope that you are running Linux or a Macintosh]. Then ensuring that you actually scan your computer for virus infections on a regular basis is an absolute must. Recently I have changed allegiance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Useful Tips to Stop Spam Emails</title>
		<link>http://thepcguyat.theheads.net.au/blog/2008/06/29/5-useful-tips-to-stop-spam-emails/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By John French
How many spam emails do you receive on a weekly basis? I receive quite a few, mostly about how I can earn loads of money over night or others offering products that I dare not mention. According to Vnunet.com &#8220;Spam email accounted for 96.63% of all email scanned in March 2008, making it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Must-Do Computer Maintenance</title>
		<link>http://thepcguyat.theheads.net.au/blog/2008/06/29/must-do-computer-maintenance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Anna Hodges
Over the last 13 years, I have learned (sometimes the hard way) how very important it is to keep my computer properly maintained. It moves much faster and safer since I do this on a regular basis. Therefore, it is rather annoying when friends and family complain about how poorly their systems run. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Backup Your Data (Before It&#8217;s Too Late)</title>
		<link>http://thepcguyat.theheads.net.au/blog/2008/06/27/backup-your-data-before-its-too-late/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Scott Drinkard
I see it happen all the time with my home PC customers. Their computer, for whatever reason, has been rendered unbootable and they are suddenly (and understandably) worried about the contents of the hard drive. Whether it&#8217;s hundreds (or thousands) of dollars worth of downloaded music and movies, software that was purchased and [...]]]></description>
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