Category: Tech Tidbit

Junkware and Adware identification and cleaning

Sometimes a computer has so much junk on it that we’re not sure what is good, and what isn’t. I have compiled a list of programs and companies that are known to be garbage and can be safely removed. In some cases, they are classified as viruses, but they can be removed via the control …

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Random Websites Won’t Load

This is a very old problem with a LOT of causes, but sometimes its something simple that can fix it. First, make sure its not just you! Try http://isitup.org/ and see if they report a site to be down. But, sometimes the site is just fine, and only the computer you’re using can’t see it. …

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"Manage Wireless Networks" has blank or missing information in Windows

I came across this problem on my own computer. When going to “Manage Wireless Networks” in the Network and Sharing Center, I saw icons for the wifi networks I had previously connected to, but the data in the columns was blank. I did some googling and came across a couple of posts that had the …

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