Tip of the Week: Using Google's 'cache' for dead links

Searching for specific information can sometimes lead you to Google results that take you to a 'dead link' (a page that no longer exists) or sometimes you want to see an older version of a dynamic page that used to contain the info you seek.

In either case, Google offers a potential solution: cached results.

If you look closely at most search results, you should see at the bottom of each entry a light blue link labeled "Cached" which is a version of the page that resides on Google's servers.

Whenever the link disappears or you want a slightly older version of the page, give the Cached version a try!

Headwhack of the Week: Why so many Svchosts processes?

If you've listened to our advice on many occasions, we recommend that you monitor the number of processes running on a Windows-based computer for maximum performance (Ctrl-Alt-Del to bring up the Task Manager - Processes are shown in bottom left corner).

When we service a computer, we want to do our best to have it leave our shop with the fewest number of processes possible (35-40 for most desktops, 38-45 for most laptops).

For those with inquiring minds, you may notice that 'Svchosts' is running many times, which is not unusual.  For more of a discussion about this common question, check out these resources at PCWorld.com

Geek Speak of the Week: Sauce

Refers to any combination of audio effects applied to an instrument or voice, most often referring to reverberation (reverb) or echo. Used in a sentence: "That singer needs a lot of sauce to sound good."

Security: Feds shutter 'black hat' ISP (hooray!)

The government's here to help you!  How often have we heard this sarcastic comment whenever we refer to the actions of our government?

Well, in this case, they actually did something that helped all of us (in some small way) by shutting down a rogue Internet Service Provider that was willingly hosting malicious and illegal content including botnets and child porn.

News: Microsoft to plug holes in Windows, IE & Office

Microsoft will release 10 security updates on Patch Tuesday next week, including critical patches for holes in Windows, Internet Explorer, Word, Office, and Excel.

News: It's voting time again!

Every year, the fine folks at Ranking Arizona survey the public to determine which companies are doing a good job for the public and thanks you all of you, we have been voted #1 for many years in various categories.

If you feel like we are providing a valuable service and want to vote for us, we thank you again this year!

The voting process is a little confusing, but if you click on the 'Browse by category to vote' option and wait a second, the category drop down box will appear.

We are listed in the Manufacturing and Technology section under the following sub-categories:

Computer Service and Repair
Computer Retailers
Computer Network Integrators
Computer Consulting Firms

The link to vote this year is located here!

Data Doctors Video on Cnn.com: Are Google Docs safe?

There is more than one way to generate documents, spreadsheets and presentations, especially if you want to collaborate with others.  Google Docs is a great free way to store, share and collaborate with others, but is it really safe?  Watch this week's video to see our answer!

Watch the video and help our rankings on CNN.com!  You can watch us live AT OUR NEW TIME every Wednesday afternoon at 2:30PM Pacific, 5:30PM Eastern or watch the archived versions of our segments whenever you want at CNN.com/video.

Opinion: It's a Great Time to Be in Publishing! 

"There are plenty of reasons to be bullish on the publishing industry, despite all the reports to the contrary—you just have to read between the lines" suggests Dan Costa of PCMag.com

Weekly Advice Column: What's the best Antivirus to use?

Protecting your computer from all the viruses, Trojans and malware is must, but which program is the best one to use? This is one of the most common questions we are asked by those using Windows as their primary operating system and our answer is posted here!

This Week's Show: The Technology of Music & Audio

Music and Technology go hand in hand. For years the recording industry has utilized technology to produce everything from commercials to radio hits and more.

In the last few years, the technology has become so good and so inexpensive, that anyone with a little time, patience and talent can put together their own content that is capable of approaching what previously only the big studios could afford to do.

What are the latest possibilities for creating, transferring and mastering your audio dreams?

Listen in as the Data Doctors talk about the tools of the trade from free to pro that you can use to record your own podcast, create your own mash-ups and "mix tapes" or take you from wanna-be to rock star with ease! Plus as a bonus, we'll have Tyler Huston from local band NovaLux in studio to help is keep the show rockin!

Join us Saturdays from 12:00PM–2:00PM (Pacific) on News 92.3 KTAR or listen LIVE via the Internet at KTAR.com as we discuss your computer questions at: 602.277.5827 or ask your questions during (or before) the broadcast using the ask a question page.

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