7/28/11 - update on 'The Computer Guys' show...

You may have noticed that 'The Computer Guys' was not aired at all this week....

Originally when we went off the air a couple years ago (after a 5 year run), it was because UCTV had been forced (by COMCAST) to another channel (from 3 to 265), and we immediately saw the amount of viewers and call-ins disappear (except for a handful of faithful viewers). We gave it several more months before we pulled the plug.

When we decided to come back on the air a couple months ago, it was our hope that in the two years since we had left the air, that things had changed, and people had found their way back to UCTV. So we decided to experiment & give it another go. Unfortunately even after heavy promotion leading up to the show, we have discovered that nothing has changed since we left the air two years ago.

We really *wanted* to make this work again, and are thrilled it helps people, but ultimately the purpose of the show is advertising - and we did not see anywhere close to the volume of viewers/call-ins/interest that we had hoped for (in fact your question is the 1st and only one to ask where the show went!). So yes, we have pulled the plug on the show.

I will continue to use our Facebook page to post info we would have normally covered on the show & this discussion forum to answer questions, so look here to get your "Computer Guys Fix" ( follow us at: facebook.com/affordablecomp and click on LIKE )

Don't worry, Affordable Computers is still as busy as ever, and we aren't going anywhere!

Thanks for your interest in 'The Computer Guys'

-David

7/21/11 - Show Recap

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This week we show you how to properly clean your LCD flat panel monitor or laptop screen. We also discuss cellular internet service. And finally we show a video previewing Windows 8.

4/14/11 - Show Recap

We Aired a re-run this week. David was under the weather, and had no voice.

7/7/11 - Show Recap

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This week we primarily discuss how to back up your important files (documents, pictures, music, etc) to an external hard drive. We show you how to move files around (copy/paste, drag/drop) and special key combinations to help you to move your data around. Data organization is also discussed.

6/30/11 - Show Recap

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Discussed this week:

-How to see what the specs of your computer are (Harddrive capacity, Memory, Processor speed, Windows Version, etc)

-System requirements on software

-How to tell what Service Pack you are on & what Service Pack you *should* be on

6/23/11 - Show Recap

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This week we cover several questions from viewers via our facebook page (www.facebook.com/affordablecomp). Resetting IE to defaults is discussed, checking what version of IE you have and how to upgrade is also covered. Checking to see what service pack you have installed is demonstrated as well. Will also demonstrate how to remove programs from your computer, specifically toolbars. We also compare our service rates and policies to some 'big box stores'. And as always we also take a live call or two.

6/16/11 - Show Recap

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In this week's 'Back to the Basics' segment with Steve, we discussed the various parts that make up your average computer, differences between things like RAM & Memory.

This week We had a live caller with questions regarding reloading Windows & backing up their data before doing so.

We also had a segment where we discussed how music is really downloaded legally, and what can happen when you download copyrighted material illegally.

In this show we also reviewed the new breed of viruses that is hitting everyone's systems these days. You'd better get used to us talking about this issue, we plan on talking about it a lot - we wanna make sure as many people are educated about this as possible.