NEWSLETTER: December 2007
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Until next year, from the PC Series Computers team... 
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Hello friends and fellow computer users
     December already and summer is here! 
     PC Series Computers in Goulburn - we have recently closed our Goulburn workshop, however continue to offer onsite service at your home or business. Our technicians carry onboard tools to enable them to troubleshoot onsite and should your computer need to return to our workshop in Mittagong we will ensure you are not without it for more than 24 hours.
     Our team would like to wish you a happy and healthy holiday season and may 2008 bring positive energies for good health, success and happiness. The shop will be open as usual except on Christmas and Boxing Day and we offer onsite service every day except Christmas Day. Please call us on the after hours number over the holiday period 02 4886 4012.
 
     As always, we encourage your feedback to help us help you. Please email support@pcscomputers.com.au
 
 

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     Flat screen monitors also known as LCD monitors, are a little different than CRTs when it comes to cleaning. Your standard CRT monitor has a glass screen and be cleaned in pretty much the same way as you would any other glass in your home or office.  Flat screen monitors, however, require a bit of special care when cleaning. Their displays are much more sensitive and are easily scratched and damaged. 
     Follow the easy steps below to safely clean your flat screen monitor in just a few minuntes.
    
Turn off the monitor. If the screen is dark, it will be easier to see the areas that are dirty or oily.
    
Use a dry, soft cloth and very gently wipe the screen. A great choice would be the microfiber type of cloth used to clean eyeglasses. See Tip #1 below for kinds of cloths to avoid.
    
 If the dry cloth did not completely remove the dirt or oil, do not press harder in an attempt to scrub it off. Pushing directly on the LCD screen can often cause pixels to burn out. If necessary, dampen the cloth with distilled water or with an equal ratio of distilled water to white vinegar. See Tip #2 below for products to avoid. Many companies also sell small spray bottles of special cleaner for flat screen monitors but the vinegar mixture is usually just as effective. Good cleaning kits are available at PC Series Computers and you'll be surprised at how little they cost.
    
The plastic edge that surrounds the screen can be cleaned with any multipurpose cleaner but take care to avoid contact with the screen itself.

TIPS:

1.  Avoid using paper towels, toilet paper, tissue paper, or something like your shirt to wipe the LCD screen. These non-ultrasoft materials can easily scratch the screen.

2.  Avoid cleaning products that contain ammonia, ethyl alcohol, acetone, toluene, ethyl acid, or methyl chloride. These chemicals can react with the materials that the LCD screen is made of which could yellow the screen or cause other kinds of damage.

3.  Never spray liquid directly on the LCD screen or it could run inside the monitor and cause damage.

Cleaning a flat screen monitor

     Don’t adjust your set – Joost is the next generation in internet TV.
     Over
10 years ago, it was the onset of email. Then, the genius of Google bowled the masses over. Today, it’s YouTube. Tomorrow, it’s going to be Joost. The next internet phenomenon.
    
Joost is a fully-encrypted, IP-based, P2PTV delivery system. In layman’s terms? Joost somewhat magically makes your PC this broadcast-quality monitor, churning out on-demand TV. Sharp, full-screen images are combined with complete programmes, giving you the flexibility to channel-surf thanks to the interactivity of the Web.
    
Here’s where it gets even better – the software will be free and should work on any decent PC with a broadband connection, and the programmes will be free, too!
    
Now, given the size of computer monitors these days the options are endless. Another  thing advertised as making Joost so special, is its breakthrough peer-to-peer (P2P) technology. Currently, almost all online video and media sits on a bank of central servers and is downloaded from there. The more popular a show or movie is, the longer it takes to download because people all around the world are downloading at the same time – slowing the whole process down. Here’s how Joost’s technology will work: everything on your screen is made up of chunks of data initially stored on the computers of other users. The software will draw fragments of the programme you want from lots of different sources, then pieces them together as you’re watching. Once a programme has been sent out by Joost and becomes more popular, it becomes easier to download; easier to access as it’s already sitting on other PC’s.
    
With channels and production houses such as Time Warner, Endemol, MTV and Paramount on board, the content range is huge - and it hasn't even launched to the public yet! Joost is set to be launched in the UK at the end of the year, so we may see it in a year or so.

What is Joost TV?
Installing Husband
 
Dear Tech Support,
     Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down in overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0. In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5 and then installed undesirable programs such as football 5.0, baseball 3.0, and Golf Clubs 4.1. Conversation 8.0 no longer runs, and Housecleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system. I've tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail.
     What can I do?
     Signed, Desperate

Dear Desperate
     First keep in mind, Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package, while Husband 1.0 is an Operating System.
     Please enter the command "http: I Thought You Loved Me.html" and try to download Tears 6.2 , and don't forget to install the Guilt 3.0 update. If that application works as designed, Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewelry 2.0 and Flowers 3.5.
     But remember, overuse of the above application can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0 or Beer 6.1. Beer 6.1 is a very bad program that will download the Snoring Loudly Beta.
     Whatever you do, DO NOT install Mother-in-law 1.0 (it runs a virus in the background that will eventually seize control of all your system resources).
     Also, do not attempt to reinstall the Boyfriend 5.0 program. These are unsupported applications and will crash Husband 1.0.
     In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. You might consider buying additional software to improve memory and performance. We recommend Food 3.0 and Hot Lingerie 7.7.
     Good Luck, Tech Support
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