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[SOLUTION] Adobe Flash updater with Internet Explorer Script Error

Wednesday, August 29th, 2012

A client was trying to update Adobe Flash to 11.4 (down with Adobe and their rage-inducing update policy), but she got a pop-up windows in the final phase of the update: Internet Explorer Script Error An error has occurred in the script on this page. Line: 1 Char: 18292 Error: Object expected Code: 0 URL: http://127.0.0.1:1821/app/_js/index.js What this ...

[ALERT] THE CREDIT UNION CENTER ALERT text message

Wednesday, June 27th, 2012

I just got a text in Pittsburgh: "THE CREDIT UNION CENTER ALERT: Your CARD has been DEACTIVATED. Please call 724-922-1039." The sender was 724-496-6087. Please just don't fall for it -- it's fraud plain and simple.   Here is one of the warning I found quickly: https://www.fortcommunity.com/ed/alerts.htm

Dell Latitude E6420 & E6520 weight

Friday, April 6th, 2012

I've found it very difficult to find the weight of Dell Latitude laptops because what I've found on Dell's website says that it is with an empty CD drive bay and a 4-cell battery (which isn't even available to buy with the computer). I just weighed a standard configuration E6420 (6 ...

FOR SALE: 2012 Kaplan Pocket Tables

Saturday, March 10th, 2012

[OLD YEAR] STILL IN STOCK NOW (3/9/2013):  Kaplan's 2012 Pocket Tables, or as some people call them, Tax Tables. I currently have a large quantity in stock. All orders include free shipping to the US only.  Email (brian AT brianmorristech.com) or Comment below if you want me to send them and bill ...

2004 Jeep Liberty problems – listed

Saturday, October 22nd, 2011

I have a 2004 Jeep Liberty and it sounds like many others have had these same issue I've had, so I figured why don't I list what I've figured out so you don't have to! (I haven't listed normal maintenance items like brake pads or fluids). Comment on others things ...

[SOLUTION] Traffic not appearing on Garmin nuvi 1690

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

I'm really liking the Garmin nuvi 1690 with nuLink, which I hope to write a review for Amazon soon. One problem that I experienced was that I couldn't get the traffic icon to show up on the screen and I couldn't figure out how to turn it on in the ...

Adobe Reader 9 & Reader X print garbage

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

I've dealt with Adobe Reader 9 printing garbled characters/garbage for a few years now with my clients and I've never found an actual fix. It is happening with Adobe Reader X as well. My best answer has been to leave the document open until printing is complete and it seems ...

Printer/copier cost per page

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010

I've found it very difficult to compare printers over the years because printer manufacturers seems to not want to make it easy to compare cost per page numbers.  This is one of the most important factors in my recommendations, but most consumers just look at the price of the printer ...

Webroot Antivirus with Spy Sweeper 2011 makes Vista freeze?

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

I did work on a computer this morning that was freezing 2-4 times per daily; usually when the screensaver was active.  The freeze was a total screen and mouse freeze, in which the power button needed to be held in.  It is a Dell Inspiron tower with Vista SP2 32-bit.  ...

My iPhone Wish List from Apple’s developers

Monday, October 26th, 2009

[UPDATED 6/30/10, updates in red] [UPDATED 9/16/10, updates in green] I really love my iPhone. It makes me so much more productive and easy to reach via IM, text, email, phone. It's like having my home computer in my pocket. However, with heavy use, there are bugs that I've found ...