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How To – Get Rid of your Cable or Satellite TV Bill and still enjoy Television

Cable and Satellite TV bills can cost more than half your other utility bills combined and although its nice watching a movie you’ve seen 20 times or some reality show thats kinda lame but its the only new thing on all 147 stations you are paying for gets to be a bit much.

The really sad thing is every new television out there is able to play HD video and your cable provider has …

How To – Windows XP Support Ends April 8, 2014 – What do you do now?

Microsoft is ending Windows XP technical support on April 8th, 2014 and there are still millions of people out there that have not updated.

So, what does this mean to you and how should you go about upgrading.

The first thing you have to understand is that the Computer Operating System is the main software that makes the computer run and all the other programs work together. Although Microsoft may bundle some extras in their OS or …

How To – Why doesn’t my Electric Razor give a Close Shave – The Tricks they don’t tell you

http://www.yourepair.com/yrblog/wp-content/HLIC/618d90f03a99af1c689d028492e88026.jpgElectric Razors are probably the best invention for men in the past 40 years. When I was a kid starting to shave I had the choice of the standard single replaceable blade razors or disposable razors that just started hitting the market. Yes it was quite a long time ago and although they did offer electric razors they were cost prohibitive and didn’t work well.

Today although you can chose to spend over $100 for an …

How To – Home Security Systems for Apartment Renters

Wireless alarm system for ApartmentsThere are many reasons that people choose renting over owning their own home. Often it is for convenience or it could be for temporary housing when moving to a new location or it could just be the cost. Whatever the reason it does not mean that you have to do without a dependable security system that you can purchase and control yourself.

The problem with home security systems is that they …

How To – Cutting Costs of Expensive Cable or Satellite TV

Every time I get the cable bill I wonder why am I paying for dozens of channels that I never watch and shouldn’t there be a way that I can get a cheaper bill.

I think most people feel the same way. We want to have some entertainment but we end up paying for so much garbage that we never wanted.

Well there are a few ways that you can lower your costs. Unfortunately you can’t …

How To – Budget Upgrading Your Computer To An Intel i5 Sandybridge i3 i7 Options

Normally we don’t get too in depth on howtos that cover computer hardware upgrades but since many of our users are looking to upgrade computers for their business or  family we thought we would take a quick look at how you can get the most bang for your buck and extend the life of your system.

Now if you are going from a very old computer like we are. Our system is a Pentium 2.6ghz …

How To – Biometric Safes For Security & Easy Access

Biometrics in security has been around for more then 15 years but most of our homes still do not rely on this technology for storage of personal items and weapons.

Every good gun owner should have their weapons secured at all times but this also means delays of access in emergency situations.  With advances in technology and reductions in cost this easy and secure method of storing your items is now in reach.

Although storing large …

How To – Tilt Wall Mounts For LCD And Plasma Televisions

Most small to midsized flat screen televisions will come from the manufacture with a table top stand for viewing larger televisions will require mounting on your wall. You may even want to mount a smaller television directly on your wall to provide a better viewing angle or just for saving space.

To mount your television correctly will mean proper selection of a tilt wall mount.  Most stores will offer mounts to fit televisions that they …

How To – Cable Tv Systems – How do they work

With new products being offered by our cable tv providers we wanted to take a look at how all of these technologies are provided over one connection to your home.

For the longest time Cable Tv meant that you were provided with a single selection of television broadcasts. The only variation to the basic cable choices was paid movie channels. Providing this type of service to customers was a relatively easy …

How To – Assembling An External Hard Drive Enclosure

The need for an external hard drive can be many and building your own is a pretty quick process if you follow a few basic steps.

You may want to take the drive with you when you are away from home or office. Backups are also a good reason now that hard drives have become much larger then even a double sided DVD. Or you may just want to add a hard drive and don’t …