Tech – for Everyone

Tech Tips and Tricks & Advice – written in plain English.

About Tech Paul

Welcome to my blog.  I am a CompTIA Certified computer technician, and the owner of Aplus Computer Aid. I offer my affordable and friendly services via remote control over the Web, or over the phone. My email is tech4everyone(at)gmail.com.

I regularly post how-to’s and tricks & tips and general computing advice. Sometimes I will answer (your) specific questions in an article if I believe that it is generally helpful to “everyone”. All the writing you see is my own, typos and all.

I do my very best to provide the best solutions and advice. I use only industry best practices, and reliable sources for my research. I strive to Do No Harm.

Note: You are responsible for using this blog and its content. I am in no way liable for any losses caused by user error, viruses and/or other malware, hardware or software failure, or any other conceivable reason.

7 Comments »

  1. Nice site. I added you to my blogroll. Take a look at my blog sometime…it’s mytechtalk.wordpress.com.

    Cheers,

    Mike

    Comment by Mike McGinley | July 30, 2007 | Reply

  2. I love your site! :)

    Comment by Michael Tim | February 28, 2009 | Reply

  3. I love your site. Keep it up !

    Comment by knowledgetoday | March 29, 2009 | Reply

  4. I’d just like to say thank you, for your site is great at helping me with my internet issues! It’s great that you post free services right up on the web for basic computer problems. Just today I was experiencing an “Internet Problem”, as you professional computer technicians call then. All I did was read your page about how to fix it with just a few clicks of the mouse, and I was golden! So thanks so much for posting those helpful little tid-bits online to help the technologically impaired people of the world!

    Comment by A friend | June 23, 2009 | Reply

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    Comment by Scoroncocolo | July 19, 2009 | Reply

  6. Thank you so much for this site. My problem with it is that I can spend way too much time here!

    Real Problem: I am trying to copy some photos to a cd and I keep getting the “insert disc” message even though a disc is already in place. I’ve tried both “E” & “F”, and tried a brand new disc. I tried a music (played, not copied) cd and it worked okay. I’ve copied music before but not photos. I recently installed & ran Errorfix. I see lots of other folks have had this problem but I’m not seeing any real solutions.
    Shelley

    Comment by shelley | August 12, 2009 | Reply

    • Shelley,
      The “Please insert a disc” message [typically] means that the media is not being recognized by the player.

      This can be because of a “bad” blank disc, or because of the make/type.. as these devices (generally, older ones) can be rather particular.

      I have had whole batches (packs) of discs be “bad”, and I have had just one or two “bad” ones out of a pack.. so you did the right thing by trying a different disc.. you should try a few more out of that ‘pack’, and then try a whole new manufacturer’s pack.
      Also, if you using DC + R’s, try using CD – R’s.

      Comment by techpaul | August 12, 2009 | Reply


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