http://badbraincomputers.com badbrain computers is a technology solutions provider for small businesses, not-for-profits and residential customers in southern minnesota. Thu, 15 May 2008 02:29:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just a friendly warning to those about to re-install Windows and/or have someone format your hard drive: while you can backup your personal data files and documents, most or all of your software applications (Quickbooks, photo editors, MS Excel, games, etc.) cannot be "backed up" in the same manner and ... http://badbraincomputers.com/2007/07/29/a-common-misunderstanding/ One of my biggest gripes with IE 6 (may it rest in peace) was that it had no support for tabbed browsing. Firefox, Safari, and Opera have included support for tabbed browsing for quite some time, and thankfully, the latest version of Internet Explorer now does too. What, you may ask, ... http://badbraincomputers.com/2007/01/08/tabbed-browsing/ There was a great article in Wednesday's New York Times about what spam is, why it's gotten so bad, and what people are doing to combat it. The New York Times no longer requires registration to read most online content, so I highly recommend this. http://badbraincomputers.com/2006/12/08/why-do-we-get-so-much-spam/ One of the most effective ways of limiting the spam that you get is to use a "throwaway" email address for site registrations and product sign-ups. One easy way to do this is to sign up for an account with Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, or Gmail and use that account only ... http://badbraincomputers.com/2006/11/28/spam-prevention-tip/ The laptop/notebook computer has become an important tool in today's modern business world. Indeed, the ability to work and connect to information almost anywhere is a valuable asset, but it comes at the cost of security. We've all heard and seen stories on the news about stolen laptops containing sensitive ... http://badbraincomputers.com/2006/09/11/laptop-security/ It appears that yesterday's storms brought Northfield more than broken glass and damaged cars. If you are a Qwest telephone and/or DSL customer, you're more than likely experiencing a major service outage. From what we've heard, a fiber optic cable in our area was cut, which would definitely explain the ... http://badbraincomputers.com/2006/08/25/internettelephone-service-outage/ This year we will be celebrating Northfield’s Crazy Daze by holding a sale.  We will be opening our doors at 6am, and throughout the day we will be selling computer parts and accessories.  We look forward to seeing everyone! http://badbraincomputers.com/2006/07/26/crazy-daze/ The Rueb 'N' Stein has joined the burgeoning downtown WiFi network. Wireless internet allows us to work and play on our computers wherever we go. Rueb management noticed more and more people bringing their laptops with them to dine. Some people came to eat and work, others were there to ... http://badbraincomputers.com/2006/03/27/wifi-at-the-rueb/ A couple of months ago, By All Means Graphics, an excellent downtown Northfield design firm, came out with the Northfield Entertainment Guide. This is a very comprehensive free printed calendar of interesting things happening in Northfield. BAM (By All Means) correctly identified a need for such a guide and ... http://badbraincomputers.com/2006/01/09/badbrain-and-the-northfield-entertainment-guide/ Recently one of our small business customers experienced something really awful. His laptop computer died... Actually, the hard drive had a mechanical failure, which was then replaced under the manufacturer's warranty. Sadly, all of his files were lost and all of his email, contacts and calendar too. Fortunately, his business ... http://badbraincomputers.com/2005/11/03/backups-save-the-day-again/