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The day we’ve all been waiting for – October 22 – is almost here, and Geek Squad has a great offer to make it even better. Geek Squad Agents have pledged to deliver full upgrade service for customers moving to Windows 7 from Windows Vista or Windows XP for a mere $39.99, heavily discounted from the standard Geek Squad Operating System Install price of $129.99, and designed to make the upgrade faster and easier.
The weather is getting warmer and the days longer as Spring approaches, which also means that Daylight Saving Time is nearly upon us. In fact, the DST changeover is coming this Sunday, March 8th at 2:00 am. For most people, this means a trip throughout the house, hunting down every piece of electronics with a clock.
For computer users, if you have Windows Vista (or even Windows 7), you’re all set. For Windows XP users, if your system has all its updates current, you won’t have any problems. However, if you have not updated your computer – please do that today by the way! – or you want to be sure you’re ok, you can download the update that addresses the issue here. Apple users, head here.
This Sunday also provides an excellent opportunity to do a few other bi-annual tasks, such as checking the batteries in your smoke alarms, confirming that your PC’s antivirus and antispyware programs are up to date, and making a backup of all your important data if you aren’t already doing so.
If you are one of the many who suddenly found their PS2 keyboard and mouse stopped working after downloading from Optional Updates an IdeaCom HID PS/2 Touchscreen driver for Windows XP or Vista, you may think different.
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