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GOOD SAM CLUB
One of the most important things you should have when you are traveling, is
the Good Sam Club and the things that it offers. You can Click Here to Join for $19 Heading out on the road without the Good Sam Club and its many
amenities, would be like leaving without your ATM card or check book. For years this club has served the Rver and served them well.
My wife and I are Life Members. To check some of the good things they offer, Click Here
We enjoy offering computer help to anyone who might need it. We do not consider ourselves to be experts, but we do have considerable experience making mistakes on our computers and learning how to fix them. We have also spent thousands of hours researching computer problems, tips and tricks from Internet sources, as well as computer books containing tutorials. We also get lots of information from the visitors to this web site that are willing to share their computer problems and solutions. This enables us to pass along helpful information through this web site and the free computer help newsletter we offer here. We encourage you to consider subscribing to the free newsletter, you can subscribe at the top of this page. You will see advertising on this web site, but you are under no obligation to purchase anything. All information is free.
What are ULPC's ?Microsoft has a web page explaining what these new low cost computers are. I am still looking into these computers and where you can buy them. In the mean time look at Microsoft's page, ULPC's
New Firefox Version 2.0.0.14 is ready
Those of you that use Forefox as your browser can download the latest version here,
www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox
RV Parks with FREE WiFi
Many of you have used our FREE WiFi places web page for the past few years. Here we offer a FREE WiFi places page just for RV Parks and Resorts. Many of these were sent in by our web site visitors and newsletter subscribers. If you would like to let us know of a WiFi spot, you can do so on the FREE RV WiFi Places page
Rver's Computer Help Store
Those of you that want to support this web site and the free newsletter, can now do so by going to our new store. There you will find merchants that offer a wide variety of products that may interest you. So if you are looking for a gift for someone or would just like to do some shopping, please consider buying from our merchants. Thanks, Bobbi and Larry Rver's Computer Help Store
Everything you need for the RV and the RV life style
Here you will find RV accessories, RV's, RV Parks, Campgrounds, RV Insurance and much more Click Here
Are you a Golfer ?
If you love golfing, you will love this Sky Caddie. SkyCaddie is more than a rangefinder; it’s having your own personal caddie. To find out how SkyCaddie can eliminate your disadvantages in playing against the course and knock strokes off your game. Click Here
GPS Reviews and Opinions
If you are thinking about buying a GPS system or if you just want to know more about them, read what some of our readers have to say. Read More
Buying a Digital Camera
Searching for a digital camera? Here is some information that may help you narrow the search for just the right one. Read reviews by those that have tested many different cameras. Read More
WiFi Antenna
I have this antenna as well as others and it performs as advertised. It is easy to use, just plug the usb connector into your computer, install the driver that comes with it and you are ready to go. It is small and works well with laptops, it is highly directional which lets you pin point a wifi signal to get the maximum signal strength.....Read More
Participate in our forums
Find out some things you didnt know and share your knowledge with others. This is a new forum, so please help it get off to a good start.....Read More
What's New at Microsoft
To keep up with what is going on at Microsoft, go to our Microsoft page and read the latest. Also download some of Microsoft's beta programs........Read More
How to communicate from your RV during or after a disaster
I was lead to write this article after the recent Hurricane disaster in the Gulf Coast.
If you have been Rving for any length of time, then you are probably familiar with inverters. They operate off the RV batteries or a tow vehicle battery........Read More
Mac Address Filtering (Prevent unathorized use of your Wireless network)
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Help for Mac users
We have a few Mac users that stumble onto our web site every once in a while. Unfortunately we do not have much to offer them. I have been the online computer advisor for www.rversonline.org for 3 or 4 years now and I just discovered Jim Brandenburg is also an advisor for Mac users. I contacted Jim and he said he would be happy to assist Mac users with there needs. Here is his email address, feel free to ask what ever you would like about Mac computers. Please tell him where you got his email address. Jim Brandenburg
Download and Burn DVD's
You can get movies from Cinemanow just by downloading them to your home computer or laptop. CinemaNow launched a revolutionary new Burn To DVD service that made it the first ever to offer downloads of Hollywood movies that can be burned and played in a standard DVD player. Check it out,
Download and Burn DVDs
Why do we need an Antivirus Program
If a virus infects your computer, in some cases it can actually use your computer to send it's self
to others. You will not know this is happening until you start getting emails from your friends and relatives wanting
to know why you are sending them a virus.
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What is Wi-Fi
Recently there have been lots of inquiries about Wi-Fi. I will attempt here to shed some light
on the subject. I will try to keep the explanation at a lay persons level, not only for people that are not familiar with
Wi-Fi, but for me also. Read More
Rver's Mechanical Breakdown Protection
We bought a new Alfa Gold 5th Wheel in 1997. We knew that the dealer was going to be offering us an extended warranty
package, so we did some shopping around for the extended warranty package before we bought the the 5th wheel. We were
prepared when we went in to do the paper work at the time of purchase. Read More
Replacing your Laptop LCD screen
If you have a laptop that is in good shape, but the LCD screen has been damaged or is just going bad, you might consider replacing the screen instead of buying a new laptop. This is something that you might be able to do yourself if there is a good tutorial available for your computer. Read More
Upgrading that old Laptop
Before you go out and buy that new laptop, take a long look at your old one. Is it running good, does it still look pretty good, maybe you are considering replacing it because of a small hard drive, or maybe you would like to have more memory Read More
USA Clickable Map
Make good use of our USA clickable map. Using this map you can get Weather,
Road Conditions and travel information, as well interesting facts about our states. Here is an example, Click Here to go to the map. Then click on MD for Maryland, then click the "Traffic" button
at the lower left of the page, now click "Live Traffic Camera's". You can actually watch live traffic
at different locations around the state. Have Fun!!
Security Camera and more
This is a great camera for Home or RV. The uses for us Rver's are endless. It can also be used as a web cam. I have not tried it, but I bet it would work mounted to the rear of on RV. Check it out
Email Warning
Lately there have been lots of emails attempting to get us to give our bank information, such as your credit card number and bank account numbers. These all seem to have very poor grammar. There is a link for you to click on, do not click it. The bank names they are using are real, but the information is not. Many of the banks that are mentioned in these emails have a place on there real web sites for reporting these fake emails. Here is a sample of what one looks like. Fake Email
The proper way to email photos
There is a right way and a wrong way to email photos. Do it the wrong way and a lot of time can be wasted sending them and for the person receiving them. I have written an article along with a tutorial that shows the right way to send your photos in the email, Read More
WARNING, the tips, tutorials and suggestions given in the newsletter and on this web site, are offered in good faith to assist with computer problems and help you enjoy the use of your computer. If the directions are not followed correctly, some of the tips or tutorials could cause problems with your computer.
Use them at your own risk.
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