If your desktop doesn’t turn on because of a blinking yellow light, you’re not in trouble.  There are a couple of ways to troubleshoot this in order to repair your computer.  First, open up your desktop by taking off the side panel.  Then, test the RAM by removing the modules one by one to see if there is a bad RAM module.  After the RAM test, you’ll need to test the power supply by replacing it for another one.  9 times out of 10, this blinking amber light is the cause of a bad power supply.

Keep in mind that recovering your files is not a problem with this issue.  This issue typically pertains to a power issue so your hard drive which olds your files is not in jeopardy.  If you’re still experiencing an issue after testing out the RAM and swapping out the power supply, you should have your computer further diagnosed by a top computer repair service company.

If you are a student, you can buy Microsoft Office 2007 at a big discount.  Just recently, Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate (includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access and more) which lists at app. $400 was sold at just $60.  All you have to do is go online to the following Microsoft NYC educational resellers, and provide a valid student e-mail address or another form of student identification, and the Office discount is yours.  Or you can buy directly from Microsoft online through the following Microsoft online partners.

Next time your buying software, if you go to school or work for one, you should take advantage of your educational discount.  Or if you’re looking to buy software for a student, the discount will still apply as well.  Whether buying an operating system upgrade, Microsoft Office product, Adobe Acrobat, there is usually a student discount if you ask for on.  This student discount will keep your computer purchase setup rate down in the long-run.

There are 3rd party applications you may install on the new iPhone.  But, are they worth it at such a new stage?  And will the new 3G iPhone support 3rd party applications?

If you are planning to get the new 3G iPhone, coming out on Monday, then there is no need to jailbreak your phone.  This is because 3rd party apps will be allowed to run on the new iPhone.  However, if you’re not planning to buy the new 3G iPhone, you might consider jailbreaking, or hacking, your phone.  You may jailbreak your phone, or allow to install free applications easily.

Here are the notable 3rd party applications you’ll want on your iPhone: 

• WebSearch allows for quick shortcut searches on sites
• iFlix manages Netflix for you
• NemusSync syncs your iPhones calendars with your google calendar
• OrbLive streams TV or any content from your computer to your iPhone.  Think Nanny cam!
• VideoRecorder give the iPhone a good video program

Enough said.  Set up 3rd party apps to get more from your iPhone.  Advanced tech support is not needed.

Everybody is familiar with Facebook, the personal networking site that can help you find friends and possibly more.  Facebook has been quasi-used as a way to network business contacts, but it has been mostly thought of as a personals site.  Now, LinkedIn has created a solid business networking site where professionals can meet others to drum up business, jobs, contacts, and opportunities. 

A couple of our folks, including yours truly, has signed up for LinkedIn and are impressed.  First of all, it’s free to sign up.  And right away, you can invite other friends and colleagues, and it’s very easy to look up college alums, old company colleagues, or region-specific areas.  This site has an added feature for hiring candidates and looking for jobs.

How does it work?  You may invite someone as your contact, or as LinkedIn calls it, your connection.  Then, you’ll have access to your connections’ connections.  You’re allotted 5 introductions, meaning you can directly contact people through who you know, or through 2nd and 3rd degrees of separation.  If you want to contact a connection through a connection, your direct connection will need to decide if he approves such third-party connections.  I know you’re probably thinking of Kevin Bacon’s 6 degrees of separation right now, and yes maybe you will know somebody who knows him through this site.  But, it really is easy to work with after you set up your profile.

You may receive more introductions through upgrades and a paid subscription at the business level.  You may import your own contacts and be able to start chatting right away with these folks.

The added feature on this site is being able to join associations that are tailored towards your specialty: executives, consultants, female professionals, non-for-profit execs, and so on.  This allows for you to get right to it in terms of connecting to people right in your industry.  So, you can target folks in the IT industry who specialize in computer repairs within NYC. 

Another nice feature is being able to set up LinkedIn on your blackberry or iPhone.  Since your list of contacts might be too large to import/export into Outlook, having your LinkedIn contacts directly on your phone could come in handy with the LinkedIn mobile feature.  Overall, we like the site and give it a double thumbs up!

If your wireless access point is weak, you can strengthen it by installing a wireless access point.  Or if you have a duplex or large square footage area to cover, a wireless access point, or WAP, is an ideal way to extend the signal to hard-to-reach dead spots.

A wireless access point is a piece of equipment that is integrated in a wireless router network.  If you have floors to cover, lots of electronics, or an outdoor area, a WAP is what you need.

So, which wireless access point should you purchase?  They have brought upon rave reviews since it is still a relatively new concept.

Here are our favorite wireless access points:

1. Netgear Range Extender Wireless Access Point
2. Linksys Wireless N Access Point
3. Apple’s Airport Express Access Point

When setting up your wireless access point, pay particular attention to any firware upgrades that are necessary.  And by all means, make sure that your spyware and viruses are at a minimum.  The last thing you want to do is spread such maliciously material wirelessly throughout your network.

It has been reported by Windows that users are left vulnerable if using Safari as a web browser.  Typically, Windows users use Microsoft’s Internet Explorer that comes with Windows for surfing sites.  Alternately, Firefox, Netscape, and Opera are other popular web browsers.  Safari has not be used a lot on Windows, and that is probably the reason for a lack of security that is left for Safari Windows users.  Safari is typically associated with Apple computers since it is bundled into the Apple systems.

What can happen to Windows users if they install Safari?  If they mistakenly visit a malicious site or download spyware, their system can potentially be hacked into.  This is definitely a serious issue. 

If you still want to use Safari on your Windows computer, you can apply one quick fix to safeguard your computer. 

If you do use Safari, Microsoft says you can apply a workaround to protect yourself.  You’ll need to change the default download location by performing the following:

• Open Safari and navigate to Preferences under the Edit menu
• Select a different location on the local drive after clicking Save Downloaded Files to

Microsoft and Apple both haven’t released when this would be fixed as Apple seems less concerned that Microsoft does about this.  By the way, Safari is an Apple product.  That explains Apple’s ho-hum approach to this.  We recommend to just steer clear of Safari on Windows computers until this is resolved.  There are plenty of other web browsers to use in the meantime.