March 27, 2010
A caller’s repeat Windows crash gives Dr. Dave a chance to explain why good troubleshooting begins with facts and a strategy rather than activity designed to reassure the customer. Another regular caller contributes a solution Dr. Dave had not considered, illustrating the collaborative character of the show. Dr. Dave strongly supports Google’s decision to move its China search service, warns small businesses that artificial followers and spam destroy credibility, and dissects a misleading security headline by noticing that the supposedly undefeated browser was never tested. He also separates social tools from the behavior people choose, describes the gap between 4G specifications and real implementation, and explains why many computers sent for costly data recovery only need diagnosis or repair.
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