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These sites and services have been found useful or been recommended. This is not an endorsement or guarantee of safety. Sites, software and services subject to change without notice.

Definitions:

  • Shareware is software offered free only for a limited time or with limited functions, which should be paid for and licensed later; try before you buy.
  • Freeware is software offered with no payment requirement (although sometimes donations and/or feedback are appreciated).

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Advice here comes from a number of sources, including Gizmo's Tech Support Alert email newsletter, Windows Secrets email newsletter, Smart Computing magazine, and RSS feeds from Lockergnome, The Internet Patrol, Lifehacker, Robin Good, Infopackets Windows Technology News, Clif Notes Newsletter from FreewareWiki.

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Computer Help Forums

  • Internet Fixes covers a lot more than just Internet problems. Anything dealing with operating systems (Windows and others) and all kinds of other problems. Recommended by ClifNotesNewsletter.

  • Tech Support Guy free help for Windows. Use with caution; you are posting your question to a list for anyone to answer, or searching for the answer others may have received for the same problem.

  • Qunu bills itself as "a search engine for people. We use instant messaging to connect -- in real time -- people who have (for now) software or tech-related questions with experts who are passionate and willing to help."

  • CyberTechHelp and D-A-L Computer Help are forums where you can ask for help on computer problems. Recommended by Tech Support Alert.

  • Mr. Modem has a library of articles with advice, free.

  • Best Free Technical Support Sites is a current list courtesy of Gizmo's Tech Support Alert. The home page for this site has a batch of how-to guides for all sorts of problems and help.

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