Did a solar flare screw up my computer last night?

Hi everyone, Just wondering if anyone has any solutions to this other than a complete shutdown. I place my computer in either stand by or hibernate and for some reason in the early ours of the morning it will turn itself on and sit on the login screen. I think it must be some kind of...

OK, I'm seeing strange behaviors on my machine... My sleep settings are set for 5 minutes for screensaver, 10 minutes to turn the screen off, and after 15 minutes the machine goes to sleep. I've edited the system so updates, and everything of the like happen during business hours and it...

I find the standard Win 7 themes, with the high amount of white-on-white text in the task bar from the 3D lens flare effect, to be very difficult to read, and the mouse hover adds even more white, making it even worse. The only alternative I've seen so far is the high-contrast theme, which is...

Hey guys, I recently just put together a couple of computers (for the first time), and was wondering if any of you could enlighten me as to whether or not it's better to leave your computer on 24/7 or power down every night and on every morning. What are your thoughts? I'm thinking in terms of...

most times when i'm on really late and theres no 1 to chat with i am left very bored... what occupies you guys at a time like this?