There are lots of types of computers out there these days. The all-in-one computers that include the computer and the screen in one box are becoming more popular. We will go more in-depth about them in another article. The new tablet,touch screen computers are to a great extent replacing the [...]
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Issue 20.12 Issue 18.12 I am often asked if Social Media such as Facebook is safe to use. The quick and easy answer is “no”,but most people use it anyway and there are things you can do to make it closer to safe and an acceptable risk. I use it,but have had to [...] Issue 16.12 One of the frustrating things I have experienced over the years is a tendency for laptop and tablet computers to have very quiet speakers. There are notable exceptions,but most of them have sound systems that are underpowered or do not have much bass sound. This is especially annoying to people [...] Issue 15.12 Don’t give up. Buying a newer,faster computer is always an option. You need to realize however,that just buying one doesn’t mean you will be able to use your old programs,get access to your old emails or find your old pictures and documents. Transferring all of that to your [...] Issue 13.12 Topics for these articles are often inspired by the number of calls I receive on a topic. Lately,I have had a bunch of people who have lost access to their email account. The main culprit is attempts by hackers to gain access to their account and thus to their private [...] Issue 12.12 Most people do not know that there are anywhere from 2 to 8 electrical fans operating inside your computer case. All of them are helpful in keeping the components cool,but some of them are critical to keeping your computer running. If one of these critical fans fails,your computer can [...] Issue 10.12 I want to encourage everyone to take a few minutes to actually open and run a scan with their anti-virus program. There is a new virus spreading through the internet that disables AV programs without making it obvious and then redirects your internet requests (what you type in is not necessarily [...] Issue 8.12 One of my customers suggested the topic for this article and I always try to listen to my customers. They asked me to tell them some of the strangest,most interesting or funniest service calls I have experienced. The first one that came to mind wasn’t even a service call,it [...] Issue 7.12 Once or twice a year,I have to revisit a topic that causes more trouble for computer owners than almost any other. Simply put,it is clicking on a pop-up that is telling you that you need to solve a problem with your computer. Basically,there are five types of pop-ups [...] Issue 6.12 Flash memory is memory that is contained on a chip which is not erased when your computer is powered down. It is used in many types of memory cards and even in replacement drives for your hard disk called SSDs (or Solid State Drives –more on this later). The most [...] |    | |||||
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