Nearly two thirds of my customers have at least one computer that uses Windows XP as the Operating System. The announcement recently that Microsoft will cease all support for XP on April 8,2014 has a lot of people worried. This action is called “end of life” by computer and electronics [...]
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Issue 20.13 Issue 17.13 Customers are often surprised to find that backups do not actually back up your programs. Typically,your data,pictures,documents,music,videos and sometimes email and contact lists (depending on your email program) are duplicated. What they don’t do is to make a working copy of your programs such as Office,[...] Issue 16.13 I am continually surprised by customers who have technology they have paid for but are not using. Usually it is because they have not taken the time to know what their computer can do,but often they think it is automatically going to do it without them taking the time to [...] Issue 14.13 We mentioned this type of computer in a recent article comparing the features and advantages of laptops,desktops and all-in-ones. I wanted to visit a little bit about why I think this will be the choice of many people in the near future. There are some drawbacks to these types of [...] Issue 12.13 Tablet computers and related technology such as smart phones and portable smaller laptops are becoming more the norm for many computer users. The flexibility and ease of use are making them much more popular and affordable than even a couple of years ago. They do have one basic drawback – they [...] Issue 11.13 The answer is Yes,but “it ain’t easy”,as they say. If you go to the technology stores and even to places like Wal-Mart,all you seem to be able to find are computers with Windows 8. Microsoft is making a concerted effort to force everyone to move to their new [...] Issue 10.13 If I see a number of computers with the same problem,it is a good bet that many more people are probably experiencing the same thing. When that happens,I am impressed to write an article on it. Recently,I have had a number of computers that seem to have the [...] Issue 8.13 If you only use your computer for email and writing the occasional letter,this won’t matter. However,if you store and/or edit digital photos,play games (especially on-line),watch on-line you-tube videos,video conference or stream movies to your computer,the kind of video or graphics card you have can make [...] Issue 7.12 This is only a concern for some of you,but it is common,especially when people get a new computer or change email addresses. Just say that you have written a nice letter or other document on your Word program or put together a spreadsheet that you need to share. You [...] Issue 6.13 I know I did an article on this just a few months ago,but the problem is increasing and I have had a number of calls from concerned clients the last week or so. You need to know about this scam and how to avoid it,so,if you already know [...] |   | |||||
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