Computer maintenance

Data Backup And Recovery: What You Need To Know

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Data backup and recovery are both part of making a good backup. You can’t be sure you’ve made a secure backup unless you’ve tried to recover from it, so in this article we’ll show you how you can sleep better at night knowing that your files can be recovered in case of an emergency. Why [...]

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How To Perform Software Maintenance?

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It’s essential to perform software maintenance on your computer after you’ve installed and removed more than a few programs. Most software maintenance is easy and will help your computer run faster and prevent crashes that could destroy valuable data. What Is Software Maintenance? Software maintenance is keeping the programs on your computer from interfering with [...]

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Check Your Hard Disk For Errors

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When using your computer regularly you need to keep up with computer maintenance and to check you hard disk drive for errors is one of those tasks. Your hard disk drive is where everything is stored on your computer so to say the hard drives performance is important is an understatement. You can not only help solve some [...]

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10 Tips For Making A Computer Run Faster

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We all get annoyed when our computers are slow but unfortunately most people put up with this state as they do not know what makes a computer run faster. The steps to speed up your computer are very easy to follow. Whether you need a temporary boost in speed or something long-term, here are 10 [...]

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The PC Repair Technician’s Secret Weapon – PowerSuite Golden

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A couple screwdrivers, a PC Post Card Tester, a Windows install CD, and a copy of PowerSuite Golden 2012—these are all things no experienced computer repair technicians leaves home without. The screwdriver and the POST code checker will help you find or fix almost any hardware problem. PowerSuite Golden will help you fix almost any [...]

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7 Tweaks to Make Your Computer Faster

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The speed of the computer you use can have a great deal of impact on how fast your internet is, both negatively and positively. If you need to enjoy faster broadband internet access, aside going with the right ISP it is important that you also have an active and properly optimized computer. This article will [...]

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Clear Internet Browser Cache

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If you are needing to clear Internet browser cache you must be experiencing some of the annoying problems that it can cause. Browser cache can make you think you are in a time warp or maybe even going crazy. You might experience a sense of deja vu when browsing the internet as you might be [...]

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Formatting a Hard Drive Using the Windows Operating System

April 14, 2011

Formatting a hard drive using the Windows operating system is quite an easy task now days. Over the years technology has granted us easy ways to take care of our own computers, without having to always employee and IT repair guy. I personally love formatting a hard drive regularly to keep my computer running to [...]

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5 Simple Rules To Keep Files Organized

March 10, 2011

If you want to maximize your productivity, you need to keep files organized so you can find them quickly and ensure they’re backed up. Although organizing your files the first time can be a hassle—kind of like spring cleaning—it’s easy to keep files organized afterwords. Previously we have written articles about how to organize your [...]

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15 Tips To Speed Up Your Computer

January 30, 2011

Finding ways to speed up your computer is the most important thing you could do as a computer user. This might save your computer from being thrown out the window, or even smashed up with a hammer. This is how far people get pushed when computers don’t do what they want them to do. It [...]

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How to Stop A Computer From Overheating

July 17, 2010

Stop a computer from overheating: Please note: this post has a bit of comedy mixed with danger. When I recently took a trip with my friend out to the annual Air Supply Fan Club meeting, I noticed she had about 7 jugs of water in his back seat. I thought she either took up marathon [...]

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Upgrade your Computer memory: Install extra RAM for a Faster PC

May 25, 2010

DIY Computer Memory Upgrade Now days the programs we run on our computers are becoming larger and larger every day. Some games are as big as 500MB or sometimes more. For example, Microsoft recommends at least 128MB of memory for Windows XP; 256MB is better, however, I think you need 512MB at the minimum.. One [...]

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