You may have heard about a new type of hard drive called a Solid State Drive. If you have ever wondered what this is, read on. Basically, on the hard drive is where the operating system, programs, data files etc., are stored. There’s been different types of hard drives in the past before the solid state drive – and they had one thing in common. Each of these hard drives has moving parts in them. They have some plates inside that look like CDs and an arm that could read the information from the disks. That is the basic difference (more…)
How To Back Up Your Computer
Owning a computer comes with a responsibility, that responsibility is data security. What I mean by this is that every person that owns a computer has the responsibility to make sure that their data will be safe if the computer crashes. The life cycle of a hard drive is unpredictable due to unforeseen variables. On average, a hard drive can last about 4 to 5 years before starting to give in. However, we have seen hard drives go bad on brand new computers due to things like (more…)
Faster Web Browsing
Are you happy with your internet browser? Do you ever get fed up of your internet browser just freezing up or crashing in the middle of a browsing session? Well, the solution to this problem might be as simple as changing your browser. Internet Explorer is one of the most commonly used web browsers. Unfortunately, most of the problems described above are common to Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer is also often targeted by viruses more than other browsers. Unless you have a very good virus protection (more…)
Taking Care Of Your Computer
Is your computer getting enough air circulation? You will be surprised how much dust, human hair and pet hair computers can suck up over the years. Even though it is common sense that a computer needs to be dusted often, very few people actually do it. Keeping your computer dust free is one of the simplest non technical things you can do to help keep your computer running smoothly (more…)
Windows Updates
Have you ever wondered if you should run windows updates or not? In this article we will shed some light on what windows updates are and why they are important for your computer. The world of technology is a wondrous world, but it’s far from perfection, particularly computer technology. A computer has a master program that is responsible for how other programs, applications and hardware run and interact with other things on the (more…)