Maintenance

Computer Repair - To pay or not to pay for anti-virus... With the way the economy is, we are all trying to save a buck where we can. It's understandable; who wants to pay at least $49.99 a year for virus protection? Well, after reading you may see wh… more »

Transferring data from an old Computer can be a daunting task, especially if the old Computer is not booting up. Most PC retailers would rather not hassle with helping you on something like this, and if they do they want to charge an arm and three legs.… more »

Over time, a windows installation becomes bogged down and begins running more slowly. There are several issue that cause this and some can be fixed by doing basic computer maintenance. Some issues are due to virus or trojan infections that can be costly… more »

I wanted to address the importance of moving files to external media. It's an issue for two reasons: One, you want to do file backups in the case of hardware failure. If your hard drive begins to fail and you only have copies of your pictures or mus… more »

When your hard drive becomes fragmented, the computer slows down. It's as simple as that. When you write data to the disk, windows saves it in free areas of the hard drive. This means that when you save a picture or a movie, it can actually be split int… more »