Jul 20
July 20th, 2010
It seems that nobody realizes that I'm alive unless they need
something. I'm beginning to feel like Rodney Dangerfield - I get
no respect! I always get the "I need" calls. As in - "I need a
ride to go to Tako's Pig Roast or I'll starve to death" -
The other calls that I get are of the variety - "My computer
doesn't work" - "Excel is acting funny" - "My computer's locked
up, what do I do?"
Well, I can't authorize you to go home or to the mall, so what
about trying "the three finger salute ...
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Jul 18
July 18th, 2010
Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced it is shipping a 32GB Elite Pro SDHC Flash memory card for use with today's digital video camcorders and other high-resolution imaging devices. The new 32GB card is the largest capacity in Kingston's Elite Pro line of SDHC cards, which currently
includes 4-, 8- and 16GB capacities."With the growing popularity of digital video and the HD format, consumers continue to look for ...
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Jul 14
July 14th, 2010
Some of us aren't lucky enough to have brand new computer
systems that are loaded with memory and bells and whistles.
Plus, many software programs are RAM memory guzzlers, and they
don't "release" that memory when the program is closed. That
means that your system is unable to recover that memory and use
it with other programs.
When this happens, you get "low memory" messages, or your system
may even crash, causing you to lose everything that hasn't been
saved up until that point.
Though this ...
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Jul 6
July 6th, 2010
"Computer Running Slow?...Here's One Reason!" copyright 2001-02
John Evans
Just the other day, my computer started running a little slow.
Kind of puzzled me. And I put up with it for a while.
But then it got a little irritating. While trying to surf the
web, I noticed that web pages were taking much too long to load.
This is always an irritant. And, Internet Explorer was also
taking its time coming up.
Now, I'm no novice on the computer, but, sometimes we humans can
get a 'lapse of memory'. ...
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Jun 29
June 29th, 2010
Build Your Own Computer : What to Look for in a Case
By Stephen Bucaro
Why would you want to build your own computer? Not to save
money. With a decent manufactured computer costing less than
$400.00, it will cost you more to buy the parts to build your
own. There are five advantages to building rather than buying.
1. Most manufactured computers are build using proprietary
components. When (not if) your computer breaks down, you can't
use off-the-shelf replacement parts. You have to pay a lot ...
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Jun 23
June 23rd, 2010
As a computer troubleshooter and repair person, I see all kinds
of problems and possibilities. From the quick fix or answer to
the complicated repair, from the problem computer to the
occasional tweak another computer needs - it pays to know a good
and reliable technician to help you.
Lately there have been programs in which online support is
offered. This can be good or bad. The good is there are various
programs you can choose from, and the bad is you might choose
poorly and get stuck with a ...
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Jun 18
June 18th, 2010
Have you ever had the experience of going to a computer training
center and realized how much computer stuff you don't know? I
know when I started in the computer industry in the early 90's I
had trouble just remembering my password after 15 minutes of
one-on- one instruction, much less how the computer actually
worked. Let's face it, no one wakes up one day and says, I am a
genius with this computer stuff. We all had to start some where
and for most people, computers can be very confusing ...
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Jun 14
June 14th, 2010
MAh battery capacity is calculated, you can be understood as the number of mA (mA) discharge current for 1 hour
Camcorder Battery Digital Camera Battery. For example, 1000mAh battery refers to 1000mA discharge current in 1 hour and so much capacity. Thus, if the load (with electrical) power consumption is 100mA, the battery can discharge 10 hours, if the load current is 200mA, the battery can be used 5 hours, and so on. The principle is the chemical reaction cell to generate ...
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Jun 11
June 11th, 2010
Have you ever attended a computer course at a computer training
center and really thought about much money they make on teaching
students? I know when I first started taking classes it just
amazed me on how much money the training centers make for
teaching many of the most popular Microsoft Office courses
offered today. Of course there is big money in certification
courses, but the majority of the home and small business users
just want to learn how to use products like Microsoft Word,
Excel, ...
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Jun 8
June 8th, 2010
Its not something we like to think about but your computer will
fail, if you keep it long enough.It may be a simple problem,such
as the floppy drive not reading the disk to a major system crash.
Because computers are run by operators,User Error is the most
common cause of computer malfunction.When the user is at the
computer,he or she may add or delete certain files.Or he/she may
remove or exchange certain hardware features.
When we look at user error,we must remember that since we're
human,the ...
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