Archive for April, 2008

Slow Computer Fix

Friday, April 25th, 2008

I have been asked by many, many people “Can you make my computer faster?”. My answer is always an astounding “Yes! But you might not be able to afford it”. Before you go buying things to make it faster make sure to try these basics. 1. Delete all unnecessary files and folders. I reccommend using [...]

Best Computer Backup

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

The best computer backup program is still Norton Ghost. I still use Norton Ghost 2003 for all my backing up and disk imaging. Basically Norton Ghost can backup your entire hard drive to an image file, kind of like taking a snapshot of your system. You can put that image file on a DVD/R or [...]

Getting Your Own Domain

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

It’s always a good idea to get your own domain name (and be solely in charge of it) instead of using “free” hosts names (i.e. geocities). The Internet has become a large marketplace that offers potential gains with every website that comes along. Why not become part of it, instead of helping others gain from it (i.e. [...]

Make a New Computer from Your Old PC

Saturday, April 19th, 2008

So, your computer doesn’t work anymore? Got a bad motherboard? Fried the processor? Looking to upgrade? You don’t need to go out and buy a whole new computer. If you can build your own, or you know of someone that can build one for you, you can save a bunch of money. Everything depends on [...]

How to Buy a Printer

Saturday, April 19th, 2008

Most people tend to buy printers based solely on price. Unfortunately buying a printer like that will cost you a LOT MORE in the long run due to inflated ink prices. What I suggest to my clients is to work backwards and find cheap ink cartridges, then find the printer that they go in. For [...]


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