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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 [...]

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 [...]

How to Install Windows XP on a Laptop with No CD Drive

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

I am writing this blog entry because I just got done installing Windows XP on my IBM Thinkpad a21m laptop which has no CD drive. Why does it have no CD drive? Because it did not come with one and I don’t feel like shelling out $20 – $50 for a used one off eBay. [...]

How to Check My Hard Drive

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

If your computer experiences weird errors or simply shuts down periodically it may be due to a bad hard drive. Another good indication of a bad hard drive is strange sounds coming directly from the drive itself. Most people usually take their computer in to be serviced which can cost money. There is a nice [...]

Help! My Monitor Won’t Come On

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

There are several things that can affect your computer monitor. The easiest is to start witht the simplist and work your way forward. 1. Check to make sure the monitor is plugged in (electricity). There’s usually a light next to or around the power button that lets you know if it’s on or not. I [...]


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