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5:26 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
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Reprinted from The Costco Connection APRIL 2011 page17By Marc SaltzmanCHANCES ARE,...
8:05 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
Here are some questions to consider, when determining if your backup procedure still works:
Do you check the backup log to see if the backup worked?
Do you have enough free space on your external hard drive to put the backup file? Most backup procedures do not delete or overwrite the last backup. Therefore, unless you delete old backups, you will not have room for new backups. To check how much free space is left on your external hard drive, right mouse click on the hard drive icon listed in My Computer, and select properties. The pie chart will show you how you are doing on free space.
When is you backup scheduled? Is your computer on, when the backup is scheduled to...
7:42 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
Is a trip to Europe in your future? How are you going to stay connected?
Email
Laptop computer: In your home neighborhood there are many businesses you can visit with your laptop to connect to the Internet and access your email for free (Borders, Krystal, McDonald's, etc.) This is not true in Europe. Most businesses will charge you to connect to their Internet connection.
Smartphone: Verizon requires you to activate a service in order to use your cellphone in Europe. Besides the activation fee, you will need to consider selecting a calling plan to make calls in Europe. Your smartphone, when connected to a WiFi network, will allow you to send and receive email, but without a calling plan, you...
6:56 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
Electrical storms, ice storms or neighborhood construction can impact the voltage coming out of your electrical outlet. Your computer gear is more likely to fail if the voltage to your gear dips below 120 volts or spikes above 120 volts. Computer gear is likely to fail during quick spikes or dips in voltage.
Using a battery backup/UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) to "clean" the electrical power to your computer gear can make your computer gear last longer. A battery backup/UPS monitors the power coming out the electrical outlet. If the power dips or spikes, the power going into your computer gear is from the battery until the power from the outlet stabilizes.
If you lose all power to...
6:24 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
Does your computer freeze or shutdown unexpectedly?
Most computers have a safety feature that causes them to shutdown if the temperature inside of the computer case reaches a critical level. Sometimes the computer does not shutdown, but freezes.
Two Main Causes of Overheating Are:
Dust accumulates quickly inside of a computer. If the dust blocks airflow to your computer chip, that chip can overheat.
The cooling fans of your computer may have failed.
"Dusting" Your Computer
To remove the dust from inside your workstation, your must open the case. Please refer to your owner's manual for information. Owner's manuals are usually available from the vendor's website. To minimize dust...
