If you’re not ready to buy a whole new system, you might be able to add new parts and upgrade your aging machine for less than a few hundred dollars. Q. My computer is old, and defragmenting the drive is not going to make it any faster. I can add memory chips, but what else can I do to speed […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed businesses to adopt remote work setups. But with the sudden move, employees are finding out that they don’t have adequate resources to work from home, specifically due to poor or limited internet access. So that you don’t encounter the same issue, find out how much internet bandwidth you need to work from home. What is […]
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The onslaught of coronavirus news has a lot of people on edge—especially about the things we touch. For most of us, it’s easy enough to heed advice to avoid gripping stairwell railings. But what about the phones we handle all day? Yes, your phone is covered in everyday germs (a “portable petri dish,” as one professor recently put […]
Because of recent world events, you may have experienced remote technical support for the very first time. Perhaps, you are working from home full time now. So, what exactly is remote support? You have questions, here are some answers! “What is remote support?” Remote support is the mechanism we use to help our clients when we are not in their […]
It’s just not working out. It’s not you… it’s them. It’s time to change computer support firms. But how? Tip #1: 80% of it is just making the decisions to DO it. Not debate, not give them their 37th chance, not keep kicking the can down the road… Just do it. It’s not fun to fire someone (unless they are […]
Anyone upgrading from Windows 7 to 10 is likely to feel a bit lost, which isn’t unusual. If it’s any solace, Microsoft claims that this is the last major upgrade to Windows. This should mean that once you get comfortable with Windows 10, you shouldn’t have to deal with the trauma of a major user interface change ever again. Microsoft […]
Microsoft announced recently that it will be ending all support or systems that run Windows 7. What does this mean? Simply put, it means its time to REPLACE those systems with a new PC running Windows 10! No question about this decision, it’s a no brainer for several reasons as illustrated by the graphic above. In other words, NOW […]
In the old days, we didnt have a choice – EVERY PC or Mac came with the same basic type of permanent storage for our files and data a “hard drive”. The name hard drive was coined to differentiate it from so called “floppy drives” which were permanent storage, but lower in capacity and had to be swapped in and […]
With iCloud Photo Sharing, you can share photos and videos with just the people you choose, and you can let them add their own photos, videos, and comments. Before you begin Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to the latest iOS, your Mac to the latest macOS, and your Apple TV 4K or Apple TV (4th generation) to the latest tvOS. […]