Category Archives: Computer

Burning CDs from Albums

Written by AlexG on February 24, 2012 10 Comments
LP - Record

Technology is quickly changing, even more so today. Many of you have found that while music has advanced to the CD, and actually honestly beyond that to simply MP3 files stored on devices such as IPODS and your personal cell phones, that there is a large stack of records just sitting in your basement. When growing up all of the records played music that you found relaxing or catchy, but now their technology is outdated and over the years the music has just become nostalgic and worth more to you.

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Ten Tips to Improve the Quality of Your Technical Support Experience

Written by Paul Salmon on July 28, 2011 17 Comments
Ten Tips to Improve the Quality of Your Tech Support Experience

If you haven’t had a direct experience with technical support services yourself, then you’re at least no doubt familiar with the tech support experience of someone you know. In these digital days, it’s as inevitable as jury duty.

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10 Essential Things You Need to Build a Computer

Written by Paul Salmon on May 12, 2011 15 Comments
10 Essential Things You Need to Build a Computer

Fancy getting a high spec computer for a fraction of the price you’d obtain it for in a shop? Then why not build one yourself. If you have the time, patience and interest to devote to building your own computer, it will prove a very rewarding experience.

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Sleep Mode and Hibernate: What is the Difference?

Written by Paul Salmon on April 6, 2011 10 Comments
Sleep Mode and Hibernate

If you have ever owned a laptop, netbook, or another device that runs on a battery, chances are you have put that device to “sleep” when you have disconnected it from a power source. Many times when we use the device after putting it to sleep, it starts really quickly.

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Backing Up Your Mac

Written by Paul Salmon on April 5, 2011 5 Comments
Apple Logo

Imagine this scenario. You’ve just completed your Quarterly Business Review, a 20-page document with many graphs indicating the growth of your business over the last quarter. You’ve slogged over this document for a week and finally, you’re done.

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5 Steps You Should Do To Keep Your Computer Running Smoothly

Written by Paul Salmon on March 16, 2011 14 Comments
Computer Maintenance Beyond Hard Drive Defrag

If you lack the technical experience that so many people in today’s world seem to have when it comes to computers, it can be pretty frustrating when you are finally faced with the prospect of operating a PC for the very first time. If you have recently purchased a computer of your own, you are planting a firm step into the future. The future is technology, and computers are at the forefront of this international revolution.

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3 Best Current Laptops of 2011

Written by Paul Salmon on March 10, 2011 10 Comments
MacBook Pro

The lines between PC, laptop, netbook, smartphone, and eReader have all begun to merge over the past two years. Consumers are no longer satisfied with single-task machines and require top quality entertainment, computer processing, long battery life, and complete portability. Companies have taken the hint and recreated their outlook on the entire laptop market.

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Is PC Gaming Dying?

Written by Paul Salmon on February 25, 2011 20 Comments
Gaming PC

I was reading an old computer games magazine that was published about ten years ago. There was an article in it about the state of computer gaming, and whether consoles would kill gaming on computers. Fast forward to today, and I can perform a search online and still see the same discussion going on on [...]

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