Purchasing a new computer is an exciting event, but with so many varieties on the market it can be a challenge to narrow down your options and pick one quality computer. It might be tempting to focus on the numbers and specifications like RAM or CPU speed, but those should be secondary to answering some other major questions about what exactly you need to get out of your computer. By answering these four questions about what you need and what you expect, you can find the perfect computer to purchase for yourself.
Hardware
How to Share a Printer in Windows XP
I recently wrote a post that outlined how to connect to a network printer. The post, however, didn’t talk about how to setup a network printer at home so that any computer connected to your network can use the printer. In this post I will explain the steps involved to setup a network printer so … Read more
How to Connect to a Network Printer in Windows XP
For most home users it is very easy to connect to a printer. Older printers are usually connected to the parallel port, while the new printers are connected to the USB port. Once the printer is connected and drivers loaded you can easily select the printer from the list and begin printing.
For those on a network that have printers you can use, you have to take different steps to connect to the printers. While the steps to connect to a network printer are different than connecting to a local print, they aren’t complex and can be performed very easily.
What is a Hard Drive?
I have decided to start writing more posts geared towards talking about computer components, what they are and how they work. For many, it can be confusing to buy a computer and trying to understand what is in the computer.
Since I recently wrote a post about recovering data from a hard drive with bad sectors, I decided to begin my computer component discussion by talking about hard drives.
Testing for Bad Sectors
In my last post titled Recovering Data from a Hard Drive with Bad Sectors, I mentioned that I had recently recovered data from a hard drive that had bad sectors. In that post I also talked about what bad sectors are and what happens when they appear.
One thing I didn’t talk about was detecting bad sectors. In this post I will touch on some tools you can use that can help identify if your computer has bad sectors.