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Looking for a new laptop?

Eryk — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 03:46:41 +0000

As you begin to search for a new $300, $400 or $500 Windows based laptop there are a few things you want to look for: You are going to want at least duel-core processor ether from AMD of from Intel. I have no real preference between AMD or Intel other than price. You get more [...]

Ways to Identify Failing Parts in your Computer

Eryk — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 07:53:04 +0000

One of the biggest problems facing computer users today, besides viruses, is hardware failures – specifically Hard Drive failures. Hard drives (HD) are the one point of failure of a computer that can have the greatest impact because when a hard drive fails you can lose all of you data. This data can include the [...]

Safe Internet Browsing: Part 3

Eryk — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 03:36:01 +0000

The truth about Anti-Virus: They don’t do it all, they don’t even try. For good reason, anti-virus (AV) and Firewall (FW) programs have become a necessity for everyone who uses computers and the Internet. Computers and information technologies have been woven into every aspect of our daily lives and there has to be some form [...]

Fixing the problem with a Router-On-A-Stick

Eryk — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 20:40:40 +0000

The major problem is that consumer class routers have been designed to network 2 to 4 computers together so they can share 1 Internet connection.

Safe Internet Browsing: Part 2

Eryk — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:20:39 +0000

Trusting Websites Trusting website can be difficult and you’re not always going to get it right. Think of it like going to a restaurant or driving down the highway. If you went to a restaurant and it was dirty and had roaches all over the place, you wouldn’t eat there. Same goes for a crazy [...]