tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78949297315268798782017-11-25T16:57:41.359-08:00Dragonwolf Technoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894929731526879878.post-53250814972874829052017-05-02T16:21:00.001-07:002017-05-02T16:21:39.688-07:00Some would say that creating a backup or image disk of your PC at the settings you want should be a no brainer but I'm going to tell you most people don't think about it, the average consumer is in plug and play mode with no thought to what happens if their PC has a catastrophic failure. The question becomes, when should you make a backup? Personally, I would say create the backup disk after doing the following:<br /><br /><br /><ol><li>Setting up you login account</li><li>Installing and signing into your anti-virus software</li><li>Removing any bloatware that came with the PC</li><li>Checking for and installing any initial updates</li><li>If using Microsoft Office, configuring your Office Suite to your liking</li></ol><div>Undoubtedly there are other things to consider but these are the basics, if you work in an enterprise environment there are more than likely company protocols to follow, this is geared more towards SOHO users or Small Office, Home Office users.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now the question of why should you create a backup? Computers like any other machine fail, it's not a matter of if but when. No matter how much you spent on it or if it is a Mac or Windows PC. Bare in mind the following:</div><div><br /></div><div><ol><li>Power Surges</li><li>Malware Attack</li><li>Fire</li><li>Water&nbsp;</li></ol><div>What order of importance you put on these four situations is up to you and will be determined by your own experience but having the peace of mind that if something should happen to your PC you will be able to be up and running faster than if you simply ran out and bought a new PC.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Leave a comment below with other situations that could cause you to lose your PC and would require a image restore.</div><div><br /></div><div>Take Care!</div><br /><br />Dragonwolf Techhttps://plus.google.com/112707707653562509569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7894929731526879878.post-26224147191817269702017-03-30T16:37:00.005-07:002017-03-30T16:37:40.470-07:00RadioShack has been a giant on the tech landscape for almost 100 years going back to its founding in 1921. But the store and its brand has see a long rough patch since the rise of stores like Best Buy in the late 1990s/early 2000s and the rise of the Internet 2.0 in the mid 2000s to today. I have fond memories of going to RadioShack in the 1980s to pick up our first computer, a TRS-80 (these kids will never know the struggle).<br /><br />Now with hundreds of stores closing the question must be ask, how much longer can the company hold on? A similar story can be found in Circuit City, a once power player in the tech industry that went under after a decades long war with Best Buy. It can be said that the final nail in the coffin of stores like RadioShack and Circuit City is the Internet and the move away from brick and mortar stores.<br /><br />The age of the computer store may very well be over but how RadioShack transitions into this new age is yet to be seen.Dragonwolf Techhttps://plus.google.com/112707707653562509569noreply@blogger.com0