Just Say No To Defrag
I am still asked by people whether they should ” defrag ” their hard drive.
In one word – no
So What is Fragmentation ?
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The First Thing You Do To A Portable Drive When You Buy It
So you decide to buy a new portable hard drive , usb flash drive.
What is the first thing you should do?
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What Is The Battery Life Of My Laptop ?
Are you curious to know the battery life on your Windows laptop? This is how you can see the cycles it has been through
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6 Reasons To Backup – This Is Why You Should
Many people still do not back up here are 6 reasons – why you should
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Stop Falling For This & Do Not Call The Number
stop dialling the microsoft support number that pops up on your screen – its a scam
Continue ReadingIt’s All About The Zip
Everybody appears to want a Zip Program to compress files and uncompress files ( group into a folder that is zipped up ).
Well that function has been built into Windows for a while so it makes programs that come with your computer such as Win-Zip unnecessary.
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So You Decide To Change – Uninstall Your Antivirus
So You Decide To Change – Uninstall Your Antivirus – how do you do it the correct way ? You do not want any part of the old antivirus left First do not do it through the Control Panel with add remove programs as that can lead to remnants left and will stop your […]
Continue ReadingWe Do Not Defrag Anymore
What is Disk Defragmenter ? When you create a document and you add to it and save it , your Windows computer does not just write over your original file when saving it. The file is instead saved onto a different part of your drive. After extended use and time, these chunks of information become […]
Continue ReadingWireless Keyboard & Mouse Issues
In Windows you may occasionally get issues with your wireless keyboard and or wireless mouse. They will normally work but what happens when things don’t start to work properly. Number 1 Check the batteries … many will be shocked to learn they do have batteries , I have taken 2 calls on this subject , […]
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