Repair Disk Permissions in OS X? Yes, it’s true, Mac computers do occasionally need some general maintenance. While Macs do not suffer from file fragmentation as often as a Windows computer, the hard drive will still eventually need some attention if you want your Mac to continue running at peak performance. One such maintenance task [...]
Archive | December, 2010
Check Your Hard Drive For Errors
Windows scandisk and chkdisk utilities have been around for many years to help you check your hard drive for errors. The purpose of these Windows tools are to check your hard drive for file system errors, and they can also scan the physical surface of your hard drive to look for bad sectors so Windows [...]
UAC Turn Off Setting
The UAC turn off setting is one way to disable the annoying UAC pop-up. User Account Control (UAC) was one of most disrupting new security services added to Windows Vista. It annoyed people so much, most downgraded to Windows XP as a result of the intrusive new feature. In theory, UAC is a great idea. [...]
Schedule Disk Defragmenter
Disk Defragmenter is a vital part of normal PC maintenance. It is a utility that rearranges the bits of data strewn about your hard drive and reorganizes it so your hard drive doesn’t have to work as hard to get to the data it’s looking for. The result is a faster, cooler PC. Unfortunately, most [...]
Create An Eee PC Recovery USB
The Asus Eee PC is one of the most popular netbook models on the market. But like any netbook, you may have noticed it does not have an optical drive, so there are no recovery disks. You can, however, create a backup of the recovery files on a USB stick, or you can also use [...]
Windows 7 Offer Ending
Earlier this year, Microsoft brought back the popular Family 3 Pack license of Windows 7, which saves users $200 when they upgrade three of their PCs with this package. The deal is coming to an end this December 31st, so if you have not upgraded your Windows XP and Vista computers yet, you might want [...]
Mac To PC Remote Desktop Connection
The Remote Desktop Protocol has been around for years. Microsoft has improved their Mac client and it’s now easier than ever to connect to your PC with Remote Desktop Connection. Remote Desktop Connection comes included with Office 2011, or you can download it directly from Microsoft for no charge. In an evolving era where homes [...]
How To React To A Spilled Drink On Laptop
When you compute on the go, typing on airplanes, on the bed, on the floor with your laptop perched precariously on your legs, it’s only a matter of time before you spill a drink on your laptop’s keyboard. Not such a big deal on a desktop computer where you can simply toss the keyboard in [...]
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