Amazon is now offering 5GB of free storage space which they call Amazon Cloud Drive. The online drive allows you to store music, photos, videos and documents. In addition, any music purchased through Amazon is stored for free, meaning the space the songs take up do not go against your 5GB of storage space. There [...]
Archive | March, 2011
8 Questions to Help You Choose the Right Computer Technician
Choosing the best computer repair business can be difficult when you first start looking. BienTek, a Michigan computer services business, suggests eight questions to help you choose the right computer technician. How much experience do you have repairing problems like mine? You want to hear a confident answer. The more experience your technician has with [...]
How To Fix Computer Stop Errors
The majority of Windows users think that to troubleshoot blue screen errors and fix computer stop errors, such as the stop error 0×80070002, one needs the help of a computer technician. Well, there is no doubt that such errors are typically more difficult to resolve than common application errors, such as DLL and EXE errors, [...]
How To Clear Cache In Mac OS X
Mac users realize there are relatively few maintenance tasks that need to be performed to keep your Mac OS X computer running efficiently. One of those tasks is to occasionally repair disk permissions. The second is to make sure you occasionally clear the caches for your user account. A bloated cache can bog your system [...]
Toshiba Windows Recovery
You can perform a Toshiba recovery using the Toshiba Windows recovery disks or the Toshiba Windows recovery partition located on your hard drive. This type of recovery restores the laptop back to original factory condition, meaning all programs and data that were installed after purchase will be deleted. A Toshiba Windows recovery should be done if the [...]
Block Websites With D-Link Router
There are a lot of dangerous websites out there. Some contain viruses, and some contain content and images you do not want members of your family to stumble upon. There are several ways to block websites on individual computers, but if you want to apply these changes to every computer in your home, use the [...]
Disable Router SSID Broadcast
You can disable router SSID broadcast and then connect to the router manually to improve security. This isn’t really necessary if you have WPA-2 enabled and have a secure password, but some people might prefer to have their router in stealth mode. When neighbors or strangers driving around down your street browse for a wireless [...]
Blazing Fast External Hard Drive
Can a fast external hard drive ever be fast enough? When you’re dealing with backups or copying large files from one drive to another, you can never have too much speed. The new USB 3.0 spec emerged last year. The speed comparison between a USB 2.0 drive and a USB 3.0 drive is staggering. Fortunately, [...]
More Computer Repair Tips
Subscribe to our e-mail newsletter to receive updates.
