Cleaning Your Technology
All of our beloved technology gets dirty from time to time, and there is little that we can do to prevent it. More technology means more cleaning… Do you have an HDTV? An mp3 player? Cellphone? I know you have a computer…and keyboard…and monitor…you have a lot don’t you? Just because technology has become a part of [...]
Read moreRepartition Your Hard Drive…AND Keep Your Data!
With hard drives growing in capacity you may wonder what the benefit of partitioning your hard drive may be. It used to be that hard drives were expensive and you typically had one (or the rich kids had two…jerks…) drives in their system. This meant that you had everything on one drive. What happens if [...]
Read moreRepartition Your Hard Drive…and Keep Your Data p2
We are now ready to begin to repartition our hard drive using GParted. Please make sure that you have a working backup of your important data. This is good practice. The first 8 steps are all that is required if you wish to merely repartition your hard drive. If you want to repartition it in [...]
Read moreHow to Make Recovery Discs
Do you remember a long time ago (ok…not really) you used to get the disc to install windows when you bought a computer? Did you notice when the companies started offering recovery discs in an effort to save themselves money? And have you noticed now that they don’t even give you those!? This is very [...]
Read moreShare a Printer on the Network
You have more than one computer in your home don’t you? Just because you have multiple computers doesn’t mean that you need multiple printers as well! Sharing your printer(s) between computers is a great way to save some money and save yourself the headache and hassle of managing multiple overpriced inks! Does this mean that [...]
Read moreBack up and Restore Windows
Does it feel like your computer is beyond repair? Unless you are suffering from a catastrophic hardware failure, you can still get a lot of life out of your computer. As time goes on, programs are installed and uninstalled and they leave behind remnants on your machine. Many programmers don’t necessarily take the time to [...]
Read moreBypass Windows Log in Password
Are you the only person who uses your computer? If you don’t see any benefit to having specific software profiles, then you can go ahead and remove your password and speed up your boot time! It’s time to get a little Geeky! The login password screen is there for security reasons, it keeps different [...]
Read moreHow To: Back Up Data in Windows XP
This is the single most important thing that you can do with your computer. It is essential that you back up your data in the event that something should happen to it. Whether it is a computer virus, a hardware failure, a real-world catastrophe (like a house fire-worst experience ever…), you MUST have a [...]
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