Archive for category computer problems
Viruses that target banking information are on the rise
Posted by Alex in computer problems, computer viruses, security on April 22nd, 2010
Today’s computer viruses are largely financially driven. They target sensitive information such as identities, credit card or bank account numbers and other data that can be used or sold for profit. Many variants exist and they will attack using different strategies.
Improving the lifespan of your laptop
Posted by Alex in computer problems, do it yourself on February 4th, 2010
How often do you ask yourself, “Am I doing everything I can to make sure that my laptop computer will last?” In this article I will discuss several methods for maximizing the lifespan of your laptop or other portable computer. Some of the advice I’m giving is best practiced from when you first start using the computer, but it can be applied at any point during its life.
Heat and high performance graphics on laptops
Posted by Alex in computer problems on October 2nd, 2009
Recently we have seen a large increase in thermal problems on laptops that have high performance graphics chipsets. In particular, laptops that are using the 8400M and 8600M chipsets based on the Nvidia G84 and G86 GPUs. Nvidia did acknowledge these faults last year, but claimed the problem only affected a small amount of graphics processor units (GPUs).
How to prepare your hard drive for a data recovery
Posted by Alex in computer problems, data recovery on August 7th, 2009
Has your computer stopped booting? Is it giving you a disk error? Maybe a persistent blue screen of death? Did you accidentally delete some valuable files, like photos or documents?