Spills happen all the time. Don’t panic, but do act quickly! The damage can worsen if the spill spreads. For the purposes of this article we are assuming the liquid was spilled in to the keyboard. Please only follow these instructions if that is the case.
Today’s computer viruses are largely financially driven. They target sensitive information such as your identity, credit card or bank account number and other data that can be used or sold for profit. There are many variants that will attack using different strategies.
How often do you ask yourself, “Am I doing everything I can to make sure my computer will last?” In this article I will discuss several methods for maximizing the lifespan of laptop or other portable computer.
Recently we have seen a large increase in thermal problems on laptops that have high performance graphics chipsets. Most of the laptops are using the Nvidia 8M series. Nvidia did acknowledge these faults last year, but claimed the problem only affected a small amount of graphics processor units (GPUs).
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?
Sometimes with a vanilla install of Windows XP or Vista you may find that the codecs to play your DVD are not present. You may receive an error message that it cannot locate the proper codec and the DVD won’t play. This can be frustrating because you may not have a commercial DVD player application on hand.
The most significant threat to your security is a virus that you may not even know is infecting your system. Even if you feel that your anti-virus has secured your computer, there are many viruses that are designed to disable the anti-virus and anti-spyware software. Other viruses are so infectious that there is no easy way to remove them without an expert’s help.
