Archive for category do it yourself
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.
Defragmenting your hard drive is important
Posted by Alex in do it yourself on August 18th, 2009
Hard drives are amazing devices. They allow us to store large volumes of data with near instant access. What happens when that near instant access starts to slow down? In a word, fragmentation.
Keeping your data safe
Posted by Alex in data backups, do it yourself on May 26th, 2009
In today’s digital world, our data is the most important asset we have. Documents, spreadsheets, databases, financial information, sentimental photography, purchased or rare music files and other difficult or costly to reproduce information make up the valuable contents of our hard drive.
Cleaning up your hard drive with CCleaner (video)
Posted by Alex in do it yourself, security on May 20th, 2009