Recently one of our customers had a break in and all the laptops stolen, about 10 days later, the crooks returned and did the same thing. Within two weeks the local news had a story about the number of break-ins in this little town.
Entries Tagged as 'Hardware'
LoJack computer tracing and security software
May 11th, 2011 · Comments Off
Tags: Backing up · Hardware · Security
A little Intel education – warranties
February 21st, 2011 · Comments Off
As an owner of IFix Computers I am occasionally asked why we sell the specific brands that we sell, in response I would like to provide this overview of Intel and why we only use them. Intel provides chipsets, motherboards and processors (CPUs). Chipsets can be on motherboards made by someone other than Intel.
Tags: Hardware
Windows 7 Hardware and Software Compatibility
October 25th, 2010 · Comments Off
More and more people are switching to Windows 7 and more and more people are asking me if their hardware or software will work. Fortunantly Microsoft keeps a web site dedicated to answer such questions. This is not the end all site, but it will cover most of the questions you might have about compatibility. [...]
Western Digital Hard Drive Naming Convention
October 21st, 2010 · Comments Off
I am a big fan of Seagate hard drives. A couple of years ago, Seagate bought Western Digital. Since then the WD brand has changed the naming convention of its hard drives. Now you can get a “Blue”, “Green” or “Black” hard drive all in the same gigabite size, such as 1TB (terabyte).
Tags: Hard Drives · Hardware
Help and Support Center in Windows XP
August 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment
It has been a while since I used this tip to check for errors but I was reminded of the need for it today so I figure I would pass it on to you. The “Help and Support Center” in Windows XP is useful for troubleshooting problems and obtaining information about how to use the [...]
