Backing up your data is critical and besides doing a manual copy and paste of your data from all the various locations, you can program Cobian Backup on what to backup and how to backup. Once it’s programed the rest is easy. You can have it on a schedule but you need to ensure your …
Are you doing a “True” backup? What’s a “True” backup? Many people don’t backup at all which is mind blowing, because I do a lot of data recoveries and when I have to repair computers I ask when the last backup was done and it’s either a very long time or never. But there are …
If you want to know how to find out what hard drive you have installed in your computer system, we’ll show you how you can find out, assuming your running a Windows operating system. You might assume if you bought a DELL computer it is all DELL parts; same whether it’s HP, Lenovo, Samsung, Toshiba, …
If you have multiple Inboxes or PST files and/or some combination of OST and PST where you have more than one Inbox in Outlook and you want to change the default folder (Inbox) that opens by default when you open Outlook, I’ll show you here. With Outlook 2013 open, click on “File” Click “Options” in …
It’s a new year filled with new possibilities. Including new viruses, hackers and other risks to your computers and your entire network infrastructure. There are a number of things you can do to protect yourself on a regular basis and many things we take for granted as we setup once and forget it. This is …
Although Java has been considered a security threat for some time now (see my past article on Homeland security suggesting to discontinue Java), Java is still widely used for so many web based apps, that we can’t seem to get away from it. Very popular web based apps still require the use of Java and …
This is especially important if you have a finger print reader to sign into your computer and you never have to type in your password. What if something happens where you can’t swipe your finger anymore because of a malfunction on the fingerprint reader, or your finger has a Band-Aid on it, etc.? Normally you …
I love pointing out flaws with Apple, simply because people are so ignorant saying “Apple is better than Microsoft because they never get viruses or crash”. People purchasing Apple for the sole reason of thinking they don’t have problems are in for a rude awakening. Especially after recent events that hit the news. Most upsetting …
With the massive amount of unacceptable changes to Windows 8, many people are either hanging onto Vista, or even worse Windows XP which is unsupported. Some consider switching to Apple’s Mac products which is even more learning curve and potential compatibility issues depending on what you are using the computer for. There are options …
A big question that I haven’t been asked but I am constantly telling people: Why is it important to shut down your computer at the end of every day rather than hibernate or let it go to sleep? Most people just seem to think they know what is right or someone told them what they …
