Archive for January, 2010

UPS for PC’s Review – Utah Computer Repair – www.Ageeko.com

Monday, January 25th, 2010 admin 1 Comment »

A UPS is an Uninteruptible Power Supply.  It is basically a large battery that you plug into the wall then plug your computer into it.  If the power goes out at the house your computer stays on.   It can save a new motherboard or hard drive.  They are affordable, about $40.  Steve

AVG Antivirus – Free – Utah Computer Repair

Monday, January 25th, 2010 admin No Comments »

I recommend the free version of AVG antivirus.   You can get it at www.free.avg.com   This version is not a trial and does not run out.  It auto updates and works well.  It does automatic scans and does not slow your computer down like Norton or McAfee.   I use it personally and have great success with [...]

Droid Review – Utah Computer Repair Expert

Sunday, January 10th, 2010 admin No Comments »

I bought a Droid about 30 days ago and now love it.  It took a while to learn how to use it and get it to do things my Palm Pilot did automatically.   What is amazing is how it is truly a little computer.  I can do email easily, phoning, browsing, GPS and many more [...]

Publisher

Monday, January 4th, 2010 admin 1 Comment »

One of the best things that I did last year was to record what our family did every month. I used Microsoft Publisher to create a newsletter with pictures and text and than printed them out in hard copy. I put them in a binder with page protectors and it became a journal of our [...]

Dual Monitors – I like!

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 admin No Comments »

Having two monitors attached to your PC is a great idea.  It makes it easier to accomplish many tasks.  You can have two windows up infront of you at the same time.   You must have a video card that supports two monitors.  If you don’t you can buy one and install it or have a [...]

Logmein.com is great

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 admin No Comments »

www.Logmein.com is a great site to get free remote access to your computer.   Just setup a free account and install it on your computer.  Then you can access your computer from any computer that gets on the internet.   Ageeko.com – Utah Computer Repair

Data Transfer in Computer Repairs

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 admin No Comments »

Many times in Repairing Computers we find a problem that is more expensive than the repaired computer would be worth.   At that point it is best to get the data from the computer and move onto another computer.  You can transfer data by pulling the hard drive and attaching it as a secondary hard drive on [...]