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Wireless Routers have improved – Utah Computer Repair – Highland Uta

admin — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:25:16 +0000

Wireless Routers have improved – I recently installed an new $69 router in a doctors office and saw a significant improvement in the speed of the network. These were all wired computers, not wireless, and the improvement in opening programs from the server was very noticeable. If you have an older router, you should consider a new more expensive one to get the most speed you can from your network computers.

Windows 8 – How to use it easily – Utah Computer Repair – Lehi, UT

admin — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:22:34 +0000

Windows 8 – How to use it easily – The key is when it starts up in the tile mode, you must click on the desktop tile that is found in the lower left hand corner. This will switch it to the desktop mode that looks like Windows 7. To easily switch back and forth between the tile and desktop mode, hit the Windows Key in the lower left hand corner of the keyboard.

Some tablets don’t have enough power to play movies – Utah Computer Repair – Pleasant Grove, Ut

admin — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:20:11 +0000

Some tablets don’t have enough power to play movies – You need to look at the processor or processors that are in the tablet. Keep in mind it is just a simple computer. If your processor and ram is not sufficient, it won’t play smooth video.

Cleaning your Computer – Utah Computer Repair – Utah County

admin — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:17:53 +0000

It is easy to open you computer case and use a can of air to blow out the dust. This will keep it cooler and avoid ruining the bearings in the fans etc. This is good to do once a year.

Things change fast in the computer world – Utah Computer Repair

admin — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 03:29:15 +0000

I am in the computer repair business. Have you noticed that nobody ever repairs a cell phone? You just get another. The same is true of tablets. No one repairs a Kindle. I wonder if I am at the end of the era where computers are repaired. I remember associates that owned business that repaired monitors. It was a big business. No one repairs monitors anymore. You just buy another. Things change very quickly. Computer are becoming disposable also. People chose to just get anther PC instead of repairing because they are so inexpensive and the new one will be faster. I still like a full size desktop computer with keyboard and two monitors over any other kind of computer. It just seems I get more done. Tablet are not for real work unless they have a specific application. I need an old fashion PC.

Bing Travel – Utah Computer Repair – Draper Utah

admin — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 03:20:46 +0000

Have you seen the new Bing Travel Tile in Windows 8. It is pretty cool. Click on it and it gives you choices of well know places around the world. You can visit Paris, London, New York and many many more. Once you click on the tile it shows you a great photo of the area. Then next to it you can get narrative and more photos. It also has 360 degree photos you can manipulate. It lets you visit the location and look around a lot like Google Maps or Google Earth. The new Windows 8 Tile screen is better than the old way of looking at things. Just as many years ago we went from DOS screens to Windows (also know as GUI, Graphic User Interface, we may be seeing a shift from the Windows screens you seen now to the tiles that Windows 8 offers. The Tiles are easier if you are using your finger on a tablet, hence not requiring a mouse. It may be the trend of the future.

Steve
www.ageeko.com

Do you need a Server? Utah Computer Repair

admin — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 03:11:59 +0000

When do you upgrade? Today I worked on a Windows Server 2003 SBS that had a bad hard drive in it. With a bad hard drive in a server you are looking at hours of work to get it back is shape. First you must install the new hard drive. Then many times the clients do not have the software CDs that came with the server originally. Installing Windows Server 2003 SBS will take an hour or more. The Server had only 2 GB of RAM which is not enough. So now we need a new hard drive and more ram plus hours of time to get a 7 year old server back in order. Once you have the Operating system installed you will need to go find the drivers for it. Download and install the drivers with frequent reboots. Then you need to run updates to Window Server 2003. That can take an hour or more. Now that we have a working computer, we need to register it with Microsoft. This working Server is now ready for you to install the applications. Each needs the software and registration keys plus updates and activation in many cases. You will need to setup the folder to share and the users to share them with. The users need passwords and rights etc.

I recommended that they did not need a server at all. They were sharing the data from the server with only one other PC and it was a Mac. To save money and time I recommended that we get a used Windows XP PC or a new Windows 7 PC. It could run everything without setting up a server. So we would save the money of a new hard drive, more ram and about 3 hours of setup. If you do fix the server you still have a 7 year old server that any other part could fail on at any time. Plus the speed issues of a 7 year old PC compared to a Windows 7 Quad Core PC. A Windows 7 PC running Professional can be a good inexpensive server for up to 10 users. It does not have all the resources of a Windows Server platform but many small businesses do not need it. In determining your needs you have to assess the requirements of your applications. If you run Quickbooks for instance, it does not require the server edition of Windows to act as a Server. You can share it off a computer running the home version of Win 7, Vista Home and XP home.

Windows PC vs. Mac – Utah Computer Repair

admin — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:43:57 +0000

I am often asked what I think of Macs. I think they are cool. They look good and run well and I like them. But it is like comparing a Mercedes Benz to a Chevrolet. You can buy 3 PCs for the price of a mac. And any of the 3 pcs will run faster than your Mac at three times the price. So I like them, but feel they are a very poor value. Very expensive, and generally slower. I find people like macs for touchy feeling reasons. They feel they are smarter or superior with the mac. I suppose people driving BMWs are better than those of us in Chevys and Fords. NOT…… I am think of going into the repair business of Macs because the clients pay double for the same repair as that done to a PC.

CMOS errors on your PC – Utah Computer Repair – Highland Ut

admin — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:32:04 +0000

If you get a CMOS error on your computer it most likely is telling you the coin battery that is attached to the motherboard is now dead of power. If you open up your pc and look you will see what appears to be a watch batter on the motherboard. Carefully remove it and replace it with a new battery and you have it. Then go into setup or CMOS when you restart and set the date and time correctly and you have it. The error is because the battery can no longer maintain the date and time when it is unplugged. That is what the battery does.

Windows 8 Secrets – Utah Computer Repair

admin — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:29:01 +0000

I don’t like that Windows 8 starts up on a screen that is more like the Windows 8 Phone apps than anything else. That is their intention. Here is a short cut secret that will make your life better with Windows 8. When it starts up and you want to switch to the desktop view, just hit the Windows Start button on your keyboard. That is the button on the bottom left hand side of the keyboard between the Ctrl and ALT keys. Hit it again and it will take you back to the Windows 8 start up screen. Also, I like to build shortcuts and icons so I can function in the new desktop that does not have a start button. (What was Microsoft thinking? Really?) Talk about shooting yourself in the foot. Anyway, on the windows 8 screen, find the Tile you want as an icon and right click it and then choose pin to taskbar and it will be availabe in the desktop.