When Your Computer Fails: A Disaster Recovery Strategy for the Home-based Business by Pamela Bruce
If you are self-employed and work from home, you wear several hats, so to speak: you may be the marketing manager, accountant, receptionist or PR person. You are also your own technical support department and therefore responsible for safeguarding your data. ... These hard drives, which connect to your computer via the USB 2.0 or FireWire port (check which port your computer has) have fallen dramatically in price. ... The last thing you want to do is to hunt for these items while you are desperately trying to get your computer working again.

Do I Really Need To Clean The Windows Registry? by Bill Stafford
The registry file in the Windows operating system is a large file or database where the Windows Operating system stores all the parameters it needs to operate properly. Every time a program is accessed or called up, the registry file is read, and from there all the various parameters and... It can search throughout the entire file and remove all entries, which have no proper references to existing hardware or software in the computer. ... Every time new hardware or a new program is installed on the computer, a host of new entries are added to the registry, which are particular and...

HasYour Computer Hard Drive Ever Crashed? Are You Challenged by Backups? by Jimmie Newell
The following scenario’s have probably been repeated thousands of times, on computer systems of all kinds and sizes, operated by all levels of users from complete novice, to expert user. · You log on and your computer will not boot to your operating system. ... · You have installed some piece of new hardware, or some new software, your computer cannot find your operating system. ... I have experienced logon failures after adding or changing hardware or software many times. ... As computer users we have all been admonished time and time again to backup our work on a regular basis, as...

Keeping Your Computer Happy by Mae Paulino
Does your computer last for only a year or so, hangs every so often, and gets struck by virus most of the time? Are you giving it enough hours of rest? Is it cool enough most of the times? Can its memory handle all the applications that you use? If you still don't know it by now, computers are... Your computer is not the only thing that must be cleaned; you also have to be sure to clean your workspace everyday and your environment free from pests since they will also be responsible in destroying your computer hardware.

You Can Prevent Computer Slowdowns & Issues by John Daniell
Most people understand preventive maintenance like changing the oil in your car will help your car run better and last longer. The same principle holds true for your PC. Based on the computer repair services we do on computers in Cincinnati, we believe 80% of computer slowdowns and problems can... Recommended hardware firewalls are Linksys, Netgear, and D-link. ... E-mail from strangers and unexpected attachments may contain adware or spyware waiting to install on your computer. ... Install a hardware firewall to keep hackers out.

Best Computer Upgrades -- Cost verses Value! by John Dow
I do a lot of computer repair work and one of the first questions I get asked (after I fix the computer) is what can I do to improve the performance. I normally clean out all the old temp files and registry entries (two things that slow down a computer) whenever I work on a computer. ... The next area to look at is to upgrade some of the primary hardware that runs your computer. ... A local computer shop would probably only charge you and extra $50 to install all three if you buy them there. ... The cost would be under $200 and you will think you got a new computer with the performance...

Fast Car Knoppix by Patrick Sadler
Small can be beautiful! Working with Knoppix for the past two years has been a joy. Two terms to describe this distribution, simple, elegance. See Knoppix is one of the many operating systems that runs from the CD, so it doesn’t have the hardware conflicts associated with many instruction sets... A vast surreal place of computer wizardry and magic. ... So this is what all of the guys were talking about. ... Looks almost like the DOS files looked in MS 3.1. ... Windows, click. ... Thar she goes! ... She’s there…What’s the root file system looks like?

Rack Mount Servers by Alison Cole
Before throwing light on the topic of rack mount servers, one should have a clear idea what it is--a device on a computer, or on a particular network, that is used to manage network resources. Rack mount servers are systems in a modern server used for mounting various kinds and sizes of... These can be found wherever there is an application of computers used for a broader application, starting from the world of video editing suites, computer animations and other three-dimensional works. ... The role of a rock mount server is quite vital, as the setting of the hardware equipment into a...

Fashion Design Software by Michal Moreno
The textile and Fashion industries are the second largest industrial sector in the world, second only to the food industry. As in any high volume sector, the textile and fashion industries include a large variety of sub sectors: from elite fashion designers in Europe and the United States to... Given the fact that all these factories with non-computerized work processes do use different software solutions for other processes, a non-dependent software solution is necessary – if only for its hardware flexibility and the abilities to fit into any existing or newly acquired hardware.

Want To Speed Up Your Computer? by John Dow
Being in the computer repair business, I often get asked, “How do I speed up my computer?” This is a tough question to answer without any knowledge of the computer and software that a user might have. But I do have one recommendation that usually helps out most people. ... His Power Solutions CD has helped thousands of customers protect their computer and data, by providing a collection of utilities and how to articles to fix and repair ANY hard drive or computer problem. ... The registry is a database on your computer that is used by the system to register any software, hardware, and...