Courtesy of Webopedia.com The Windows operating system (Windows OS) for desktop PCs are more formally called Microsoft Windows and is actually a family of operating systems for personal computers. Windows dominates the personal computer world, running, by some estimates, more than 90 percent of all personal computers – the remainder running Linux and Mac operating systems. Windows provides a graphical user interface (GUI), virtual memory management, multitasking, and support for many peripheral devices. In addition to Windows operating systems for personal computers, Microsoft also offers operating systems for

I went to a client house a few years back on a call for virus removal. I got the call in the evening and I was quite tired from all of the calls I had previously in the day. I figured this would be a great topper for the 16 calls I did prior. I was exhausted needless to say.  My Horror story starts out as a normal call, however when I get to the

In this Article I will be talking about slow computers and laptops and what to do to speed them up. First of all do not panic! When you panic you make it worse than it really is. There are 5 reasons for PC slowness that will be discussed in this article. 1. Adware and spyware.  These types of programs are much the same as viruses but all too often users install this type problem themselves

Using Multiple Hard Drives for Performance and Reliability Introduction Back in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, computer information servers were encountering a dramatic increase in the amount of data they needed to serve and store. Storage technologies were getting very expensive to place a large number of high capacity hard drives in the servers. A solution was needed and thus RAID was born. So what exactly is RAID? First of all, the acronym stands

Many IT professionals today know little more about electricity beyond what it takes to properly plug a computer into the wall socket. However, to successfully keep your systems running, you need a basic grasp of a few electrical concepts. Here’s what you need to know—from what happens inside the computer to the factors that impact its reliability. Converting power Electronics don’t directly run off power coming out of the wall. The power coming out of