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Need a Driver Update, But Don’t Know Where To Start?
Posted by Bradley Chapple in Articles, Reviews on November 18th, 2009
When is the last time you updated your computer drivers?
Last month? Last year?
Never?
If you are like most people, you fall into the last category. If it aint’ broke, don’t fix it… right?
In case you don’t know what a “driver” is, a hardware driver a small program that sits between your operating system (e.g. Windows XP [...]
Question: “I’m thinking about buying a new computer, but I keep hearing all this stuff about Windows 7. Should I wait for that, or should I just go with a Windows XP or Vista computer?” – James “Hutch” Hutchinson
Posted by Bradley Chapple in Purchase Advice, Questions & Answers, Reviews on September 16th, 2009
Answer: Thanks for the question. Hutch, at this point I would wait. Windows 7 is slated to be released in October, and “Black Friday” shopping is not too much later. Around the holiday season, sales and steep rebate programs are going to be plentiful, to say the least.
But, with that being said, many computers are [...]
Review of DriverMax Free 5.2
Posted by Bradley Chapple in Articles, IT Consulting, Reviews on September 9th, 2009
Hardware drivers are the glue that holds your system and software together. But, did you know that outdated drivers can cause a myriad of problems: security issues, slowness, and general system instability. Have you ever updated a driver? How about 15 of them? It’s not for the faint of heart. Ever wonder if their were an easier way to update your drivers? Here’s your answer.
AVG Free Isn’t Free: Confessions Of A Former AVG Junkie
Posted by Bradley Chapple in Articles, General Technical Advice, IT Consulting, Reviews, Viruses, Spyware & Tojans... Oh My! on August 28th, 2009
So, here I go… attacking another well-known player in the Antivirus market, and this time it’s a favorite among IT golden-boys everywhere.
Today, I’m going to talk about AVG Free.
AVG is one of those companies you just love to like.
First of all, they offer a decent free product.
Second, they are one of the “underdogs” of the [...]
Will Reimage Put the “Computer Guy” Out of Business?
Posted by Bradley Chapple in Articles, Computer Repair, Computer Services, General Technical Advice, Home Computing, Reviews, Viruses, Spyware & Tojans... Oh My! on August 16th, 2009
Recently, I have been looking for some ways to help make things more efficient, here in my computer repair business.
Most of our clients know that we have a 3 hour cap on a residential single-computer repair or service jobs.
If this is the first you’ve heard of this “3 Hour Cap”… let me explain: It means, if [...]
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