Laptop Investment: $250.00 laptops are garbage. Spending more will save you money in the long run.

We've all bought stuff that's cheap at one point or another. Whether it's to save money, or the less expensive alternative fits the bill, the low cost option is sometimes…

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Storing Data: Backups are one thing, but nothing beats a properly designed properly designed RAID1 computer system.

No matter what business you're involved with, I can almost guarantee there's some type of data. Data can be as simple as a mailing list or a complex database, without…

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Pictures and More Pictures: Smartphones, digital cameras, and infinite storage options make hoarding digital photographs and images easy.

Pictures, pictures and more pictures. When I was a kid my mother used to take tons of pictures of my brothers and me. This weekend my mother dragged out the…

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Windows 10 Countdown: If you’ve been putting off the free upgrade from Microsoft, you’re running out of time to give it a try.

Windows 10 has been available for just under a year and we're already approaching the deadline to take advantage of the free upgrade. If you've been procrastinating the install or…

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Digital Purging: Keeping documents safely off your laptop or other portable device makes you less of a subject to theft.

Imagine the panic if your laptop or other digital apparatus was stolen. First you'd probably think of the monetary value and justify simply replacing the device. After a few days…

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Very Old Computers: Beige boxes are making a comeback either due to nostalgia or because businesses are realizing upgrades require a major investment in software.

Three day weekends are a rarity for me so when I get them I relish the time. I spent most of Saturday cutting a nasty overgrowth of thorn bushes from…

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