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We live in a 24×7 culture, where multitasking isn’t just fashionable, it’s considered essential. Astounding numbers of people write text messages or take phone calls while they’re driving, write to-do lists in meetings, or read e-mails while they’re on the phone. The more tasks we juggle, the more we cram into our lives, the more …

Technology vendors often make the mistake of thinking that what you want dumber down technology or couldn’t be more wrong, I’ve tested more than my share of notebook in the past few years, in fact, I’ve had the pleasure or trying out nearly every notebook on the market, I’ve taken them on business trips, into meetings and home for the weekend, what I’ve learned is that I’ve never been happy with dumbed-down notebook, here are the real specs i look for every time. Weight and size I’ve got to able to put a portable in my large purse or extra shoulder bag, less than 5 pound is doable, less than 4 is ideal. Performance For a fast laptop that will last few years, i recommend a 2 GHz CPU or faster (they nearly dual-core) and 4GB RAM. Battery life Long time battery life often comes at the expense of weight, …

One of the most common complaints heard by IT help desks is: “My computer is running too slowly – what can I do?” There are actually a number of reasons why this could be happening, and luckily, a number of ways to solve the problem. Here are our top five recommendations to help boost your desktop or notebook PC’s speed and performance. Clean up your hard drive A typical hard drive is crammed full of files you really don’t need. The less stuff that’s on your hard drive, the faster your computer will be. The best way to free up space on your PC is with the Windows® Disk Cleanup utility. To access it, go to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools, and then click Disk Cleanup. You might need to specify which drive you want to clean. In the Disk Cleanup box, scroll through the content …

Don’t give up on your old, slow notebook just yet. With a few of ricks, you may be able to drive it right up until the wheels fall off, In recent years, notebook prices have dropped considerably but they’re still expensive pieces of equipment. For most users, shopping for a new machine every year or two just isn’t an option. It makes sense to wring as much life as possible from your current notebook, to get the best possible return on your investment whether it’s $500 or $2,500. Fortunately, with judicious settings and a few accessories, you can significantly extend the life of your laptop. Keep It Cool The hotter your notebook runs, the more likely it is to suffer some kind of component failure. And if you routinely plop down on a bed or couch with a pillow as your table, you may be blocking the machine’s air vents …

Many businesses today use a mix of application platforms, making it difficult to deploy applications and information to all users. When you begin choosing a I.T Outsourcing Service vendor, you have carefully weighed the advantages and disadvantages, and finally decided to outsource your project. Is there a surefire way to choose an outsource I.T Outsourcing Service provider that best fits your needs? Is there an established selection procedure that can be applied on all occasions? Is there a complete list of requirements that a potential I.T Outsourcing should meet? Even if doesn’t give you an affirmative answer to all these questions, it will help you avoid costly blunders. Choosing an I.T Outsourcing service on a competitive basis takes a lot of time and effort, so I believe that you should finally have not more than two or three potential vendors on your list. If you think you need the service …

It’s a common scenario. You’re working at your computer when all of a sudden, with no warning, the PC freezes. Nothing seems to be working. The screen goes dark. You may even be unlucky enough to see the dreaded BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) informing you that an error has occurred and Windows® will be shut down. You’ve just been the unfortunate victim of a system crash. If this happens to you, it’s likely that you’ve recently added a new program, device, driver or application that your machine doesn’t like, and this is its way of making its feelings known. Sometimes, a simple reboot of the PC resolves the issue. But sometimes it doesn’t. You reboot, Windows loads, and the computer crashes again, or continues to behave weirdly. What can be done to end the recurring nightmare and return your computer to a more stable state?

IT professionals are heroes of the workplace. Whether with cunning wit or a Phillip’s head screwdriver, they solve most any computer emergency. However, keeping a computer running at top speed is usually preventative maintenance instead of last minute, adrenaline-surging, virus-vaccinating heroics; Here are the key points to maintain peak performance across any network The hard-disk is the slowest part of any system Say you are operating a 2.5 GHz processor. That’s 2.5 billion operations every second. A large number of Hard disks only spin at 7200 rotations per minute, or 120 cycles per second, or 120 Hz. This means your CPU is more than 20 million times faster than the hard disk. The hard disk still has mechanical components.

I.T professionals often work contract jobs, essentially spending several months on a project with one organization and then moving on to a new assignment elsewhere. Sometimes this work arrangement is by choice; other times it’s a way for techies to earn a living between full-time jobs. Even if techies learn the ins and outs of contract employment over the course of their careers, they still have lots of questions about it. So if techies have questions, we’ve got answers. What’s the difference between being a contract employee and an independent consultant? Contract employees are hired by consulting or staffing agencies and then placed in assignments at businesses that need help on projects. Independent consultants typically market their own services to businesses and bill them for those services. The term “consultant” is often used to refer to both situations. This article refers to contract employees. Who pays me as a contractor …

People tend to trust their computers for some reason, and when the disk drives fail they feel betrayed, who preaches the gospel of frequent backups as the best way to avoid having to spend $500 or more recovering lost data. When looking for the best data recovery provider there are literally thousands of options. Doing a quick Google search of the term “hard drive recovery” yields over 500,000 results. With so many options, the toughest part of the process may involve the decision on where to send your drive. When you’ve lost your data, you only care about getting it back, right? In order to get your data back, you want the absolute best Data Recovery Resources for you at a price that fits within your budget. So how do you go about finding “The perfect hard drive repair” provider? Most consumers looking for data recovery will consider the company’s …