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How To Build a Custom Gaming Computer

How To Build a Custom Gaming Computer: The typical home PC is designed for low impact usage and not really for gamers. Normal home computers simply can’t keep up with the graphics and heavy duty processing of todays computer games. Often the computer will crash and you had to start all over again, losing in the process any progress you had made in the game to that point. Continue reading

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Banning USB Flash Drives From The Workplace

Banning USB Flash Drives From The Workplace: The last few years we have seen an increase in sales of the fancy looking USB flash drives. They have been made as small as a keychain figurine or a tie clip. Yes, you can even buy USB flash drives to wear on your tie. Now that these flash drives have made their way to everyone because of the affordable pricing, many workplaces are banning them from the office. It is one of the best ways to steal company information without anyone knowing about it. Continue reading

Computers And Seniors Eases Loneliness

Computer Use by Seniors Eases Loneliness: More and more seniors are catching the computer bug and taking the plunge to go online. The active baby boomers have grown up and become active seniors looking to get out and explore the world around them. The Internet and computers in general, have opened the doors to many avenues of entertainment and excitement for these seniors. Continue reading

Basic GUI Terminology – Common Components of Software

Common Components of Software: Basic GUI Terminology: Getting help with your computer software can be easier when you know the correct terms to use, when talking about the components of software. One of the biggest problems that new computer users have with technical support is not knowing how to correctly describe the problem that they’re having. And it isn’t fair to expect a tech support person to automatically know what you mean when you refer to a thing-me-jig or doo-hickey. Continue reading

Protecting Children Online

Protecting Children Online: It’s a sad fact of reality that it is our children who are the most victimized computer users on the Internet today. The good news is that there are some practical steps you can take to protect your children from sexual predators, hackers, and other seedy individuals who want to cause harm. This article will describe a few of them. Continue reading

Dust and Computers

Dust And Computers: Cleaning the Unit Fan is Essential Computer Care! Between taking care of the household, the kids, the pets, and the district PTA, computer maintenance is probably one of the last things that you think of doing on a regular basis. Without a regular maintenance schedule however, you could find out (the hard way) that a neglected computer is an energy hog – one that works harder than it needs to and one that could be a financial burden to replace. Continue reading

Customizing Your Computer with Preferences

Customizing Your Computer with Preferences: Although you did not design or build your computer, you can turn it into a device that responds to your way of using it as if you were its original engineer or programmer. This is because the computer is a mere platform – a blank canvas, if you will – waiting for you to direct its operation or paint the picture of the perfect machine. Continue reading

Computer Help

Computer Help: Where and how you can get computer help… there’s no denying it, no matter how new or how well maintained our computers are, we all encounter computer problems sooner or later. The good news is that we don’t have to face them alone. Continue reading

Buying a Computer

Buying a Computer: It’s not really fair, but  buying a computer is just plain simpler for some people than it is for other people. Those who have purchased and used a computer in the past will already have a good idea of what they need in a new computer. But those who are new to the computer world could get lost in the myriad of choices available. Continue reading