Your System Restore Disk, Do You Have One? Better Make One!!!

Most Computer Manufacturers No Longer Supply You with a Recovery CD or DVD.
So what are you going to do when Your whole computer Crashes?
Your Computer Probably Includes the Software to Create Your Very Own Set.
Not Every Computer Manufacturer has this, so Hopefully Yours does.
If you are one of the Lucky Computer owners with the Create Your Own set of Restore Disks Software,
Make sure you create a Disk or Disks, ASAP or when you first hook up your new computer.
You will need these one day when either your Hard Drive Dies or you get a massive Virus or Trojan.
Then What are you going to do if you don’t have a Recovery CD?
Run out to your local Computer store and Pay for a new copy of Windows?
Lotta Money and way more work than Joe average wants to deal with. Then You will Probably call your Local Geek and there is more money.
So Spend a little time and make your Recovery CD-DVD’s NOW…. and save yourself the headaches later on.

• ACER
• HP and COMPAQ-VISTA RECOVERY

Erase and Restore

You’ve tried System Restore and your computer still runs crappy.
Next Step Erase and Restore.
Please go through and read/print the steps First for reference.

Before you begin this task.
Reminder: once you do this everything on your computer will be GONE.
So as stated previously in another blog.. BACKUP Your Files!!!

Gather up your Windows Restore CD’s and locate Your Serial Number.
If you don’t know your Serial Number, try using MagicalJellyBean

Next step is to get into the BIOS so Your computer will boot off the Restore CD.
Our Friends at Cyberwalker can help you with this one.

Once you have your computer set to Boot from your Restore disk,
You must now Consult with THE ELDER GEEK

After you have a clean install, you can now reinstall your Printer, Camera, PDA,
and all the little programs that you just have to have in your computer arsenal.

Congratz on your next step to Geekdom, we just thought U Ought To Know!

Backup

Make a Backup- Do it or Lose it
Always make a Backup of your computer

It is a Machine and it will either get a Virus or something that will erase or damage your information.

Your Hard Drive… which stores all your programs, files, emails and photos will also die one day. When this happens, EVERYTHING IS GONE. (Well there are Hard Drive Retrieval companies out there that will for a NICE FEE, Get Your Information back) But Why?

Just go Buy an External Hard Drive and use the Software that comes with it and have it back up your computer everyday. Set it and Forget it!!!!

Iomega Deal of the Day
Iomega Factory Outlet

Your Internet Provider may offer online storage, Check Your Account to see if it may be included. You may already be paying for it and not using it.

There are Companies that do Offer Online Backups and Storage for your Computer.

ADrive50GB storage Free
$10 a Year Unlimited Storage
Dropbox Up to 2GB Free Storage.
HP’s UplineUnlimited storage starting at $4.49 a Month
SugarSync45 day Free Trial then as low as $2.49 a month

Your Computer’s Insides are DUSTY-Get Canned Air

So Your Computer is really running S L O W or Acting really weird Lately.
It could just be a simple problem of DUST Buildup inside the computer.
When was the Last time You Opened up Your Computer? Probably Never..

Well Time for you to get some 101 on Computer Geekdom. You can do this!

Get a Can Of Air (No Your Blow Dryer is Not Strong Enough)
A Yard Blower will do, as this is the Red Neck Way of Cleaning out Your Computer.

Unplug Your computer and all those connections in the back.
Take Your Computer either Outside or in a place you don’t care about blowing all that Dust around.
Open the Case
Do Not Touch Any of the Parts Inside, Just Use the Can of Air to remove the Dust.
Make sure you clean Inside and Outside.
Once you have all the Dust Cleared
Close the Case Back Up
Hook all those Wires back on the back of the Computer.
What?? You Don’t know How?
They are Color Coded and also only go in One Way.
Comon’ Give it the Ol’ College Try.

If You have Completed this Successfully, You Just Saved Yourself $25-$50
If You have NO CLUE and Don’t Want to Deal With This, Pay Your Local Geek to do this for You

~This is Merely a Suggestion on How To,
IF You Break Your Computer, We will not be held Liable.
Please Be Careful when Working On Your Computer.
If Unsure.. Always Consult a Professional.

ANTIVIRUS and SPYWARE

By Now You probably have had a Virus, Trojan, or some sort of Bug in your Computer.
Yes you can Pay for Antivirus and or AntiSpyware software, and STILL Get a Virus or Bug in your computer.
As long as there are bored programmers/hackers out there YOU WILL Still get something;
No Matter What You do.

So What Should One Do You Ask?
Keep Your Antivirus and AntiSpyware Updated. If you think you have something in your computer still after scanning and not finding anything, try another online FREE antivirus scanner or another FREE Antispyware program.

Where can I do this You Ask? Try these Links Out.

KASPERSKY
TRENDMICRO
BITDEFENDER
ESET
MCAFEE
PANDA SECURITY
F-SECURE

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Discounts on Computer Purchases

Why pay Top Dollar for your Computer and Software?

Did You Know the majority of computer manufacturers offer a discount for Students, Teachers, Government Employees, Librarians, Non Profits, Also Your Employer may have a Discount Plan as well.

Here are a few Links to Discounted Pricing from Manufacturers.

APPLE

DELL

HP

SONY

ACER the world’s third largest PC vendor, announced the Acer K-12 Seed Unit Program, a channel initiative that will equip one school with a computer lab and three additional schools with classrooms full of Acer’s powerful netbooks while also sending one lucky VAR on a trip to the Bahamas.

Program runs from November 2008 through March 31, 2009

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