Category Archives: General Information
Wired or Wireless?
Answering this question revolves around a couple of factors: 1. Where are you going to use your PC? 2. Is that location near the modem that receives your Internet service? and 3. Is your PC a laptop so you might … Continue reading
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Repair or Replace a Broken PC?
What do you do about when your PC breaks down? Note that I’m not saying “if” your PC will break down. PCs are not made to last for a long time. Most PCs have a useful life of between 3 … Continue reading
Desktop or Laptop?
When you buy a personal computer, should you get a desktop or a laptop? There is no one right answer to the above question. Each choice entails plusses and minuses. However, here are some of the factors that you can … Continue reading
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Apple or PC?
Right now, the first question you need to answer about choosing a computer for your home or small office is this: Do you buy an Apple computer or a PC? This question was the basis for one of my first … Continue reading
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DIY or Get Help?
This is both the easiest and trickiest question that you should answer when looking for a small office or home PC . . . Are you going to do the installation and setup by yourself or are you going to … Continue reading
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Setting Up a Small Office or Home PC
So you’re finally going to get a PC for your small business or your home. Good for you? There are lots of factors to be considered I making the right choices for your hardware and software. As well, you want … Continue reading
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Tagged home office, home pc, small office pc
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Amazon Prime
In my previous post, I laid out some of my reasons for liking Amazon. As the old saying goes, “the best is yet to come”. Using Amazon does not require a membership (paid or otherwise.) However, Amazon has a paid … Continue reading
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Amazon
Amazon (www.amazon.com) is the number one shopping site on the Internet. It is by far the biggest. As to whether or not Amazon is the “best” shopping site – that depends on what you are looking for. Amazon sells something … Continue reading
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Shopping Safely on the Internet
So you want to go out and shop at a virtual store – I.e. on a web site. How do you shop “safely”? That is, how do you purchase on the Internet and make sure that you don’t get ripped … Continue reading