All Entries in the "Backups" Category
How to Securely Save Your Passwords
For those of you who still use the word ‘password’ as your password for all of your Internet logins – I have an idea that may help to make you more secure, without requiring you to remember all of the passwords.
Previously, I would help people create Excel documents that listed out all of the websites, [...]
Steps to Prevent Critical Data Loss (Part II of II)
Step 5: Replace your hard drive
Most hard drive manufacturers only warranty their hard drives for one year. For most brand-name desktop computers, you should try to replace your hard drive every 24 months. Replacing your hard drive might sound like a major upgrade but with common disk-cloning software available, moving your entire Windows setup and [...]
Steps to Prevent Critical Data Loss (Part I of II)
Step 1: Backup your data
If you’ve been told once, you’ve been told 100 times – back up your data. Here’s the hard truth – your hard drive is going to fail or it’s going to get wiped out by a virus or you are going to delete some extremely important information one unsuspecting afternoon. [...]
Make Your Computer Smarter
Your car can tell you when it has a problem, why not your computer?
With certain models of vehicles, you will get this great piece of technology that will email you when your oil needs to be changed, when the tire pressure is low or when there is a problem with the engine.
What a novel idea! [...]
Carry Your Office on Your Keychain
With the price of storage at such a low, it’s a shame not to at least own a USB thumb drive. These little buggers are invaluable for those on the go, even if you only bounce between two or three separate offices. However, most people use these gizmos solely to house documents; to be used [...]
My Documents Redirect
Hopefully by now, everyone knows about the My Documents folder. This folder was created to help the users store all of their documents in a single location – which makes it easy for finding documents and easy for backup purposes.
What most users do not know, is that you have a way of redirecting the [...]
Did You know?
The Bureau of Labor has suggested that the cost of each employee who works at a computer during the day costs about $38.40, including wages, benefits, etc. * For every hour of downtime your company experiences, multiply that by the number of employees to find your true cost of down time.
For example:
12 employees [...]