Top PC Support’s blog made it into the list of 50 Helpful Computer Troubleshooting Blogs published by ITdegreeOnline.org. We are honored to make the list, even if we’re at the very bottom.
Charles Goldstein, Director of Information Technology at Image Processing Systems (IPS), will be speaking at an AIIM Garden State Chapter event. It will be held on May 10 and feature a panel discussion on the topic “Creating a successful strategy for moving from a paper-based to an electronic document environment.”
The panel will discuss topics around [...]
The jkOnTheRun blog has a good article on how to stretch the battery life on your laptop. Dimming the screen is a no-brainer, but who would have thought to put a movie on a USB drive (or SD card if your laptop has a universal card reader). Turning off Blue Tooth and other hardware is [...]
Lifehacker has a great post about the Windows Registry. The registry is a database of all Windows Operating System settings and application settings. If it gets corrupt, it can stop Windows from booting and you may have to reinstall Windows. For many reasons, typical users should leave the registry alone, but there are times when [...]
If your PC or laptop is still covered by the manufacturers warranty, you are usually better off calling them for hardware support or if something is broken, and the parts will be repaired at no charge. For software issues, you can call them, but their instructions to you over the phone may be confusing. Software [...]
I’ve had a few questions regarding the life (and how to prolong it) of laptop batteries recently, so I figured I’d post a couple of links with great information:
The care and feeding of Li-Ion batteries from the Tech Republic blog
How to prolong lithium-based batteries from Battery University
Did you just receive an error message opening an Excel spreadsheet? STOP RIGHT THERE! HP has three tips for possibly recovering your important data. Hopefully one of those steps will get you going again. Similar procedures will also work with Microsoft Word.
If you need any other data recovery services, give us a call at Top [...]
Lifehacker’s poll of over 11,600 computer users have determined the 5 best web sites for wallpaper (or Desktop Background) images. I’ve been using Vlad Studio for a long time, not only for my PC’s background image, but also for cell phones. Take a look at the article to get an idea of each [...]
Many Warren area homes and business’s have Verizon FiOS (high speed Internet, Phone and Television service) available to them. If you recently had FiOS Internet service installed, your network may be open to intruders. Verizon’s default settings, such as SSID, administrator password and WEP security settings are not secure (some are even posted on the [...]
In our third laptop article this week, here’s why Patrick Miller of PC World hates laptops. Some are kind of minor, but some of the keyboard layout issues can be a problem is you switch between computers a lot. Take a look and let me know what you think in the comments.
