by Joseph Forbes | Jan 15, 2017 | Blog Entry, DATA
The first thing to do after installing a hard drive is to partition it. You have to partition a hard drive, and then format it, before you can use it to store data. To partition a hard drive in Windows means to section off a part of it and make that part available to...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 14, 2017 | Blog Entry, HARDWARE, SECURITY, Technical Support, Technicals
Do you have a wireless router that has been quietly serving Wi-Fi to your household for many years? Does it have a thick layer of dust on it? Chances are, if you answered yes to either question, you may not have upgraded your router’s firmware in quite some time. If...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 13, 2017 | Blog Entry, INTERNET, SECURITY, Technical Support, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
So, you just bought a shiny new wireless router. Maybe you got it as a gift, or you just decided it was time to upgrade to a new one. Whatever the case may be, there are a few things you should do to make it more secure as soon as you get it out of the box. Here Are...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 12, 2017 | Blog Entry, HARDWARE, Technical Support, Technicals, Troubleshooting
Have you ever needed to open your CD or DVD drive (generally referred to as your “optical drive”) but couldn’t? Just your luck, your favorite movie, video game, or music was probably stuck inside. Maybe the laptop’s power died, maybe the drive...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 11, 2017 | Blog Entry, SOFTWARE, Technicals
Plan Your Windows 7 Clean Install Windows 7 Clean Install – Step 1 of 34. Most of the time, a Windows 7 clean install means to remove an existing operating system(like Windows XP, Linux, Windows 7, Windows 10, Windows 8, … doesn’t matter) and replace...
