Heat may be your best friend this winter season, but it’s a computer’s worst enemy. Although modern computers are more powerful and compact, there are significant risks if temperatures aren’t kept in check. For starters, your CPU (central processing unit) slows down to a crawl, and can get so hot you could cook an egg […]
Technology advances at a breakneck pace and businesses have never had so many options when it comes to software. There’s an enterprise app for accounting, marketing, business intelligence, and more. But despite the plethora of fast, feature-rich apps on the market, there are still people who use horribly outdated “legacy” software like Windows XP and […]
If you’ve owned a computer for quite some time, you know the frustration and anger induced by unresponsive software, slow startups, and crashes all too well. Such problems make you want to throw your PC into the nearest dumpster, but before you do that, there are some things you can do to speed it up.
Mobile devices promise 12 or more hours of battery life, but it can be far shorter than that depending on how you use it. If you work remotely, run a lot of apps, and constantly check your phone every five minutes, then you’ll quickly run out of juice.
Buying a computer is complicated. The list of hardware specifications and features can be overwhelming, and unless you know what you’re looking for, you may end up with a PC that doesn’t fit your needs. If you’re in the market for a new computer, check out this handy guide.
We have come a long way since Clippy, the annoying animated paperclip who helped us navigate Microsoft Office. Thanks to advancements in AI and voice recognition technology, we now have state-of-the-art digital assistants in the palm of our hands. Cortana, Google Assistant, and Siri can do almost anything you ask, from giving you driving directions […]
Technology drives just about everything we do, so when it suddenly stops working, all hell breaks loose. Technicians make fast, impulsive decisions to get things back up and running as quickly as possible. And while quick reactions are good in certain types of emergencies — like when you realize you haven’t bought the boss a […]
If a poll was taken to rank the most frustrating things in life, faulty computers would be in the top three with nails on a chalkboard and internet trolls. Just the thought of spending hours with a local computer repair guy is enough to make people snap.
2018 is just around the corner, and just like every year a majority of people will set optimistic goals for themselves in the first few days of January. But we all know what happens. Reality kicks in, and the New Year’s resolutions you set for yourself don’t even last to Valentine’s Day.
