Spring is in the air. At least here in the Grand Valley it is. The early spring gives us a chance to get an early jump on that spring cleaning list. What better place to start than on your “lifeline to the world”, your computer. [Read more…]
Keeping it cool (Part 2)
Last week we talked about how to keep your laptop cool. This week we’ll take a look at the “elephant in the room”; cooling that monstrous desktop computer. [Read more…]
Keeping it cool (Part 1)
Imagine it: Late one night, while you’re chilling on the couch with your laptop in your lap – where, given the name “laptop” you would think it belongs – watching the latest season of “Supernatural” and you begin to think to yourself that the special effects in this episode are more realistic than normal, because just as the Winchester Brothers light up the latest corpse it seems that you can actually feel the heat on your legs. [Read more…]
Client Success Story: Data Recovery
Every now and then we here at No Ware have the delight of rescuing a customer in distress.
She came our office in Grand Junction panicking and in tears. It seems one of her children accidentally reformatted a couple of her camera’s SD cards. The data seemed to be completely lost. Who wouldn’t panic, it was a disaster! Almost eight years of family pictures vanished with just one careless click. Her son’s first steps, her daughter’s first smiles, countless birthday parties and vacations; she told us it felt as if the best parts of her life had been erased. [Read more…]
Coming up with a secure password is easy!
“It is time to change your password”
What is it about these words that cause you to draw a blank every time? The brain almost shuts down, since your current password seems to be the only “good” password that you can think of. You need something hard to hack or crack, yet easy for you to remember, but you’ve already used “Love”, “Password1234”, your child’s name, your pet’s name, you neighbor’s pets name; this list goes on and on as to what you cannot and should not use. Fortunately, with a little creativity, you can face this “emergency” like a pro. [Read more…]
Uh oh, I spilled something on my laptop.
UH OH!
No matter how careful we like to think we are, this can happen to any of us. It only takes a split second to make this catastrophe happen. SPLASH! That mug of coffee, cup of water, or glass of wine is all over your beloved laptop. [Read more…]
SSD vs HDD, which should you choose?
Eeny meeny miny moe. Pick a Hardrive by the… Toe?
Ladies and gentlemen, a new era in storage drives has arrived: The Solid-State drive (SSD). Is it time to upgrade, or can we stay with our favorite sixty-year-old technology? Should we even upgrade our storage? Let’s take a look at these different types of drives to see if we can answer those questions: [Read more…]
Buying a used computer
‘Tis the season to buy presents. Fa la la la la…
Sometimes buying a new computer for a loved one, or even yourself, can be financially out of reach. That’s okay, there are plenty of used computers on the market that can fit your needs just fine. [Read more…]
7 Deadly Sins of Computer Maintenance
Happy Halloween, let’s get spooky with The 7 Deadly Sins of Computer Maintenance.
How “sinful” are you with your computer maintenance? Let’s find out! [Read more…]
Computer Security Basics
One of the things we get asked about quite frequently is computer security. Specifically what are some of the things your average user can do to remain safe. [Read more…]
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