Archive for 'Computers'
How to be Green Tech on St Patrick’s Day
The luck of the Irish is here and today is a special celebration for all our Irish friends. I see everything painted in green, but the green I am talking about is more along the lines of green energy. How can we all protect this precious place we call earth? There are a couple technology [...]
Full StoryTop Tips For Solving EXE Errors On Your Computer
Solving application errors on a Windows PC, such as exe errors is not rocket science. The only requirements are some knowledge and a few of the right software tools. With this article we aim to empower Windows users against ever-prevalent exe errors. Here are the top 5 tips for resolving exe errors on your Windows [...]
Full StoryClean My Mac – Spring Mac Cleaning Discount!
It’s getting warmer outside and you really want to go enjoy the fresh air … with your Mac by your side. The only thing is that the hard drive of that poor machine is so packed it’s a miracle that it’s even operating at all – time to clean some stuff up! A few weeks [...]
Full StoryHow to Clean Up a Mac (the easy way)
We’ve all heard it – Macs “just work” and nothing ever goes wrong with them. While that can generally be somewhat true, certain things don’t get advertised. The Macs, while fancier than most regular PCs, can collect digital garbage in a way similar to every Windows-based PC out there – the more you use them, [...]
Full Story11,760 Years to Restore a Mac Hard Drive
A friend of mine (Nikola Ranguelov) and an author here at TechJaws, shared this screen shot with me while restoring a Mac Hard Drive. It would take 11,760 years or 103,018,533 hours to complete this task. I think by the time the restore is completed; humans would be extinct, along with the Mac. Who said [...]
Full StoryWhat was your First PC Game?
I feel like reminiscing today, because it’s my 49th birthday. I was wondering what your very first PC games was and what OS did you play this game on. I know I may clear a few cob webs when I tell you my first PC game, but hey, no one will be graded on longevity [...]
Full Story6 Tips on How to Print Faster
Smaller personal inkjet printers have come a long way since first appearing. Whereas the first printers may have had a capacity of 4-5 pages per minute (ppm), even the smaller, more inexpensive printers can have a capacity speed of 25-30 ppm. The capacity doesn’t mean you will regularly obtain such a quick printing speed; your [...]
Full StoryBest Wireless Router for High Speed Internet
In my opinion – The Cisco Linksys High Performance Wireless-N Router E3000 is by far worth the price for the performance and features this wireless router offers out of the box. If you are a Comcast customer who has “Blast” (Up to 15 MB download speeds), this wireless router provides the wireless performance needed for [...]
Full StoryHow to Fix a DLL Error on Your Computer
Dealing with computer errors can be tough, especially when you are not sure of their causes and the steps you need to perform to fix them. However, not all computer errors are as difficult as they look. Some computer errors, like DLL errors can be easily solved by any computer user. In this article, we [...]
Full StoryWhat’s the Best Laptop 2011?
There are probably many people shopping for laptop deals during the holiday, but getting the best deal might not come with all the bells and whistles that you may need to be more productive. It’s important to know exactly what you are going to use the laptop for. If you’re a casual user and you [...]
Full StoryHow to Erase Personal Data on a Computer
Do you have something to hide? Only kidding, but did you know that even when you delete a file or folder and empty your trash can, the data isn’t gone. Even formatting your hard drive is not sufficient. Deleted files can be undeleted and formatted hard drives can be recovered. The only way to permanently [...]
Full StorySecuring Your Wireless Network
Wireless connections are a great choice for home networking as they overcome the problems of portability and using PC’s elsewhere. Because wifi uses radio waves to communicate, these are frequently strong enough to be seen by others in the vicinity. If you have not setup your security properly, then it is an open invitation to [...]
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