November, 2007

While reading through my daily emails, I noticed this one from bulldog, and thought it was a good read. I’ve posted some of it here for you the read also as it explains quite well this whole worm computer worm issue!

Enjoy

- Sylvester

“A computer worm is comparable to a computer virus, but unlike a virus a worm does not need to attach itself to an existing program. Instead, it is able to spread copies of itself from one computer to another without being activated Read More

It is easy to feel overwhelmed by the large number of printer models that are available these days. Today lets take look at the two main types of printers (inkjet and laser) and what to consider when making your purchasing decision.

Inkjet Printers:
Inkjet (or bubble-jet) printers squirt tiny dots of quick-drying ink onto your paper, one line at a time. All 300-600 jets can fire simultaneously and each dot is tinier than the width of a human hair. Inkjet printers are usually less expensive than laser printers, due to less expensive, fewer mechanical parts. If you are printing graphics, it will use considerably more ink per page than printing text, and ink is more expensive than toner Read More

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Asking for the price of a new computer is like asking the price of a car. Although all cars have four wheels, a roof and an engine, the similarities stop there. With computers, as well as different brand names available, there are many combinations of different component specifications (e.g. processor speed, amount of memory).

Fortunately Computer Troubleshooters can help you translate the technical jargon, but there is a large non-computing side of the equation to ensure that you are getting the best value for your money.

So how do you know if the money you are spending on technology is a wise investment? This month we look at some of the questions that drive the IT recommendations we make Read More

Universal Serial Bus (or USB) has rapidly become the standard for connecting devices to your computer. In fact, many computers no longer ship with a floppy disk drive as standard, but will have at least one USB port. USB connectors are used by input devices (mice, keyboards, scanners, digital cameras), output devices (portable CD writers, printers), storage devices (external hard disk drives, flash or USB memory keys/sticks) and even decorations and novelty items such as mobile phone chargers, flashing light snowmen, coffee cup warmers and mini reading lights.

This month we take a look at some of the things to look for in the USB world:-

Plugs and cables
Not all USB plugs are created equal. It’s likely that your computer will accept ‘type A’ Read More

I’ve been under a bit of pressure today, trying to find answers!!!

I have got this customer who would like to have MS Exchange installed in her network. They already have a Server running Windows 2003 Standard Edition, and we recommened moving to Small Business Server 2003 Standard as they only had 7 users in total.

Microsoft do support upgrades from Windows 2003, to SBS 2003 and have the process documented. Unfortunatley both the versions I was working were R2. Now there not much documentation on this, but as I learnt last - well basically the upgrade does not Read More