Home Town » Technology http://www.hometownsantamonica.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:34:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Computer Care Do’s And Don’t http://www.hometownsantamonica.com/computer-care-do%e2%80%99s-and-don%e2%80%99t/ http://www.hometownsantamonica.com/computer-care-do%e2%80%99s-and-don%e2%80%99t/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:19:18 +0000 admin http://www.hometownsantamonica.com/?p=11 Ways on how we can protect our personal computer. The list are Do’s and don’t that we can follow on how we can protect our personal computer.

The Do’s

  1. Always backup your data
  2. Always keep your original CD of installer and drives
  3. Make sure your unit comes with warranty (Free Parts and Labor) at least for one year
  4. Install anti virus software, some are free from www.download.com
  5. Activate the automatic updated of your software packages and download the necessary fixes.
  6. Always use an automatic voltage regulator (AVR) or uninterrupted power supply (Ups) to protect your unit from electrical spikes.
  7. Have a designated area for your PC or notebook. This is to ensure household members to follow i.e. no eating, no drinking, and no playing within this area.

Don’ts:

  1. Avoid are pairing the hardware by yourself.
  2. Avoid formatting or reinstalling without backing up your files
  3. Avoid installing too many anti virus software, this will make your unit slow and may conflict with each other
  4. Avoid downloads from bogus or un-trusted sites, it could install damaging software in your unit.
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