Tagged: hard drive

In the market for a pc? Things to consider.

Posted on July 22nd, 2009 by Urbain

With school starting in a month or so, parents or college-bound students might find that they need to buy a computer.  Whether it is for school or home/business use, knowing what to look for is essential when buying office equipment.  A computer shop owner in Albuquerque, New Mexico, described what he called the five steps [...]

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Why Does It Say I Don’t Have Enough Memory?

Posted on July 9th, 2009 by Urbain

Let’s say you just downloaded a new graphics editor software.  You have 100 gigabytes of memory on your hard drive …
… but …
… when you try to use the software, your system says there is not enough memory.
The issue here is that you probably do not have enough “Random Access Memory,” which is called RAM [...]

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Is Your Hard Drive Totally Full?

Posted on July 3rd, 2009 by Urbain

A friend of mine is a young photographer who has been transferring a ton of digital images onto her year-old laptop.  Now, the laptop is so full that she cannot defrag or store anything else.  She has a Microsoft operating system.
In such a situation, this is what I would suggest:
Step One.
Empty the recycle bin.  Delete [...]

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The WordPress Theme That’s Made Me the Most in Adsense

Posted on June 24th, 2009 by Urbain

Using Adsense is an easy way to make some extra money with a blog. I have experimented with a lot of different themes on a lot of different blogs and have found that the Prosense theme, which is Adsense ready, has by far made the most in Adsense earnings.  A blog of mine that is [...]

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Create Absolutely Stunning Graphic Headers for Free

Posted on June 13th, 2009 by Urbain

Creating really good looking headers for your websites and blogs can be a challenge, no matter what kind of graphics software package you own.
Thanks to xHeader, the job has become very easy.  And unlike other programs which are not quite as good, xHeader is 100% free.
Let’s take a look.
When you log onto the software, you [...]

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How to Create a Document Sharing Site

Posted on May 15th, 2009 by Urbain

Much of my work involves drafting documents for lawyers, many of whom are over 50 miles away.  We share and modify documents on a regular basis.
In the legal profession, when language is being negotiated, the parties often send drafts back and forth by email.  This can be okay in the short term, but there are [...]

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Installing WordPress Plugins Is a Snap These Days

Posted on April 24th, 2009 by Urbain

Here’s another reason to get a WordPress blog:   Updating is easy, even for the non-technical person.  Nowadays, you don’t have to FTP your plugins and updates.  It is all done automatically through the dashboard.
I thought I’d use this site as an example of how quick and easy it is to install a plugin in [...]

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Computer Tips for ‘Regular People’ – Another Look at Hard Drive Space

Posted on September 30th, 2008 by Urbain

Creating additional space on your computer’s hard drive can be a challenge.  So far, we’ve talked about how you can compress your files to create additional Drive C storage space and has also looked at external storage devices that will free up your hard drive.  I personally love the external portable storage units — they’ve [...]

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