Posts Tagged ‘recommendations’
What’s taking up so much space on your hard drive?
By Evan Asher May 25th, 2011 in Tech Tips
These days it’s easy to download and save lots of files until your hard drive is overflowing. But it’s difficult to tell at a glance what files are taking up the most space without going through every single folder one at a time. Enter SpaceSniffer, a free utility that graphically displays the largest files and
Avoid getting hacked, use a program to remember secure passwords
By Evan Asher February 26th, 2011 in Tech Tips
Everybody knows they should use secure passwords, but far too many people are guilty of using their pets’ or children’s names as passwords instead of strong passwords. The problem is it’s difficult to remember a combination of upper and lower case letters, symbols, and non-dictionary words. Enter the password manager.
Password Managers
These programs securely store your
Mozy pricing has changed, we review online backup alternatives
By Evan Asher February 23rd, 2011 in Tech Tips
For many years we’ve recommended Mozy online backups for our clients. We’ve found them to be a cost-effective reliable way to ensure that your data is safe should the worst occur. They are a great solution particularly for people with laptops. When people travel, they rarely bring their external hard drives with them to backup
Why we prefer Dells over HP’s
By Evan Asher January 13th, 2011 in Tech Tips, Videos
Doing simple computer repair like replacing a power supply on an HP desktop is made more difficult by HP’s tactics. This video explains yet another reason why we prefer Dell computers, which we stock in our store in Santa Barbara.
Firefox’s Tab Candy is one of our favorite new features
By Evan Asher December 30th, 2010 in Tech Tips
We’ve always been big proponents of using alternative browsers like Firefox and Chrome, but Firefox’s latest Beta release includes some great features we think you should check out. In addition to a faster browsing engine, Firefox has added a feature called Tab Candy which helps tame unweildly browsing habits.
If you’re anything like us, your browsing takes
Why do we recommend Dell over Sony? Part 2
By Evan Asher April 12th, 2010 in Tech Tips
Dells have the lion’s share of the market, so their parts are much cheaper
