With the release of the first over-the-air (OTA) Apple iOS update, I’m sure the typical reaction for most iPad/ iPhone/iPod users was to click the update now button and watch as what was once only possible by connecting your iOS device to a computer, occur as if by magic without wires. I know for me [...]
Posts Tagged ‘maintenance’
Updating your Apple iOS? Back it up first.
Posted: 11th November 2011 by tcg in Apple, backup, iPad, iphone, iPod, softwareTags: Apple, backup, iOS 5.0.1, iOS update, iPad, iphone, iPod, iTunes, maintenance
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MacKeeper. it ain’t free, but you can use it anyway.
Posted: 27th September 2011 by tcg in computers, Mac OSX, reviews, Security, softwareTags: free, Mac OS X, MacKeeper, maintenance, software, updates, Viruses
You may have heard of MacKeeper, but have no idea what it does, or how it works, or if it’s right for you. I’ll try to answer all that and also fill you in on a great way to use portions of it without shelling out the bucks if you are on a tight budget. [...]
Routine is a dangerous way to maintain your tech
Posted: 20th May 2011 by tcg in backup, computers, hardware, Mac OSX, software, technology, WindowsTags: backup, maintenance, Panda Security Activescan, SMART, SmartReporter, software, technology, updates, Viruses
Routine, noun, 1. A prescribed, detailed course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure. 2.habitual or mechanical performance of an established procedure. Basically, doing something the same way each time until it becomes second nature. Routine is putting my iPhone, keys and wallet always in the same place so I don’t have to [...]
Backup your backups
Posted: 20th November 2010 by tcg in backup, computers, hardwareTags: backup, data recovery, external drives, hardware, maintenance, NAS failure
There is an old saying “there are those that have already suffered hard-drive failures and those that are about to“. This was ringing all too true for us on both counts recently. I’m always pretty good at ensuring all the important info we have personally and as a company is backed up, or at least [...]
Look for the simple solution
Posted: 2nd November 2010 by tcg in computers, hardware, WindowsTags: computer mice, hardware, maintenance, Spyware Doctor, Viruses, Windows
Simple: [sim-puhl], adjective, definitions: not complex or compound; not complicated; unaffected; unassuming; modest; easy to understand. A few weekends ago, I was called upon to get rid of a virus on a friend’s Windows computer. According to her it was acting strangely, jumping all over, windows and dialog boxes opening up on their own, etc. Yep, [...]