Tech Glossary: What is a Virus? Tech Glossary: What is a Virus? Virus is a term that is thrown around a lot. The easiest way to describe it is to think about your computer like the human body. A virus is an infection with varying degrees of severity. Some are just mild annoyances, eg. sluggish response,[...] |
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Tech Tip #18 – Clear Temporary Internet Files, Cookies & Cache Tech Tip #18 – Clear Temporary Internet Files, Cookies & Cache The more websites you go to, the more temporary internet files get stored on your computer. Clearing these on a regular basis not only helps open up space, but can also help increase browsing performance (especially with flash based content),[...] |
When Anti-Viruses Go Bad When Anti-Viruses Go Bad What happens when your anti-virus turns on you? The simple answer is your computer stops working. This was made evident in a recent update to Avira (ironically only affecting the paid versions of the program and apparently only in 32-bit environments). After the update, the AntiVirProActiv[...] |
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Tech Tip #2 – Defragment Tech Tip #2 – Defragment/Defraggler As files are changed, deleted and added to your hard drive, they become fragmented and can significantly slow down your computer. Defragmentation puts your files back together again, and makes them much easier to read. ——————- For assistance with this or any other Tech Tip, please[...] |
Tech Tip #9 – Backup Your Important Data Tech Tip #9 – Backup your important data Are there any files on your computer that are important to you? If so, you should have them backed up, whether to physical media or to a web-based backup system. Viruses/malware can destroy your hard drive and there is the possibility that[...] |
Tech Tip #1 – Shutdown/Restart Tech Tip #1 – Shutdown/Restart Probably the simplest Tech Tip there is. If your computer is bogging down or a program just keeps giving you errors on a regular basis, restart your computer and try again. This is also important to help clear and reset internal memory. ——————- For assistance[...] |
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