Computer Tips

BACK YOUR FILES UP REGULARLY. Crashes don't just happen to other people! There are many great mediums available such as USB thumb drives, external harddrives, DVD or CD burners to use for backups. If your hard drive starts making strange, unpleasant noises it is likely your hard drive is dying. Stop everything and start backing up, immediately. If you don't want to deal with the computer we can retreive your data to CD, DVD or a new harddrive. Our sucess at getting your data depends on how quickly you bring us the machine. If your computer shuts down all by itself, you probably have a machine that over heats. Ensure your computer is in a well ventilated area and is cleaned, inside and out. It can also indicate that a component of your computer's cooling system is failing. We clean all computers when they visit our shop. We strongly recommed that laptops that shut down by themselves be examined to prevent damage to the interior laptop components