As a computer user, you’re probably adult enough to understand that lots of hidden goodies dwell behind the operating system’s delicious visual interface. Most of those goodies are things you probably don’t want to mess with, but because Windows isn’t the most complete, well-thought-out operating system, the need to go digital spelunking is often necessary.
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It’s new PC time here at Wambooli! I’ve just purchased an update to one of my aging, decrepit computers.
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It’s with great pride that you bring home that 3TB hard drive. It’s awesome! Three trillion bytes of storage, who could imagine? Then you install the thing and, lo and behold, the operating system reports 2.54TB are available. Huh?
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I can’t understand why I sometimes dither about which mass storage device to buy. The answer is really obvious: Buy the storage with the highest capacity. It’s cheaper. That philosophy may not make sense, but that’s only because you fear the math.
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Normally I leave my computers on all the time. I knew that something was up last Saturday when I went into my home office and noticed that the computers were off. I wasn’t worried about any lost data, however, because the computers did what they were told.
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It’s lightning season! Is your computer protected against sudden power loss?
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One of the most mysterious aspects of computer technology is the video hardware. It’s a soup of acronyms, a knot of numbers, a maze of mystery. It’s always been that way.
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How many USB ports do you have on your computer? Enough? Are you blessed with a USB 3.0 port? When it comes to USB ports, my philosophy is the more the better. You can’t have enough of ’em!
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