Archive for the 'Computers' Category

04th Sep 2010

Computer Service Technician Jobs: Day In The Life

This post looks at the generic activities of most computer service technician jobs. This profession has the capability for providing exposure to a broad range of skills and systems.

There is probably never going to be a standard day in most computer service technician jobs. The list of services these engineers need to support can include everything from computer upgrades and virus removal to system/network administration and data recovery. With this in mind, a technician expects each day to change as each work packet is re-prioritized and new work arrives.

A major factor affecting the standard day is whether the technician is field or bench based. Bench technicians work from a PC repair shop doing upgrades to customer PCs, removing bugs and using PC maintenance software to find and repair system faults.

By contrast, a field technician is based on location with customers servicing IT systems. This can often be more specialized in nature, involve more travel and provided great exposure to more complex technologies (such as stock exchange systems, mainframes, complex networks, etc.).

All technicians start out getting their qualifications (e.g. qualified computer service technician from CompTIA) but there is the expectation throughout their working career to update the skill-set. On a daily basis this may involve additional studies, exams, attending conferences, product seminars, etc.

For many technicians the daily activities form part of the overall career path building up to a career specializing in specific areas (e.g. mainframes) or branching out with their own business. Todays work in a PC repair shop is the grounding for setting up your own business with your own repair shop or (even more independently) providing mobile computer support.

Computer service technician jobs are not easily pigeon-holed into one specific area, and this variety can be a huge draw to engineers seeking challenging roles.

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25th Aug 2010

Free Laptop Notebook Schemes: What Is The Catch?

Perhaps you have seen these free laptop notebook schemes on the web and wondered how can they be making any money. This post looks at how these firms make their money back and the dangers to watch out for if you choose to join one of these programs.

Some of these programs online are justifiably scams so you do need to be weary to research the company beforehand before signing up. However, the majority are not scams. They are actually sales-lead generation programs that these companies are running. In return for the laptop notebook, you provide a wealth of information which the company then sell on to other firms as prospective sales leads.

Your first concern should be about the amount of data that needs to be provided. This usually involves a number of questionnaires that expect you to provide information about your health status, employment history, financial details, etc. This is a lot of data to be giving away.

You also need to establish the condition/brand of the laptop you will receive. In many cases they may be refurbished models (reinstalling or fixing computers that are used, perhaps only for a short period).

Next, you sign over the right for your personal information to be sold onto many other companies for research purposes or prospective sales opportunities. As a result, you would be on dozens of mailing campaigns and cold-calls fairly rapidly.

Lastly, you may need to subscribe to several associate programs (e.g. gym membership) for a set period before receiving the free laptop. If this is the case, then you will need to establish minimum subscription expectations, costs and fees of these programs (which may add up to the cost of a new laptop anyway).

In truth, you need to weigh up the benefit of getting a laptop notebook for free against protecting your personal data. As with all these type of schemes, read the terms and conditions carefully before opting in.

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30th Jul 2010

Types Of Skins for Laptops

Laptop computers today have become indispensable for most of the occupations. With the increase in demand there are new models created in order to meet customer needs and requirements. And once you own a new laptop you feel like downloading everything that could make it look better. Something interesting we all are aware of is the skins for our laptops. Skins have been there for quite some time now however, there are people who aren’t aware of this. The popularity of these skins has grown tremendously recently. You can easily buy any kind of skin for a laptop computer which has a nice picture, design or color.

Buying a laptop means investing good amount of money, so why not spend a few more bucks to protect this expensive thing. Having a skin on your laptop would protect it from moisture and wear & tear. These skins are made of plastic which are flexible and hence fit firmly around the outer side of the laptop protecting it from any kind of liquid spillages. Even with a little spill on your laptop could damage the hard drive and you might end up losing your important files and data.

With this kind of protection you can save a lot of money as you would not need to spend any money for repurchasing or rebuilding the information you have lost. So over a period of time you can easily save a lot and additionally these designs, pictures and colors that are available for laptop skins actually are very decorative. There are lots of websites where you can find beautiful skins for your laptops and few of them give you the option to customize a laptop skin as per your choice. So, start looking for a laptop skin which would not only enhance the look but will protect your laptop.

You can also learn about what laptop skin would match with your solar charger (if you have one).

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20th Jul 2010

Logitech Speakers – Great Quality Sound for Different Purposes

Whether you are a gamer, a movie buff, an audio editor, or simply love to listen to music, everyone is need of a good set of speakers. Speakers come in different models, kinds and configurations, and it is very easy to buy the wrong set of speakers from the wrong company.

While buying your speakers, you should be sure that you are buying a good product, because there are many things that can go wrong with sound. This is why it is a good idea to make your purchases from a reliable company that has a history of producing great quality products. Many users around the world have used Logitech speakers – and they are a tried and tested name in the sound industry.

The Different Kinds of Products Available

You can find a number of different products that have been built to suit different devices, all under the same name of Logitech. Whether you want speakers for your i-pod, your desktop computer, your laptop or your television set, you can always find Logitech speakers that are either built specifically for the device that you have in mind – or are built to be compatible with all the devices that you own.

If you are looking for speakers that will offer a bit more in terms of sound quality – you can look through the different types of speakers that Logitech has to offer, including surround sound speakers, stereo with subwoofers, booming basses, etc. If you want your Logitech speakers to be easy to carry around, you can look through the portable speakers that Logitech has to offer.

There are many different kinds of products that you can find – and each of these products gives you top quality sound – so all you need to worry about is what you need the speakers for, which will help you decide which Logitech speakers you need. For another great place to get more information or buy Logitech pc Speakers go to Speakerchampion.com.

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23rd May 2010

Sony and Dell Pink Laptops

You can hardly see any computer freak that doesn’t prefer pink laptops to the larger type called desktop, this is simply because laptops are easier to carry around. But we also have old generation laptops that is quiet different from the new brands we have around today. The new laptops are much lighter that the old ones and they are very easy to carry around, and also it doesn’t impact any weigh burden on the carrier.

Today we have another version which the pink laptops, they are very easy to carry around in a shoulder bag with little efforts. The designing is very easy; you can just flip opened to have a look at the screen which can be found in range of ten inches and above and it had put an end to the riddles surrounding laptops and its high prices.

At the initials stage laptops were considered the exclusive properties of computer gurus, but the advent of pink laptops has totally changed the erroneous believe, people awareness are now being turned to a lighter and comfortable models for there computer usages. it also comes in different colors but the pink colored ones are the most popular, also formed major investment opportunities for computer users.

One of the best and the most highly rated among the pink laptop computers is Dell Inspiron and XPS models, very good because users have the benefits of configuring to suite own purposes and fully equipped with memories and Intel processors.

Another one is Sony VAIO FZ, it comes in pink color, unarguably he best selling laptops around today, also equipped with HDMI connections together with Blue – ray HD player.

Moreover, we have ASUS EEE laptops; pink but very common with women because of its smaller size and the price advantage. The last but not on the least is the Toshiba, they are new entrants to worlds of Pink laptops, there latest product is the Toshiba NB205 N325PK, very potable and well designed. Finally, the advents of pink laptops have finally put an ends to eras of black or grey computer syndrome.

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19th May 2010

Reimage Review: Extending The Lifespan Of Windows XP

An interesting outcome of the recession has been the prolonged usage of Windows XP as users have forgone upgrading computers and the operating system. This Reimage review highlights the pros and cons of sticking with XP and how PC maintenance software can help in running computer repair and maintenance tasks.

Even prior to the recession it was becoming popular to hang onto your old XP computers:
-    Vista was a poorly received upgrade so didn’t lure the XP users. Windows 7 arrived just as the economy bombed.
-    XP service packs have been regularly released making this a secure and stable system to use.
-    Computers from 2000 – 2003 were already performing sufficiently for most users meaning purchasing new machines was less of a necessity.
-    Cheap RAM for older machines make the older XP machines just as fast as newer boxes, and for less money.

XP users have subsequently needed support and services to maintain and repair their systems. Reimage repair software is one tool that has outshone their competitors for the XP repairs that it can achieve.

The software takes a three step approach to (i) scan your system (ii) report the faults and (iii) make the repairs.  As the scan analyzes the registry file, third party application files and operating system files it is able to fix everything from blue screens errors and corrupted registry files to trojan/virus damage and slow PCs.

The Reimage file repository contains over 20 million files relating to XP (the OS and applications) to download to your PC when making repairs. Best part of all is that the scan and repair take under 30 minutes to complete.

We will ultimately need to upgrade our OS once software vendors stop supporting XP, but in the meantime it should still be possible to keep an XP running like new, if not better.

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18th May 2010

Benefits of Carrying a Leather Laptop Backpack

Have you been looking through the available laptop bags and have narrowed your decision down to a leather laptop backpack? There are several great benefits that you will be able to receive when you purchase a laptop backpack made of leather. You will be notice that there are several different types of bags available to carry your laptop around in, but you will have a hard time trying to find one that matches the style and quality that leather provides. If you are going to be buying a laptop backpack in the near future then make sure that you know about all of the benefits that you will receive when you carry a backpack made of leather for your laptop.

One of the benefits that you will be able to get is storage space. With some types of laptop bags you will not have all of the space that you need to be able to put all of the things that you need to put inside. You will find that there are several different pockets on most of the leather backpacks that are available for you to carry. You will also be able to have one of the best looking backpacks to carry your laptop in. Leather has always been known for the stylish look that it has, and many people buy it because of the elegant looks. This is something that you will not find with a lot of bags that you can use to carry your laptop in.

There are a lot of benefits that you will be able to receive when you buy a leather laptop backpack to carry your laptop and other things around in. You will be able to find lots of storage space and get a high quality look. This is one of the best laptop bags that you will find available so make sure that you get one and start taking advantage of all of the storage and looks today.

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04th May 2010

Five Reasons to Purchase the Brother MFC 5490

There are five concrete reasons to make the investment in this top quality printer for a small office, a home office or for a simple home PC. These five reasons are cost, quality, speed, ability and adaptability.

The Brother MFC 5490 is priced in the $120-$140 range and does the work of many different machines. By combining printing, faxing and copying all in one machine, the user has only one plug-in, one cord and one machine to keep operating. It would be simple to spend $100 on each of these and take up a whole desk area.

These machines produce professional quality reports and copies quickly. Print resolution is up to 6000×1200 dpi and copies can be reduced in scale to 25% or increased to 400% of the original. This machine will handle legal paper as well as letter size paper.

The fax machine is very fast, will receive a page in 3 seconds, sends, and prints faxes both in black and white and in color. This machine can print up to 35 pages of black-and-white a minute and 20 pages of colored print per minute. Copies are just a little bit slower at 23 copies per minute for black-and-white and 20 copies per minute for color. Best of all it has four different ink cartridges and only the one that is empty needs to be replaced, saving money and ink. As this is an Energy Star model, it is efficient to use.

The PC does not need to be on in order to fax, copy or make photos from camera. Other computers in the vicinity can use this Brother MFC 5490 by fast Ethernet network or Wi-Fi. This machine has the capability to handle multiple computers with ease.

The Brother has slots for multimedia cards such as Memory Stick and Memory Stick Pro, Compact Flesh and Secure Digital. It was designed to work with USB flash memory drives.

This is a compact unit is easy to use, easy to store and does not take much space. It works well, does a multitude of things and is inexpensive.

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