Another plea for online backup. Dunwoody PC still believes that an online backup is the safest place for your data. We recommend Carbonite. They back up, automatically, all your personal data to the internet. Unlimited storage capacity for 1 computer, $54.95/year. Only two negatives, no video file backup and you can’t back up your external…
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Preventative Maintenance
Residential Customer Preventative Maintenance (or “Pay Dunwoody PC a little now, instead of a lot later”) – For $99/year for the first computer, $49/year each additional computer, we will come to your home 2 times a year and provide the following services: Check Antivirus, Windows Updates, Wireless Encryption, Backups, Clean Temporary Files Recommend Product Updates,…
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How To Disable Gmail Spam Filter
I, and a few of my clients use Outlook, Outlook Express, or Windows mail to frontend Gmail. One of my clients said "hey, why can't my wife email me?" I did some searching and found that Gmail had filtered the emails and marked them as SPAM. Here's how to fix it. Log into your gmail…
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Netbooks
The recommended life of a laptop is only 4 years. This is due to two factors. First, laptops suffer from wear and tear issues at an accelerated rate compared to desktop computers. Second, there’s the concept of technological obsolescence. Let’s say you spent $600 on a laptop. That would average to $12.50 a month. A…
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The XP “Loophole”
Microsoft has told its big resellers like Lenovo, Dell, Acer, and HP, that as of June 30th, they can not sell you a computer with XP on it. Not totally true. They can sell you a computer with Vista Business and then downgrade the license to XP Professional. So, you as a consumer have to…
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AT&T U-Verse
AT&T U-Verse and the end of Fiber Optic Internet (FIOS) – There’s a lot of buzz in some neighborhoods because AT&T is starting to rework some street cabling for a service they will be offering called U-Verse. U-Verse will allow AT&T to directly compete (yes, here we go again all you Americast / Bellsouth Entertainment…
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A Cheap Way to Display Your Computer on Your TV
Your tv will need to have an RGB/VGA input. I used to stream my Mets games to my tv, but because they are horrible right now, I haven't had the need. http://www.cablestogo.com/product_list.asp?cat%5Fid=3430
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Where to Buy a Computer
I need to re-rank my recommended places where you should buy a computer based on some recent experiences with the retailers in the Dunwoody area. I like mail order with Dell, first and foremost. Why? You can configure your computer as much or as little as you want to. They've got some great deals like…
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PRODUCT OF THE MONTH – February 2008
Costco has the Western Digital Passport 250 for $139 + tax. This is a 250 Gig hard drive that connects to your computer via a USB port and backs up your data with a program called WD Sync. It is the easiest and smallest solution I have seen to data backup, which by the way…
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Recycle for United Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy has partnered with BCS Recycling Specialists, enabling UCP to work with BCS to recycle laptops at a rate of $10 each and cell phones, Lexmark and HP Inkjets, and other PDAs at a rate of $2.50 each. BCS provides collection boxes complete with the UCP logo and tagline and a prepaid FedEx…
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