F.A.Q. Frequently Asked Questions And Answers

F.A.Q

Here are some of the most commonly asked questions I get

Question :

I have virus software I thought I wasn't supposed to get viruses ?

Answer :

just because you have an anti-virus software dosen't mean your immune from

infection not all anti-virus softwares can stop infection from happening most

will alert you when they have found an infection and help you remove it.

We find in alot of cases anti-virus software that is out of date or expired all

together or an infection has disabled the anti-virus software altogether.

Question :

How did my computer get so infected ?

Answer :

A good number of infections come from places like Porn sites, P2P file sharing

and social networking sites like My Space drive by downloads or infected E-Mail

Question :

What choices do I have for internet service and who do you recommend

Answer :

Choices for internet service vary depending on location but here are your choices

1. Dial Up needs a landline phone or cell phone teather

2. DSL needs a land line phone or Dry Loop

3. Cable Internet requires cable access usually offers highest speeds

4. Clearwire needs line of sight to radio tower

5. Air Card from your cell provider requires unlimited data package

6. Satellite Internet requires a clear line of site to horizon

Dial Up is the slowest and costs almost as much as DSL anymore

DSL is usually pretty affordable for the speed

Cable Internet usually offers the highest speeds available but cost more than DSL

Clearwire price is a bit high compared to most DSL and can be unreliable at times

Air Cards only work where there is cell reception price is good for the mobility they provide
Satellite Internet is pricey and has high latency issues

Question :

Is it ok to leave my computer on or should I turn it off ?

Answer :

It is ok to leave your computer on just restart it once in a while to

clear out the ram.

A lot of people get on their computers several times throughout the day

and turn them on and off each time this constant on off cycle is not good

for the computer it heats up and cools down each time it's better to keep

it at a constant ambient tempurature.

If you don't want to leave your computer on all the time turn it on the first

time you use it for the day and leave it on untill your done for the day or use

power saving settings to put the computer into standby or hibernate mode.

Question :

Can you fix my old computer or should I just buy a new one ?

Answer :

Most average computer repairs can be done for $100 or less so unless

your machine needs major repair it's cheaper to just fix it than replace it.

Question :

What kind of computer would you recommend ?

Answer :

People are kind of pre-programmed to buy the big name computers

from stores or direct from companies like Dell. However the way to

get the most computer for your money is to have one custom built for

you from a reputable system builder.

When you buy a "pre-built" or "box name" Pc you are actually buying

a crippled Pc by crippled I mean that the "BIOS" on the motherboard

is reduced in functionality which reduces your ability to gain better than

stock performance through overclocking.

The big names want you to buy a new computer every few years so they

limit what you can do with their machines after you buy them.

When you build one from scratch you are in control of the parts that go into

them no crippled "BIOS" therefore you can tweak them to squeeze every last

little bit of performance out of them before having to buy a faster machine.

This also allows you to work with the person who actually built your machine

should you need support instead of speaking with someone in another country

you can't understand who actually knows very little about Pc's.

It's a little harder when it comes to laptops because you can't really order non

OEM motherboards for them to start your build but there are things you can do

to a stock unit to improve performance like more ram or a faster hard drive.

Question :

what's the best or worst computer brands?

Answer :

All brands can have issues but I think probablly the worst computers out

there are eMachines we've seen more of their machines come in for major

repair than about any other brand they have a bad habit of just shorting out

the power supply and motherboard when that happens it's really not worth

fixing.

If I had to pick the best brand I would have to say IBM their computers have

probably the best quality in my opinion.