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I have Anti-Virus software I thought I wasn't supposed to get infected ?
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Just because you have an anti-virus software dosen't mean your immune from infection anti-virus softwares can not stop every form of infection there are may types of infections and many ways they can bypass anti-virus software or trick the user into infecting their PC
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How did my computer get so infected ?
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A good number of infections come from places like Porn sites, P2P file sharing networks like Limewire and social networking sites like My Space, Facebook and Twitter also by what's called a drive by download or by an infected E-Mail.
What choices do I have for internet service and who do you recommend
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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 data package
6. Satellite Internet requires a clear line of site to horizon
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Is it ok to leave my computer on or should I turn it off ?
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It is ok to leave your computer on just reboot 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.
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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 or is really old it's cheaper to just fix it than replace it.
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What Brand of computer do you recommend ?
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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 computer 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.
Also OEM's tend to use very cheap parts inside much better parts can be used in a custom build
what's brands should I stay away from ?
All brands can have issues but the computers I see come in the most with major issues are E-Machine Desktops and HP laptops.
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Should I buy a Mac they don't get viruses
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Totally false Macs do get viruses you just don't hear about them as often due to their smaller market share if they had as much market share as PC's they would be targeted just as much malware is everywhere same holds true for Linux