What to Know Before Buying a Video Card for your Computer
There are many accessories mentioned when you buy a computer. The sales associate may ask about what you plan to do with the computer to help you determine the type of video card you will require.
What is a video card? It is the component responsible for the pictures that you see on the computer screen. The video card is essential for gamers, graphic artists and the everyday website surfer. Before getting just the basic video card or the top of the line one, know how to shop for one.
A video card has four basic criteria for choosing one:
• Price
• Speed
• Resolution
• Card Slot Type
Video Card and Graphics Card
You may hear people talk about video cards and graphics cards. They are similar in what they do. Video cards are more useful… Continue reading...
Denver Network Support: What is Web Conferencing?
A few years ago, people having conversations and meetings while they are in different locations meant having the conversation over the phone. But today, people can communicate, even conduct live meetings and presentation even if they are half a world away. All you need is a computer, internet access and a downloaded web-based application to communicate effectively over the internet. This technology is called web conferencing.
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So, what exactly is web conferencing?
With web conferencing, participants can share audio, video, content or combination of these in real time. This enables people to attend meetings or presentations when they can’t attend them physically. Attendees or participants of web conferencing can have a downloaded application on their computer or they can just access a… Continue reading...
How to Choose Anti-spam Filter Software
Everyone experiences the flow of unwanted emails wanting you to join this or that or insisting you have won tons of money. This spam email is not only bothersome, it is also dangerous in some cases. Many spammers use emails to transfer viruses and also adware and spyware to your PC. To stop this you need to use a good anti spam filter. This will also reduce the amount of junk mail you receive.
What is an anti-spam filter?
This refers to a special program used for detecting and blocking dangerous emails. It looks for words and phrases or other things that may indicate an email is spam. It is based on the assumption that email containing certain details is spam.
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Denver Network Support Tip: How-To Add Memory to Your PC or Laptop
Wouldn’t it be great if you could simply open up your brain and add more space so you could remember everything? Oh well, you can’t do that but you can add more memory to your PC or laptop if the need arises.
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When you buy a computer, it comes with a certain amount of memory already loaded on. This storage is where you can save files, applications, music, videos, pictures and anything else you’d like. It would be great to have unlimited memory but that is not always the case.
Maybe you have noticed that your computer is running slower than usual. You have used Disk Defragmenter to combine files and get rid of others that you don’t need. A computer that… Continue reading...
How to Retrieve Information in Excel 2007 With a Custom List
A good way to retrieve information in Excel 2007 is with a custom list. There are already lists in Excel. If you type Jan into a cell and pull the copy handle, the rest of the months will fill in. You can create your own custom lists, and make whatever you want fill in. Oh, and hey… if you’re in the market for some Denver IT Support, we’d love to help you!
Let’s say you do parts ordering for your company. Instead of looking up vendor numbers, you want the vendor number to appear next to your part number.
Open a new worksheet in Excel 2007. You want the custom list to be out of the way; click in a cell that’s far to the right, say T1. Before you type anything… Continue reading...
How Presence Technology Reduces Email Overload and Message Tag
What is Presence?
Presence is a type of software technology that allows business communication systems to show levels of availability for a person or communication device. Presence is designed to enhance the possibility of getting the person you are trying to contact on the first try, and is facilitated by unified communications systems that use underlying Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology. This is part of a technology platform where your computer data network is integrated with phone and communication systems, providing information on callers and recipients to find the most desirable way to connect the two.
Availability IT
Presence is essentially a sophisticated availability board. However, instead of simply saying someone is in or out of the office, presence coordinates their communication devices and software applications to let you know how to… Continue reading...
How to Avoid 3 Common Internet Scams Targeting Business Owners
The Internet Crime Complaint Center’s (IC3) 2008 Report on Internet Crime found an alarming 33.1% in online crimes reported over 2007. IC3 is a partnership between the National White Collar Crime Center and the FBI.
IC3’s 2008 report revealed an average loss of $931 per complainant, for a total of an estimated $265 million lost in total due to internet fraud and scams. Online con artists each have a modus operandi that usually targets a specific subset of the population; some prey on the elderly, others on lonely singles, or even on children.
These three scams are known to target online businesses and business owners.
The Small Business Loan Scam, Targeted by Email
Perpetrators of small business loan scams often contact entrepreneurs by email, offering start-up loans at attractive interest rates. Since… Continue reading...
Windows 7 Hot Tips Series: 21 through 25
Tip #21: Keep What You Want Within Easy Reach
Jump Lists in Windows 7 will help you keep your desktop free of clutter and find files quickly. They’re automatically populated based on how often and how recently you do things, so you’ll spend less time looking for your favorite song or the document you worked on yesterday.
There’s a Jump List for each program on your Start menu and taskbar.
With one click you can:
See frequently and recently viewed Web sites on the Jump List for Internet Explorer 8.
Drag and drop a file from the Jump List into Outlook as an attachment.
See options to play a recent song or a playlist on the Jump List for Windows Media Player.
Tip #22: Stay One Click Away From the Programs You Use Most
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Losing Your Mind with Data Recovery
Losing all your data is a very traumatic experience for any computer user. This is especially true if you use your system for business or other important matters. Losing information that you have worked long and hard to accumulate can be very stressful, to say the least.
Everyone knows that it is a good idea to back up data on your computer every so often, however did you know you should check that backup? It will compound your frustration to find out what you thought was adequately backed up is not functioning correctly when you need it most.
Data loss can happen to anyone, even the most perceptive computer user or business can experience this problem. The problem is people tend to think… Continue reading...
Identity Theft and the Economy
The economy is in an economic downturn. When that happens, it brings about other consequences in our society. For one, crime increases. Protect yourself from identity thieves who want to separate you from your money.
Identity thieves use high tech methods to find ways of defrauding innocent people. They come up with telephone scams, internet website scams, email scams and other ingenious plans, like taking photos of your card with a cell phone camera. When times are hard, these same thieves could resort to less sophisticated ways of stealing.
Consumers have become smarter in order to outsmart identity thieves. You read articles and booklets on how to protect yourself from these criminals. That includes shredding mail, being careful when shopping online, paying bills online… Continue reading...
