Archive | March, 2010
Why are people still NOT backing up their digital data?

Why are people still NOT backing up their digital data?

by The Cibertek on 23. Mar, 2010 in Maintenance, Software, Tools

To me, most people seem to think running a backup on their machine is an option instead of a necessity. Over the past two weeks, I’ve personally helped two people recover from complete system failures or hard drive crashes and another lost her entire Itunes music library. In all three cases, none of them had a backed up and their digital data.

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All the Windows7 Shortcuts you will ever need!

by The Cibertek on 03. Mar, 2010 in Tools, Videos

Another great tip from Tekzilla and from a really great site; 7tutorials.com. They’ve complied an entire library of shortcuts to almost anything you can imagine.

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Windows 7 hidden treasures: Sticky Notes

Windows 7 hidden treasures: Sticky Notes

by The Cibertek on 02. Mar, 2010 in Software, Tools

Windows 7 Sticky Notes is the digital version of Post-it Notes. It’s installed by default and as part of the Windows 7 accessories package.

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Why defragging is still important; even on Windows 7

Why defragging is still important; even on Windows 7

by The Cibertek on 01. Mar, 2010 in Maintenance

Back in the dark ages of Windows XP, defraging your hard drive seemed more important than it is today. Even though I recommend defraging at least every month as part of a montly maintenance program, it still seems to be more of a suggestion than it is a must especially with more modern OS like Vista and Windows 7.

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