You might ask yourself why it is important to have a backup of all of your data. Or, you might even ask yourself what is data, do I have any? Well, almost everyone has some sort of data on their computer, whether it be in the form of pictures, music, or documents (such as word,…
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Cloud Computing: A Greener Option for Business
Cloud computing has garnered a lot of attention in recent years as a green solution for business. The market for global cloud computing will be around $180 billion by the end of 2015, according to a Gartner study. This May, the 9th International Conference on Green, Pervasive and Cloud Computing is being held in China…
The Cloud
So, you may have heard of “The Cloud” by now, probably mentioned in an advert or some other form of media, but what exactly is it? Simply, The Cloud refers to the most efficient way currently to store and share information – files are stored over the Internet rather than on a hard drive or…
How Cloud Computing Is Changing Consumer Electronics
The cloud is taking over our favorite mobile devices. Apple was one of the first to jump on the cloud computing bandwagon, and if you have any of their products, from an iPhone to an iPad, you have “the cloud.” It is convenient from the standpoint that an old email from six months ago, that…
How To Tell When Your Hard Drive Is Failing
There are many different symptoms of a failing hard drive, such as awkward noises, or even blue screening, or your computer might not even run the operating system. All hard drives are destined to fail eventually, so it’s best to be prepared. How do hard drives fail? Hard drives fail in many different ways, such…
What is malware?
A malware is a program that tells your computer to do something you dont want it to do. A virus or any other malware can be very hard to detect or not very hard to detect. No matter what the circumstances all malware make your computer run less efficient in one way or another. A…
How might a backup for your data be useful?
A backup for your files might be useful in the event of your data being corrupted, damaged or deleted during a catastrophe. Having a good backup plan means less work of recovering the data you lost, or simply keeping you from losing data at all. You can backup your data in many different ways to…