TECH TIPS & TRICKS

Everyone I Know Keeps Telling Me How Awesome Mac Is And I Should Throw Away My PC. Is That True?

Well it’s probably about as good of an idea as buying Vista for your PC. If that statement doesn’t ring true for you yet, just think about it like this. Picture your hot tub, it’s probably the coolest thing you own at home and you get tons of enjoyment out of it. Now picture your hot tub in your cubicle at work. Not really useful and it will probably get you fired for more reasons than are obvious at this reading.

When it comes to a Mac, as long as you stay at home and don’t want to interact with any other PC, printer, application, shared drives or your corporate network in any way shape or form then you’re probably fine.

I know, I know but I can put windows on my Mac. My point exactly.


How Do I Keep From Clicking On A Virus?

Basically the best advice we can give you is to shut your computer down, unplug it and leave it that way. If however you feel that you simply must use your computer and you can’t help yourself then pay attention. Pay attention to what? Pay attention to the screen in front of you. The easiest and most common way to get a virus is laziness. Most of us are pretty sure of who we know and who we don’t know. We also have a sixth sense about right and wrong.

If you feel you’re clicking your way through the Internet depths of hell, you should probably turn back before it’s too late. It’s also a good idea to listen to the horror stories your friends tell you about how their kid went on YouTube / Myspace / Facebook / Limewire or some other site and trashed their computer so bad it cost more than the computer to get fixed.

As long as you stay on well known business or information sites as well as keeping your windows and surfing software up to date its possible to dodge the bullet. If not, just call us, we’ll be happy to fix it.


I'm Thinking About Switching To Vista? Will I Really Have All The Problems I Hear About?

Yes! Hopefully you're actually reading this newsletter and will instantly recognize the following advice from the MAC article above, if not go back and read it. When it comes to a Vista, as long as you stay at home and don't want to interact with any other PC, printer, application, shared drives or your corporate network in any way shape or form then you're probably fine.

I know, I know but I can use Vista just fine at home. My point exactly.