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Backups – 1
Notice the rather ominous “1” in the title. This is a subject that will take more than one blog post. So, today let’s just think about what “backups” mean and what they don’t mean. When I asked Google...
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When is a Gb not a Gb and why doesn’t it matter?
Let’s suppose that you’ve finally decided to buy an external drive to back up at least some of your important files. Maybe you’re doing this just because you know it’s a good idea or maybe you are a...
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File Sizes
How big are files? Last week we looked at hard drives in terms of the different definitions of their size. Let’s have a look this week at the range of different sizes of files that will be stored on...
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File Sizes – 2
What are the factors that make file size relevant? The first that comes to mind is the size of an email attachment. As discussed in a previous blog on emailing large attachments it’s possible that an...
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USB Matters
Years ago we used to have parallel ports, serial ports, scsi ports and goodness knows what else. Things are a lot cleaner and more straightforward now that most things connect to computers via a “USB...
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External Backup Drives
“Should I buy an external backup drive” is one of the most common questions I am asked by my computer support clients My answer is usually “yes”, because the question implies that the client is not...
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Long Term Data Retention
Can you assume that your computer data will be safe and accessible for as long as you need it to be? How should we store our important computerised data so as to be reasonably sure that it will be...
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Protect Data when Disposing of a Computer – 1 of 2
How do I get rid of a computer but keep my private data private? This is a simple question that I’m often asked by my computer support clients. Pity the answer isn’t as simple. In fact, it can be...
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Expanding Laptop Storage Easily
You may not need a new laptop to increase your storage capacity It might be my imagination, but I think that my computer support clients are keeping their computers longer than they used to. If that’s...
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More About Backups
Should I schedule continuous or daily backups? My brother, Laurie, has requested a credit for inspiring this week’s blog by asking this question, so “thank you, Laurie, consider yourself credited”....
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