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As a computer tech I’m often asked what computer someone should buy, especially during the back to school season. It’s been my experience that without that direction they typically go to a store and buy something pretty that an experience an inexperienced commissioned salesperson tells them is right for them. Read more…
In this video we show to install macOS from scratch after replacing the hard drive on an iMac. The process is the same for all Intel based Apple Mac’s, from MacBook Pro to iMac. In this case we installed High Siera because that was the latest OS our mid-2010 iMac Read more…
If you have an older Apple iMac it will have a spinning hard drive and it is likely running quite poorly. In this video we demonstrate how to disassemble a Mid-2010 iMac a1310 a1311 and replace the spinning disk with a SATA Solid State Disk. In the followup video HERE, Read more…
A hyperconverged system means that all of the components (network, disk/SSD storage, CPU for compute…) are in a single unified box (or more often a few hardlinked boxes) which makes them generally more reliable. Nutanix systems are hyperconverged and seldom crash, but they could. There are also other times (like Read more…
If you have used Cylance (now owned by Blackberry), you should know that there are three common ways to whitelist programs and files: 1 – Cylance Whitelist Best Practice The best place to whitelist is under DEVICE POLICY > {name of policy} > POLICY SAFE LIST because it is the Read more…
If you have a Apple Mac you can check the memory (RAM) quantity and functionality as follows: How Much RAM Do I Have In My Mac? Click the Apple icon (top-left hand corner) of the screen Click “About This Mac” which will open a window that displays the computer’s main Read more…
In this video we provide an introduction to Google Analytics. This tutorial explains how to setup Google Analytics from scratch for the beginner. It demonstrates each step of the process including how to link it to your WordPress website using Google SiteKit. We then provide a demonstration of the information Read more…
Even if you are a computer tech, new computer terminology can be confusing. In previous articles we have explained On-Prem, Virtual Machines and most recently Containers, but this article will explain them in non-technical terms. This is the second in our two part plain english series on the Evolution of Read more…
In today’s high tech world we are all inundated with acronyms but in the new world of cloud technologies so many of the acronyms sound the same. We have covered PaaS, IaaS, SaaS in several other articles in the past but this one is designed for non-techs. This is part Read more…
If you want to understand the differences in remote desktop solutions, you are probably most interested in Amazon Workspaces and Citrix. However the exact specifications can get lost in the some of the marketing speak so here is a simple table to explain the differences: Feature Citrix HDX AWS Workspaces Read more…
The term ‘Exponential Tech’ was originally coined to express the amazing growth of some technologies, like the Internet or computer chips. However today ‘Exponential Tech’ relates to computer technologies that build themselves at an ever increasing rate of growth, with little or no human interaction. Exponential Tech can lead to Read more…
In this video we: unbox the HP Elitebook 840 G8 take the back off, explain the internal parts and how to disassemble them how to change the battery upgrade the RAM upgrade the storage M.2 SSD power the unit up and explain what is missing and what is great At Read more…
Apple is not known for making their devices easy to repair and changing the battery on a MacBook Pro is no exception. To keep their hardware right, they hook, screwed and glued the battery into the MacBook Pro. You can still change the battery yourself, but you will need to Read more…
In this video we demonstrate how to easily install Windows 11 on a mid-2012 Intel based MacBook Pro. There are two things you will need to make this happen: Windows 11 Installation wrapper – This comes from AveYo’s GitHub site and you can download it from him HERE or you Read more…
If you are shopping for smart light bulbs 💡 you may have seen a choices you did not expect. Specifically, we had one client looking for LED light bulbs that would work with Google Assistant and a month before that we had a different client looking for smart bulbs they Read more…
If you are considering a Google Assistant clock in your bedroom or kitchen, you should consider the Lenovo Smart Clock with Google Assistant, Lenovo Smart Clock 2 with & Lenovo Smart Clock Essential. We unbox, walk you through the complete setup and then demonstrate a number of useful voice commands. Read more…