You only realize how much you depend on the internet when your internet connection goes down. Usually, the first thing we do is call the ISP to see what’s up, but there are a few things you can do yourself before waiting in a call queue for half an hour. As connected people ourselves, the … Read more
We had a customer in our New Jersey computer repair store today who was asking about how dust and dirt affects a computer. It was something that has come up more than a few times so I thought it prime time to write a post about it. One of the services we offer here at … Read more
Few things influence how fast or stable a computer is than the RAM. It’s a pivotal component of any computer and it has to be running perfectly for your computer to work properly. Today I’m going to show you how to check the health of your computer RAM. The guys here at Dave’s Computers in … Read more
We had a curious case of crashing Windows in our computer repair store the other day. It’s an error I hadn’t seen for a couple of years, not since Windows 10 first arrived anyway. It was a Blue Screen of Death with the error ‘UNEXPECTED_STORE_EXCEPTION’. As you cannot load into Windows for long, it’s a … Read more
With dissatisfaction with how Windows 10 has been over the past couple of months and the shift from Windows as a product to a service, the guys here at Dave’s Computers have been experimenting with other operating systems. Today’s tutorial is going to talk you through how to dual boot Windows 10 and Ubuntu Linux. … Read more
If you keep up to date with technology and what is going on in the mobile space, you will have heard a lot of hype about 5G. But what s it all about and what will it do for us? If you have 4G, that is likely fast enough for most use, so what will … Read more
Christmas is my favorite time of year but it is also when the scammers and fraudsters come out to play. I have heard of a couple of people who received cold calls supposedly from a computer repair outfit and even pretending to be Microsoft offering to fix issues with the person’s computer. One type of … Read more
Today’s post isn’t really about computers or computer repair but instead tries to answer a question we are asked all the time here at Dave’s Computers in New Jersey. What do broadband speeds mean and how are they determined? As speed is one of the major factors we use to make buying decisions, I thought … Read more
Microsoft replaced Internet Explorer with Edge in Windows 10. Even though the browser works better, offers more features and a much higher level of security, it just hasn’t taken off. If a leak from Microsoft is to be believed, they are planning to ditch Edge for a Chromium-based browser. That’s the technology behind Google Chrome. … Read more
The latest in a long line of hacks, the popular Q&A site Quora is the latest company to lose data. Last week it came to light that over 100 million users have potentially had their login details hacked and are presumably now for sale on the dark net. As Dave’s Computers is dedicated to helping … Read more
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