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I’m back from Vegas and none the richer. It’s been awhile since I have traveled to Vegas so I thought I’d leave a short list of things not to do.

• Don’t go without eating as it’s a 5 hr flight!
  
• Don’t keep the 1 qt plastic bag holding your 3oz liquids in your bags!
• Don’t sit in the row forward an exit row as you can’t recline your seats!

I made all those mistakes

Wayne

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#2. Demand that they have specific knowledge or expertise on solving your particular problem. Do NOT let someone practice on your machine. If they have not worked on your problem before, they should TELL you that in advance. There is too much risk involved financially and in your data and equipment. 

#3. Demand that your technician backs up your system BEFORE working on it. This is just common sense. Don’t let them touch your machine before your entire system is securely backed up just in case something goes wrong.

#4. Demand that your machine comes back with the same settings, look, preferences, and applications that you had on it prior to dropping it off. There are a lot of second-rate shops with inexperienced technicians who will end up causing you more problems than you bargained for. Very frequently, these inexperienced technicians will recommend that you wipe out your hard drive and re-install Windows to fix a problem. This means you loose all of your settings and preferences, as well as loosing all of the software programs you have installed. This should ONLY be done as a last resort.

#5. If you rely on a one-man-band operation, you might find yourself without any help when they go on vacation, get sick, or when they are simply too busy servicing other customers. Although having multiple technicians on staff is not a guarantee of fast, reliable service, but you are far more likely to have someone to talk to when you have a problem.

Another reason you want a computer service that has multiple technicians is because no one computer guy no matter how good has infinite knowledge about every type of software, hardware, and platform. Multiple technicians mean multiple skill sets and a higher likelihood that your computer problem will get resolved faster. 

Following these simple five steps will not 100% guarantee that nothing will go wrong, but to do otherwise will welcome disaster!

   Wayne

Microsoft designed the Windows operating system with a central system database called the Registry. The Registry keeps track of everything about your system including almost everything that you add to it. By keeping a system database Windows allows all the software in your system to interact and work together to deliver the rewarding and enjoyable experience that you’ve come to love but it does come at a price

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Designing a system that’s as complex and simple to use, as the Windows operating system is an understated achievement despite the criticism it often gets. Microsoft was however unable to eliminate the need for ongoing maintenance. They took the easy way out and built in the need to maintain and repair the system regularly to keep it running at its optimum performance. Fortunately software is available to perform this ongoing maintenance for you. Maintaining your Registry is easy if you have the right tools.

Microsoft knew that they would have to provide some way to edit the Registry so they provide a utility called Regedit that allows you to change almost every piece of data stored in the Registry.

In the wrong hands this tool can be a nightmare. It comes with no docs and its use is not straight forward and in some cases irreversible. My advise: If your not a computer geek or professional do not use regedit!! Even if you don’t, over time your computer may start to slow down and start acting sluggish.

There are many factors that can reduce your computer to a crawl. Viruses, Trojans, worms and spyware are amongst the better known causes. Prevention and cure software for these kind of threats are now installed on most computers and most users appreciate that steps should be taken to avoid them. There are also some lesser known and understood causes of failing performance.

Fortunately there are tools to automate this process some of which are free like Spybot and Ad_aware. There are also reputable sites that will scan your computer for free. Naturally they are hoping you will buy their product once you see what a good job it does. But what the heck it’s a freebie. To visit one of these sights click here.

I’ll review some of my favorite cleaners in a future post.

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