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Welcome to High Tech House Calls
Greetings!
We are Experts in Integrating Apple and Windows Based Systems!
Got bugs and spyware on your mind?
Is your system down?
Work behind?
Did your child download a virus... or worse?
Do your network problems make you feel cursed?
Call High Tech House Calls at 404.229.0839 to schedule an appointment.
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HP Computers - Recovery Nightmare
We do not recommend buying HP computers. Here's why:
How much time did you spend setting up your computer when you took it out of the box?
If you are like most people, you plugged the computer into the wall, turned it on, and pressed the enter key a couple of times.
Did you notice which software CD's came with your computer? If it was an HP computer, there were not any CD's. Why?
- CD's
cost money. To minimize the price of the computer and maximize the
profit, hard copy manuals and software installation CD's are typically
not included with HP systems.
- One of the pieces of
cardboard that you probably did not read indicated that you needed to
make a Recovery CD Kit for your new computer. Such a kit would enable
you to restore your computer if the contents of the hard drive ever are
corrupted and need to be reloaded.
What is a Recovery CD Kit?
A backup for your computer's files is written to CD. Typically this means 10-12 CD's; the process takes a couple of hours. If you did not create a
Recovery CD Kit, and your computer crashes, you will not be able to
restore your computer to the way it was when you removed it from the
packing box.
If you did build the kit and need to restore your computer system, is everything going to be ok?
Not
necessarily. If you bought an HP computer because it had features such
as the TV Tuner, the Recovery CD Kit will not reload the driver for
this component. The HP website will not have the driver for you to
download. More than likely, you will be unable to find the driver and
will have to buy a new TV Tuner to replace a perfectly good TV Tuner to
get a software installation CD that works.
What do you do if you did not build a Recovery CD Kit and your computer needs to be reloaded?
You
will need to repurchase the Operating System in order to rebuild your
system. An Operating System Installation CD is $150 - $300. If your
computer is a desktop computer, you are rapidly approaching the point
at which buying a new computer ($400-$600) may make sense.
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Browsing the Int ernet with Safari v8 Revisited
Safari v4 just came out. I gave up on it once, on previous releases
when I started using an Apple laptop for my business about 4 years ago.
I just gave it another test drive. Here are the results:
- It
still does not work well with many sites. I could not edit my
newsletter at ConstantContact or view my daughter's eBill at college
(not sure that was a bad thing!).
- It loaded more quickly than Microsoft Internet Explorer v8, but what doesn't?
Want to try your own test? Here are some ways to get Safari v4 loaded on a Windows or Apple platform: - If
you have Apple's iTunes Application on your Windows computer, you may
also have the Apple Software Update Application. Double click on it. It
should present you with Safari as an available download. Select Safari
and the rest should be automatic.
- On
an Apple platform, if you do not have Safari preloaded, bad things may
happen: you may not being able to find, download and install updates to
your software. Click on the Apple logo in the top left hand corner and
select software update. The new version of Safari should be in the
list. Follow the directions to install it.
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Have a Charity That is Near and Dear to Your Heart?
We cannot write you a check, but we can 
donate our services. If you
have a charitable event that involves a silent auction, we would like
to donate a certificate for our services. We will also highlight your
charitable event on our website with a description of the event and a
link to your event website. Please contact us for more details.
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Windows 7 - Countdown to Nirvana?
The newest operating system offering from Microsoft, called Windows 7, is due to ship October 22nd of this year.
Here are a list of early insights gathered from computer magazines:
Benchmarks indicate that Windows 7 is no faster than Vista.
Recognition
of a device you plugged into a USB port is supposedly to better.
Devices like cameras and camcorders should have slick wizards that
assist in transferring your pictures and movies.
Have
you tried to save some money by sharing a printer among various
computers in your house? This process has been difficult in the past.
Windows 7 implements something called HomeGroup that makes it easy to share printers, files and folders.
A feature called Libraries allows you to catalog items like photos and documents together.
One Click Wi-Fi. Windows 7 promises to connect more easily than Vista to Wireless Networks.
We have our fingers crossed. Hope for the best, plan for the worst!
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