August 10, 2012
Keystone Computer Concepts, Inc.
Greetings!

August Moon        
Well, vacation is over and we're looking ahead to a busy fall and winter.  Soon, we'll be conducting live seminars again and, of course, we always have free webinars taking place.  We hope you'll join us in the near future.

 

Speaking of webinars, there's still time to sign up for the last of our August webinars and right now would be a great time to do so. Just scroll down under the Webinars section and follow the link.

 

This week's Question comes from a frustrated computer user (imagine that!) and we hope you'll take the time to read our response.

  

We're also extending the hours we are open on Wednesdays and Thursdays.  We'll still open at 7:30 a.m. but instead of closing at 8:00 p.m. we'll be staying open an hour later.  Not closing until 9:00 p.m. on these two days will give our customers who live in the other three US time zones more time to log into Remote or call us on the phone.  

 

One other time change: on Mondays, instead of opening at 7:30 a.m., we'll be opening at 9:00 a.m.

 

Have a fantastic weekend and enjoy this August weather!
New!

 




John Grubb
877-651-3939
772-408-4425


Webinars

Free Webinars
We have one more webinar this month and it's all about photos!  If you've never joined us for a webinar and you have a lot of photos on your computer, this is the webinar to get started!  For those of you who have attended previous webinars, you won't be disappointed in the quality of information we'll share with you regarding photos!  Register today and please tell your friends and neighbors and invite them to join us too!  Here's what you need to know:

 

 Saturday, August 25, 2012 * 10:00 a.m.
Photos: Easy Resizing; Simple Retouching

In this free, 30-minute webinar, we'll look at photos and some easy methods you can use to resize and retouch your photos. Whether your photos come from your camera, a scanner or via email or the Internet, you'll be able to use these methods we show you. Everyone uses photos now and everyone can learn something new in the webinar. Please invite your friends and family to join us. Register today, HERE.

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Question Of The Week

DVD Types     
Question:  "I like to burn pictures onto DVDs.  When I look for them in the store, I see DVD-R, DVD-+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL, and DVD-R DL.  I'm so confused!  Which should I purchase?"
Answer:  Without a doubt, choosing blank DVDs can be a challenge.  In our answer today, we'll try to help you make sense of those minus and plus signs and all the rest!

First, let's remember that the acronym DVD stands for "digital versatile disc."  Originally, DVD meant "digital video disc" but that definition has faded since the discs are now used for so much more than video.

Now that we can translate the DVD portion of disc labels, let's look at the rest:

DL - We're starting with the easiest!  DL stands for "dual layer."  DL discs hold twice as much data as other DVDs.  Since a plain DVD holds 4.7GB of data, this means that DL DVDs will hold 9.4GB.  A word of warning: don't purchase DL DVDs unless you are 100% sure your DVD recorder is made to burn them.  Not all DVD recorders are!

R vs RW - DVDs with a single R in the name are "recordable" but data stored on the DVD cannot be deleted and replaced.  RW DVDs, on the other hand, are re-recordable, meaning you can delete data and write over it.  While RW DVDs sound like a great deal (because you can reuse them), there are some circumstances where they should not be used: e.g., factory restore discs for new computers.

Plus (+) vs Minus (-) - We're at the last part of our acronym mystery and it revolves around the plus sign or the minus sign.  These symbols designate the physical formatting which will be used to create your DVD.  When DVDs started to come into existence, manufacturers couldn't agree on a common standard for burning information onto the discs.  (Think: Betamax vs. VHS in the old video tape era.)  As a result, two standards came into being.  The minus method was/is adopted by Panasonic, Toshiba, Apple Computer, Hitachi, NEC, Pioneer, Samsung and Sharpe.  The plus method was/is adopted by Philips, Sony, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Ricoh, Yamaha and others.  In the early days, you had to know which DVD format your DVD burner used before you could purchase the correct DVD blanks.  Today, however, most DVD recorders will record either format.  Still, it's a good idea to check your DVD recorder to find out.

A couple of extra thoughts:  As we did above, most in the computer industry interchange the words (DVD) recorder with (DVD) burner.  Additionally, you will see the words "disk" and "disc" used in place of each other.  Both are considered proper usage, depending on what dictionary you consult.

 

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