Is Your SSD Solid State Hard Drive Full ?

 Many people and places building computers these days will install a 120gb ssd or a 250gb ssd drive as the c: boot drive, then they install a 1tb sata hard drive as the data drive. The biggest problem I see as a service technician is that these drives are too small for all the data and information out there. I constantly have to call the customer and explain that their drive is full and they need a bigger ssd drive.
 The first question that comes out of their mouth is why did they install a ssd drive with a small amount of space. Well it basically comes down to money and not what the customer really needs. It is less expensive to install a 120gb ssd or 250gb ssd, then install a 1tb ssd drive. My feeling is in the long run it would be better to go with the 1tb ssd, make a little more money off the sale and have a happy pleased customer that will come back and bring their friends.
 Now how does the cost of a 250gb ssd compare to the 1tb ssd drive ? Well a 250gb ssd samsung drive will cost about $75 to $100. The 1tb samsung ssd will run about $200. The way I look at it is, you won't have to come back and spend $200 on the ssd and maybe $80 or more in labor. Plus the benefit is your not a unhappy customer and your business keeps going, instead of stopping while you wait for your computer to be done while at the service center.
 What you have to remember is that back in the past we had 120gb and then 250gb hard drives. The operating system, system files, programs and data kept getting larger and larger over time, so they designed much larger hard drives to accommodate the needed space. You have to understand that not all programs can be installed on the 2nd data hard drive. The data mapped to the 2nd hard drive, generally does not take up that much space, unless the customer has huge amounts of data.
 Now if your running out of space on that small ssd boot drive, clone it to a new larger 1tb ssd drive with a program like Acronis. You will need the Acronis Software, Sata Cable and a Power Connection. You can do this off your own computer or a computer set up as a data recovery machine. There are also hardware component machines made just for cloning. It's not that difficult to do and if I can, so can you.
 

Save Your Money By Cleaning Your Own Computer

 Many of us as of late suffer from the dreaded computer virus, malware, spyware and adware. Yes these nasty little creatures are all over the internet. It used to be the customer had gone to some disgusting porn site and their computer became infected. Well in today's world of home computers and the internet, these infections are everywhere.
 I have had numerous customers tell me they were on this website or that one, when something popped up and told them they were infected. These low life individuals tell the person to call this number and they will clean up your computer for a very high fee, usually $300 or more. What they actually do is dump some typical programs that are out there free of charge, dump them on your computer and clean up some infections. Then they take your money and run. I always hear that it was Microsoft or lately Hewlett Packard. These two corporations do not do this.
 Okay so what can the everyday home computer user do ? You can download a few free programs that are very easy to use and are very good at cleaning out infections. Here are my favorite 6 below that you can download, install and run form the safe mode with networking.

1. Free Malwarebytes
2. ADWCleaner
3. Roguekiller
4. JRT Junk Removal Tool
5. Super Anti Spyware
6. TDSS Killer

  There are many other excellent free programs to use, but be careful. Always check reviews on the internet for whatever program it is before using.

 If you do not know how to enter the safe mode with networking, watch these youtube videos. 

• Enter safe mode in windows 10
• Enter safe mode in windows 7
• Enter safe mode in windows 8.1 and 8

 If you search youtube, you will find many excellent videos for all subjects.

 Some other things that can be very helpful are cleaning out the junk files or repairing your computer system when things are not working properly. Here are two of the best free programs out there.

1. CCleaner for cleaning out junk
2. Tweaking Repair

My final bit of advise, is to have good up to date antivirus software and back up your system with the back up program in the control panel or carbonite through the cloud.

Is it REALLY possible to get paid to play games?

 I guess you've heard that some smart cookies are actually getting paid to play video games and you're wondering if it's just an urban myth?

So I'm happy to tell you it is NOT.

You see the video game business is now bigger than the movie business - worth about $62 BILLION currently. And with that sort of money at stake, games have to be as perfect as humanly possible.

Because if a game is released with a even few bugs in it, the bad news will spread like wildfire on line, sales will bomb and the game's creators will lose millions.

So - with that sort of money at stake - it's a drop in the ocean for the games makers to pay you up to $30 an hour to test their games to destruction, so they can fix any bugs before launch day.

And while $30 might be a drop in the ocean to the games companies, it soon adds up to a handy income for you - particularly when you're ALSO enjoying yourself playing games that no one else in your neighborhood has even seen yet.

So don't waste another minute playing video games for nothing, when you could be getting paid up to 30 bucks an hour for doing exactly what you enjoy doing anyway:
Sincerely,



P.S. Every hour you waste before you go ahead is another 30 bucks you've thrown away, so zoom straight over to:Making Money Testing Video Games and start playing video games the SMART way - after all, you can get started for just a buck and be making money TODAY!

Best Antivirus Protection In 2018

 Yes once again customers are always asking what is the best antivirus protection for my computer. The second question is how do I stop the viruses, malware, spyware and adware. The third question is why didn't my antivirus software stop the infections. These are all common and excellent questions. They are also tough questions to answer at times and customers can get a little angry.
 Well the first thing to explain is that no antivirus program will stop all viruses etc... Plain and simple it just does not happen. The problem is that it can be very difficult for the antivirus makers to keep up with all the viruses and infections that nasty people create. Now how do I stop these nasty little buggers from sneaking into my computer. The best advise is to watch where you are going amd maybe what email you are responding to. If your computer becomes infected, think back to where you were and what you were doing just before it happened. You will probably realize you went to some website or maybe opened an email that looked legitimate.
 As far as why didn't my antivirus software catch these different infections. It's because the antivirus software did not see it as a threat. It did not have the appropriate dat or definition files to stop the infection before it entered your computer. Once again be aware of your surroundings. Where were you and what were you doing. I myself have been on various websites and all of the sudden the nasty little buggers make themselves known.
 The best protection is to have some sort of back up plan in place. It could be through the cloud with carbonite. It could also be using the back up program in the control panel to an external hard drive. Either way this gives you the upper hand on not losing your precious data to these scumbags. With carbonite be aware of what package you have with them. The cheapest just backs up data. The second plan makes an image of your system and backs up data. The third plan is for businesses. If you run the back up in the control panel I would advise to also run the file history.
 Okay so what antivirus programs do I prefer. Well I like Webroot, Kaspersky, Eset, Mcafee and Nortons. They all have their advantages and different packages as well as prices. Some like Kaspersky and Bitdefender can be very protective or maybe overprotective at times. I do not recommend managed antivirus that company's may be pushing as these are geared more for businesses. The small companies can not be watching all these computers all the time with their software on them. I would pick a good multiple user license for the home user.
 So remember keep you antivirus software up to date and have a good back up plan in place.