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Crashplan Online Backup Service Those of you who utilize us for your computer support know that we have recommended and use ourselves Mozy Pro for online data backups. Earlier this year Mozy modified their pricing structure and did away with their unlimited plan for Mozy Home users. While this did not...
Used Compaq Computer for Sale, Proceeds to Plano Sunrise... We have a used Compaq desktop system for sale for $75.00. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Plano Sunrise Rotary club. The system includes a desktop computer running: XP Pro, Service Pack 3 Pentium 4, 2.4GHz processor 1 GB RAM GE Force FX 5200 Video card with 256MB of RAM The...
When is a deal not a deal?
What is the single most important piece of equipment used in your business? In your home?
Your computer! If it's not at the very peak of the list it is certainly near the top.
So why do so many people want to spend as absolutely little money as possible on what is arguably...
Update This! Update That! UPDATE MESSAGES As we use our computers we’re constantly bombarded with notices to update this program! Update that program! It gets to the point where we tend to do one of two things; we just ignore all the popups, saying ‘I’ll do that later’ but never do perform...
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Love Your Computer, Love Yourself: Virus/Malware Protection
Posted by admin at 08:00 on April 02 2012
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Not all software is created equal, and there are literally thousands of options to choose from. Protecting your computer from viruses can be a hassle, but not nearly as frustrating as actually getting infected. Fortunately, we’re here to save the day!
Since there are so many programs out there to clutter the [SOMETHING] of AntiVirus, let’s start off with what we recommend! There are two...
Love Your Computer, Love Yourself: Data Backup
Posted by admin at 08:00 on March 26 2012
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The key to living a stress-free digital life is having backups. Not just one, several. Backups of your programs, backups of your data, backups of backups. It’s like wearing a seatbelt in your car; you don’t anticipate having a crash, but you want to be prepared just in case! I promise, you’ll sleep better knowing that your hard work is safe from this unpredictable world.
The key things...
Love Your Computer, Love Yourself: Battery Backups
Posted by admin at 08:00 on March 20 2012
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Battery backup units, also known as Uninterruptable Power Supplies (UPSs) do two very important things for your computer and attached components.
First off, they perform their namesake function which is to provide constant power in the event that your home or office power fails. This prevents sudden power-downs on your computer and the data loss and corruption that coincides with them. Your UPS also...
Love Your Computer, Love Yourself: Introduction
Posted by admin at 13:48 on March 19 2012
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The computer is a tool that most of us make use of every day. We don’t generally think about them until there is a problem.
In this series, we will discuss ways to keep your digital life free of problems and stresses while showing you the steps to take to best prevent disaster, even in a worst-case scenario. Check back every week for a new topic!
Planned topics of discussion:
Battery...
Crashplan Online Backup Service
Posted by admin at 11:16 on December 02 2011
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Those of you who utilize us for your computer support know that we have recommended and use ourselves Mozy Pro for online data backups.
Earlier this year Mozy modified their pricing structure and did away with their unlimited plan for Mozy Home users.
While this did not affect our Mozy Pro users as they were already paying by the GB, it did get us to thinking about pricing, and so we...
Used Compaq Computer for Sale, Proceeds to Plano Sunrise Rotatary
Posted by admin at 09:51 on October 17 2011
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We have a used Compaq desktop system for sale for $75.00. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Plano Sunrise Rotary club.
The system includes a desktop computer running:
XP Pro, Service Pack 3
Pentium 4, 2.4GHz processor
1 GB RAM
GE Force FX 5200 Video card with 256MB of RAM
The computer is a fresh load of XP with the latest drivers installed
All subsequent operating system updates have...
When is a deal not a deal?
Posted by admin at 08:31 on September 25 2011
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What is the single most important piece of equipment used in your business? In your home?
Your computer! If it’s not at the very peak of the list it is certainly near the top.
So why do so many people want to spend as absolutely little money as possible on what is arguably one of the most important pieces of equipment that you use?
The adage is ‘pay now or pay later’,... **SOLD** Used Compaq Desktop for Sale $150
Posted by admin at 13:22 on September 21 2011
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**SOLD**
We have a (gently) used Compaq Presario desktop system for sale for $150.00
The system includes:
Desktop Computer
Keyboard
Mouse
DVD Writer with Lightscribe
The computer is running an AMD Athlon 64 3800+ processor at 2.4GHz with 1GB of RAM. We installed a new 160GB hard drive and have loaded a fresh installation of XP Media Center Edition with Service Pack 3.
All subsequent operating system... Update This! Update That!
Posted by admin at 12:49 on September 21 2011
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UPDATE MESSAGES
As we use our computers we’re constantly bombarded with notices to update this program! Update that program! It gets to the point where we tend to do one of two things; we just ignore all the popups, saying ‘I’ll do that later’ but never do perform the updates, or we click the ‘OK’ or ‘Update Now’ button for every update notice that pops up.
I’m...
Hard Drive Imaging – Backup on Steroids
Posted by admin at 19:03 on September 12 2011
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When you take your computer in for service one of the questions that you (I hope!) are asked is if you have a current backup of your data. Think this through fully before answering – if you have a backup from ‘several months ago, I think…’ then the answer is no, you do not have a current backup.
One of the services that we offer at Scurlock Systems to clients is to image their...
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- Watch For Extra Passengers When Downloading Software
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- Lightning plus Hard Drive = Bad Thing
We had quite an interesting job this last week... One...
- When was the last time you rebooted your computer?
When was the last time you rebooted your computer? We...
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Scurlock Systems – Now offering world-class desktop computers!
Posted by admin at 16:13 on September 09 2011
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A great computer doesn’t have to break the bank.
http://scurlocksystems.com/products.html
Your Computer Repair Person, Your Doctor – Tell Us Everything!
Posted by admin at 20:39 on September 08 2011
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When you have your computer worked on by your trusted computer IT professional, treat that person like you would your own doctor. Tell them everything – even the most minor of annoyances can be signs of something larger, and the more information you can give your person the better, and certainly don’t withhold information!
Trust me, if you’ve been to a naughty website...
When was the last time you rebooted your computer?
Posted by admin at 06:49 on September 02 2011
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When was the last time you rebooted your computer?
We don’t mean putting it in sleep mode or hibernating, but an honest to goodness full shut down and restart.
Many of us (Scurlock Systems techies included) leave our desktop systems up 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
When you do that, you may notice that your system begins to bog down after a while, and may even begin displaying...
Watch For Extra Passengers When Downloading Software
Posted by admin at 06:38 on August 31 2011
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Those of you who who utilize our computer support services (thank you!) know that we aren’t fans of McAfee and Norton antivirus products, so you can imagine our surprise when we discovered systems that we had previously worked on showing up with a version of McAfee software installed on them.
The owners of the systems swore up and down that they never installed McAfee and they... Battery Backup Units Don’t Last Forever!
Posted by admin at 14:40 on August 29 2011
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When was the last time you tested your computer’s battery backup unit?
You *do* have a battery backup on your computer don’t you?
WHY DO I NEED A BATTERY BACKUP UNIT?
Battery backups do two very important tasks for your computer and networking equipment (router, broadband modem, etc.).
1st they do the obvious, which is keeping the power up should there be power failure, but...
The Saga of Bob, Skippy and the Sony Vaio
Posted by admin at 16:11 on August 26 2011
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*This is a post from our old blog, moved over because, well, it’s a good story! -Daniel Scurlock
We all like to save a buck when we can, but I wanted to tell you a little story about what happened to one of our clients recently who purchased a Sony Vaio system from an Amazon seller…
And the saga begins…
For the sake of not typing ‘our client’ over and over we’ll call...
Lightning plus Hard Drive = Bad Thing
Posted by admin at 12:20 on August 24 2011
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We had quite an interesting job this last week…
One of our long-time client’s house was struck by lightning (for the 2nd time in as many years, but that’s a story for another post) and took out one of their computers.
Insurance covered the cost of replacing the computer itself, but there was a lot, and I mean a LOT of data on the hard drive that the client wished to... Windows 7 Trick – ‘Send To’ Options
Posted by admin at 14:50 on August 23 2011
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When browsing the contents of your computer you can right-click on a folder or file and one of the options you have is ‘Send to’. Send to is handy, but somewhat limited in where you can actually send the file or folder to.
Now take a look at the additional places you can send the file or folder by simply holding down the <Shift> key while right-clicking and pressing the...
Windows 7 – Switch Between Monitors With Ease
Posted by admin at 14:27 on August 23 2011
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Have you ever had a laptop and one of those head-scratching moments while you tried to figure out which combination of buttons to press so you could use a projector or monitor that you plugged in? On one laptop it might be fn+F8, while on another fn+F5 while on another it might be a button that you press that is somewhere on the laptop.
With Windows 7 Microsoft made it easy. Press the Windows...
Windows 7 Trick – Alt + Tab vs. Windows Key + Tab
Posted by admin at 09:49 on August 23 2011
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In various versions of Windows you can press the Alt + Tab keys to cycle through your open programs. By keeping the Alt key pressed town you can jump from program to program by pressing the Tab key until the program you want is displayed.
Starting with Vista, Microsoft added a very slick new way to display your open programs called Aero Flip 3D. It also displays your open programs,...
