Its been a while

Now I know I have posted to the blog in close to 6 months but lets just say sometimes life gets in the way of things. Between a new puppy, work, and family there just hasn't been the time or energy one would hope to have to sit down and type out what has been going on. So after a brief vacation and a little time to recharge I am back to continue the work I left behind.

So I wanted to start fresh no more horror stories at least not to begin with, no more making fun of the techno-illiterate just some good tips tricks and reviews to help you along your way. So we are going to start back up with my top 5 pieces of advise.

Tip #1

If you currently are running any version of Windows Vista run do not walk to your nearest computer store/best buy and purchase Windows 7, Vista is probably one of the worst operating systems in the world, its UAC (permission controls) are down right terrible and get in the way of everything. Windows 7 is one of the best operating systems Microsoft has released EVER.

Tip #2

If your thinking about buying a new computer PLEASE GO 64bit. Everything in the marketing is gearing towards a 64bit platform and if your going to spend the money spend it WISELY. The key things you will need is at least a Dual Core but ideally a Quad Core processor (INTEL'S ARE BEST) and AT LEAST 8 GB of memory, now you will see a number of systems in the 6-8 GB range spend the extra to get 8GB minimum.

Tip #3

If you are running a piece of software that is 5-6 years old its time to invest in the newer version. Not only have you gotten your money's worth at this point but with all the advances in hardware, coding and operating systems you will save your self a lot of stress by updating.

Tip #4

Always update your Operating system with the latest patches, with Windows a lot of this is automated if you just turn it on and tell the system when to install, with Apples they do check as well please take the time to install these updates.

Tip #5

Please install some form of antivirus protection on your computer. Windows Microsoft has a good free one, Malwarebytes is a great free scanner or your can purchase the full blown one for $25. Its inexpensive and it will save you from losing all your data or having to take your machine in to a tech place and cost you a lot of money.

Well these are my 5 tips of the day until next time.