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13 Things your computer person won't tell you
Pigeon:
--- Quote from: Dragoon AceHigh on December 07, 2008, 04:39:26 AM ---WOW!!! I am running my PC (Windows XP) for months too and I frequently use different resource heave apps like games and CAD programs.... without any performance decrease. Sorry for bursting you perfect bubble of Mac cockiness.
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I typically leave all my systems on 24/7, regardless of OS, and regardless of what this article tells me to do. No real problems.
I will say that my first course of action given any windows problem is to reboot the thing.
And transferring files is hard? wtf?
kureshii:
--- Quote from: iindigo on December 07, 2008, 02:50:10 AM ---I know exactly what you speak of. I'm getting sick of explaining to people how the size of your internal HD has no bearing on the computer's speed, how RAM and HD space are totally different beasts, that deleting shortcuts off the desktop DOES NOT uninstall programs, and that you can in fact view the internet in its entirety with something other than Internet Exploder.
Is this commoner computer stupidity only rampant in the US or has it infected other nations as well?
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I LOLed. Reminds me of the angel-vs-devil battle that sometimes goes on in my head:
Friend: "Does hard drive size affect how fast my computer is?"
Me: "It depends, but generally it doesn't."
Friend: "So why does my computer run so slow on my old 40GB hard drive but so quickly on my new 250GB hard drive?"
* kureshii takes a deep breath...
A: "Go ahead! Enlighten him on drive latency and mechanical drive-head seeking, platter spin speeds vs number of platters, storage density etc, he'll be a much better consumer for it!"
D: "Oh, what's the fucking point?"
Proin Drakenzol:
--- Quote from: iindigo on December 07, 2008, 02:25:20 AM ---Not bad, but...
--- Quote from: rd.com ---8. Give it a rest. Turning off your computer when it's not in use saves energy and clears out the RAM, or temporary memory, which would otherwise slow your machine over time.
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I think this highly depends on the OS you're running. On Windows, sure, I'd agree with this, but I've kept OS X and Linux systems up for months on end without even a hint of a performance decrease.
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Wrong. I never shut down my computer unless I'm installing updates that require it. And I don't turn off my computer after installing a game.
And I run Windows Vista.
And I haven't had a "hint of a performance decrease."
Also wrong is number 6. There are established "free" services... such as Boxtorrents.
Number 10 is only because the majority of users are stupid.
Number 13 means the guy's job could be done by a retarded monkey. If the user doesn't understand you it's because computers are special pieces of equipment. You shouldn't expect someone to understand how computers work... just that they do.
PowerMac:
Proin,
#6 is referring to P2P networks that are swarming with malware, Like LimeWire, Kazaa and the like.
#10 Thats saying something when even the stupid users can use their Macs without problems
#13 If you can't explain things in a way the user can understand, then your not a very good Technician. Helping the user understand what is wrong is part of the Job.
moonspot:
--- Quote from: GoGeTa006 on December 07, 2008, 02:42:26 AM ---and "norton isnt good. . .get AVG"
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I would recommend a combination avast! and spybot before AVG
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