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If you had any power outages and your computer went off suddenly or you had to intentionally shutdown your computer by holding in the power switch (for 4 sec) or pulling the plug, there is a good chance that you may have errors on your hard drive. Most people think that the only power problems they have to worry about are from power surges, but most problems I see are from unstable power when it is fluctuating or when it abruptly goes off. As for surges, most people have a Surge Protector, but if you want the very best power protection device, one that will protect you whether the power goes up or down, you need an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS). A 350W UPS is usually enough to protect one computer and monitor and costs about $45 at Walmart.

What is Rogue Software? Rogue security software, also known as “scareware,” is software that appears to be beneficial from a security perspective but provides limited or no security, generates erroneous or misleading alerts, or attempts to lure users into participating in fraudulent transactions. How to Check for Rogue Software How to Defend Your Computer How [...]

During the last few months, the bad guys on the internet have stepped-up their efforts to cash-in on the increased number of unwary internet surfers looking for holiday deals. I remember when it was mostly the “high-risk” internet surfer who had to worry, but these days, you can also add “the naive” to the list. [...]

The Story For those of us who were already using computers when the internet was taking off around 1995, that was only sixteen years ago. For those of us with teenagers, you probably know what a critical age sixteen is for a teen. Whats funny is that your teen has probably learned  more about computers [...]

There are many reasons for a slow computer such as a hardware problem, too many programs running in the background, running memory hogging applications, too many Windows visual effects (it is a GUI after all), and maybe even a virus or spyware infection. Some people decide for some reason that they just need to buy more ram. But, I always like to see what can be tweaked (or tuned-up) for free to squeeze out the most performance from the hardware I already have before I would go out and buy more ram.

Many people would like to learn more about how to use their computer, while others would just like to know how to begin. Either way, the Community School for Adults held at the Waipahu and Kapolei High School Campuses offer a variety of courses in their School for Adults.