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September 24th, 2006 - Newsletter by Jerrold Schiff
Computer Virus Removal
- To be posted on the web: www.schiffkey.com (newsletter)
Headlines:
1) Hard Drives are failing
2) Backup your data !
3) Fun web sites sent in by YOU (my clients)
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1) Hard Drives are failing
This was a particularly bad week for hard drives.
When a hard drive dies - your computer will continually reboot,
never completely going to the desktop.
ps: Why? (a) viruses take out the boot sector, and (b) age
and smoke and dirt are the more common factors.
When you hand your computer over to me - if the hard drive
still SPINS UP - then your data can be rescued to another
hard drive, or to cds. But if it does not spin - you lose
everything - emails, documents, spreadsheets, quickbooks,
bookmarks, pictures - everything!
In today's (Sunday) paper, Office Depot has a hard drive
for $30! (after rebates naturally). Compusa = $40. 160gb
My charge is $60 for installation and instruction.
2) Backup your data !
I tested a version of NovaStor on the web at www.novastor.com
This software is easy to use. And very user friendly!
You can back up PART of your data (say "My Documents")
or your entire computer - and schedule backups weekly too.
Backups explained: You can back up to a CD (computer disk),
or to a Hard Drive - which could be a SECONDARY hard drive
that is in your computer (C, E etc) - or a hard drive on
another computer in your computer network. Another method
(albeit more expensive) is to back up onto the interent
by purchasing web space / storage space.
3) Fun web sites sent in by YOU (my clients)
www.slate.com - left wing far out their political views
Or is it right wing? Either way, it gives magazines like
Utne Reader a good run for their money - and makes you
ponder other people's views.
www.43things.com - Make a list of the 43 things you
want to do in your life time - 1 would be read this list?
www.zillow.com - "A mildly frightening invasion of privacy"
Find out how much your home is worth - and what others
know about you!
www.myspace.com - Find out how much your children are
"sharing" about themselves on the internet.
www.sheriff.org/videos/psa_cartheft.html MUST SEE
- Should be labelled "Identity Theft"
- from Broward County Sheriff's Office
CALL ME - Your friendly Computer Virus Removal specialist.
