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Best computer maintenance tips for Apple and Windows

The best computer maintenance tips for windows and apple

Performing regular maintenance on your work computers is critical for ensuring they continue to function properly. A slow, laggy computer can result in lost work and a decrease in employee productivity, which can come at a big cost for a business and create a poor customer experience. 

Everything You Wanted to Know About Hard Disk Drives

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Information storage is the hard drive’s main responsibility. Think the electronic version of the old office filing cabinet. Everything you keep on your computer is on a hard drive. Not just documents, emails, contacts, favorites pictures, music and videos.

Why do computers slow down?

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A question that we get asked all the time here at PC Pitstop is why computers get slower over time. This can start to happen within a year after you get a new PC, but usually, it happens in just a few short months.

Windows Product Lifecycle – End of Life Support Dates

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Every Windows product has a lifecycle. The lifecycle begins when a product is released and ends when it’s no longer supported. Knowing key dates in this lifecycle helps you make informed decisions about when to upgrade or make other changes to your software.

PC Pitstop Has Moved to our Bigger and Brighter Location!

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PC Pitstop has outgrown another location! So we packed up everything and moved just 400 Meters around the corner from our old store to our brand new location at 2/10 Bellbowrie Street Port Macquarie.

Funny Computer Memes & What They’re Trying to Tell You

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Now. Here’s a few memes created to teach you a lesson.

PC Pitstop Specialty Lessons

PC Pitstop Specialty Lessons

Stop banging your head on the desk trying to figure that pesky computer problem and ask for a Specialty Lesson from your PC Pitstop Trained Technician.

Learn the Lingo :: Computing Acronyms

Learn the Lingo :: Computing Acronyms

We try to SPEEK NO GEEK but if your PC Pitstop Trained Technician uses language you don’t quite understand, just ask him to explain the lingo and he’ll happily talk you through it!

The Benefits of Onsite Computer Help & When it’s Most Suitable

The Benefits Of Onsite Computer Help & When It’s Most Suitable

Onsite computer support is a premium service that gives you access to PC Pitstop Trained Technicians in your home or workplace. Many businesses only discover the real value of onsite computer support after they have experienced a major IT breakdown or disaster. However, more often than not, these IT issues can be prevented or at least minimised through regular servicing, regular maintenance and the right infrastructure and planning in place.

So good I had to share :: 10 Ways to be Computer Literate

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So, Justin James from TechRepublic says there are 10 Things you Have to Know to be Computer Literate. Of course, there is so much to know, and it depends on what your use of the computer is actually for that determines your capabilities, but this little list is pretty handy for general users.

Avoiding Moisture & Corrosion for Your Computers Can Save You Hundreds

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It is true that salt air will corrode hardware and electronics especially near the ocean/coast.

WARNING! The 1 Thing We Must All DO NOW to Survive The World’s Nastiest Bug That’s Coming for Us All

WARNING! The 1 Thing We Must All DO NOW To Survive The World’s Nastiest Bug That’s Coming For Us All

Cryptolocker is new malware coming to a computer near you. Malware is short for malicious software and generally refers to a variety of forms of intrusive and hostile programs.