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Is your old reliable not working with some of your newer peripherals or programs? Integration of old technology with new can be a frustrating issue. The fact is, newer technologies often have higher demands than old ones. Without proper integration, programs or accessories could not run properly (if at all), data can be corrupted, lost, scattered or duplicated or you could face program and computer crashes. The good news is, that up to a point many components can be upgraded

Ever notice this while you're gaming? This type of visual artifact is called "screen tearing". It happens when your screen displays multiple frames at once, which do not align. There are a couple of players at fault here: your video card and your display's refresh rate. When they do not sync up, your video card will submit another frame or image, before your screen is finished displaying the last one, which means you're seeing two broken images at a time. It can also occur wh

Are you hanging while you game? It's not as cool as it sounds. Hanging refers to when your offline game freezes while it catches up to the commands you've given it. In this case, there is a process or piece of hardware that is causing a "traffic jam" of data. Make sure you've closed other programs that may be bogging down your computer. Check the available space on your storage drive - if you are full, chances are your system is at max capacity. Try lowering the graphics sett

You're gaming online and you're 100% sure you just took out your opponent - but wait, he just blasted through your line of fire and that arrow just sailed right into the trees behind him. You may be suffering from online lag. What to do? 1. Have a look at any processes that may be bogging down your bandwidth - are you downloading / uploading anything? Streaming any other content? If so, stop now and resume post-game. 2. If you're on wifi, consider hard-wiring your connection

So we're in a bit of a deep freeze at the moment. Can this harm your computer? Your machine is more likely to be damaged from heat rather than the cold, HOWEVER - going from cold to hot can cause condensation. As you likely no, water and electronics are not friends. Many of you may not have made it into work today, opting to work at a nearby cafe instead of braving a lengthy drive on the treacherous roads. If you spend some time walking to the cafe, or need to leave your comp

Does your business have multiple servers? Back-ups are an essential part of data maintenance and can save you large amounts of time and money in the future. Have you considered a shared storage solution? Shared storage solutions allow you to isolate storage traffic from the rest of your local area network (LAN) and is simultaneously accessible by multiple servers at once. There are many forms of shared storage, including storage area networks (SAN), network attached storage (

In the age of technology, smart phones and shortcuts, symbols and emojis are quickly taking the place of the written word. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em - right? Did you know there is actually a Windows keyboard shortcut to emojis? Pressing the Windows key + ; (that's the Windows key and the semi-colon at the same time) will bring up an emoji menu (pictured here). With the new Windows 10 1903 update, you will also see a section for non-emoji symbols like greater than, less