by Steve Burgess | May 18, 2015 | Uncategorized
Emergency! The computer has failed: what now? Impact: Turn everything off for 5 minutes and let things stabilize. Once everything is turned back on, check files and applications for damage. Make sure there’s a backup of the important files right away. Be alert...
by Steve Burgess | May 18, 2015 | Uncategorized
Is it better for my computer to leave it on or shut it off when I’m not using it? To my way of thinking, there are four main reasons to be concerned about leaving a computer on all day and night. They are: electricity cost, data security, damage from power...
by Steve Burgess | May 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
What are computer viruses, Trojans and zombies? Sounds like a horror movie, doesn’t it? Computer viruses are bits of computer code (1’s and 0’s) that, just like people viruses, use the host (computer) to multiply and infect other hosts. Trojans are...
by Steve Burgess | May 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
(For a troubleshooting checklist, click here.) When you get a shiny new computer (or even an old grimy one), it’s a box full of promise. Like a blank page, it’s just waiting for you to put something interesting down. It’s an invitation. It’s a...
by Steve Burgess | May 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
There’s nothing scarier than strange noises coming from your computer. A few steps may help. Copy or back up your important files! If your computer is still functioning, copy your important files to an external disk drive, flash/ USB drive, or whatever you’ve...
by Steve Burgess | Apr 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Saving Data for Decades Burgess Consulting has been serving the data needs of our clients with hard drive data recovery since PC’s came on the scene. We have successfully recovered the data from tens of thousands of computers, disk drives, RAIDs, flash drives,...
