Cabling Issues

Cabling Issues

One of the most important things about cabling is to purchase cable not just for what you’re using now but for what you may run in the future.   A rule of thumb is to install the highest-grade cable that your budget allows. The standard is Ethernet. That means there...
Windows 7 Was Not My Idea

Windows 7 Was Not My Idea

So, I bought a new Acer Aspire One Netbook for my wife and for home use. It is a terrific little machine. It comes with Windows 7, 1gb RAM, a 160gb hard drive, 3 USB ports, external video jack, 10″ LCD screen, 100mb ethernet, WiFi, cam and a microphone for only...
Replacing and remapping the server

Replacing and remapping the server

Well, we helped a client by installing a new Iomega Network Attached Storage (NAS) system to their network. We installed it to replace the fileserver. A previous consulting group had installed a Workstation as a fileserver. It was 99% full and had no RAID or...
Bad Power Supply

Bad Power Supply

How do you know when you have a bad power supply? Well, the symptoms are fairly basic. I had a client call me last week. He said his computer would not turn on. So, I asked him to tell me if anything came up on the monitor. He said, “No, the monitor is...