Does your mouse squeak? About updating…
A list of ways to update your computer’s technology.
Does your mouse squeek? About updating your computer technology
We work with it all the time. We depend on it each day to help us accomplish our tasks. We often do not understand it as much as we should. And we ignore it until something goes wrong.
No, we aren't talking about your car. We're talking about your computer.
Does your computer workstation represent cutting edge technology, or does it represent an exhibit from the antique computer road show?
If you want to keep efficient, you have to keep your computer technology efficient too. It doesn't mean that you have to go out and spent $3000 each year on the latest technology, but you should certainly budget a small amount for periodic upgrades.
Computers are incredible technological wonders, but they do need to be upgraded periodically in order to maintain efficient performance levels.
Consider this check list and take a moment to evaluate your computer work station. You may need to enlist a techie person to help you find out some of these stats for your computer system. These stats are for a windows
[_] What version of windows is installed on your computer? Windows 3.1 / 95 / 98 / ME / 2000 / XP
[_] How fast and powerful is your computer? How many megahertz or gigahertz?
[_] How much memory (RAM) is installed? How many megabytes of memory?
[_] How much hard disk space is installed? How many megabytes or gigabytes of storage space?
[_] Make a list of the programs that you have installed. If you have programs such as MS Office or WordPerfect, what version?
In many cases, computers become obsolete when any of these things happen:
- A new operating system is released - It may be hard to find programs for your old version of Windows.
- New programs are released that require more RAM Memory or Hard Disk Space.
- Newer versions of older programs are released - newer features, newer standards, but higher system requirements.
- Newer, faster computers are released - software companies will take this time to release new programs with fancier features.
- Newer technology is released - new accessories that may have higher system requirements.
- Your job changes. You may have newer responsibilities and you technology may need to change to fit in with your tasks.
Always consider the requirements of your job, the operating system, software and hardware that you want to run on your computer. All these things will list a set of minimal and recommended requirements that must be met in order to install them on your system.
A cautious note: Minimal means minimal. If you try to wedge something into a computer that meets the bare requirements, it will not be as effective as it could be if the computer meets or exceeds the recommended requirements. If you try to install something on a computer with less than minimal requirements, you also may risk damaging your system.
Investing a little in your computer workstation will make the difference between your mouse squeeking or roaring!
We work with it all the time. We depend on it each day to help us accomplish our tasks. We often do not understand it as much as we should. And we ignore it until something goes wrong.
No, we aren't talking about your car. We're talking about your computer.
Does your computer workstation represent cutting edge technology, or does it represent an exhibit from the antique computer road show?
If you want to keep efficient, you have to keep your computer technology efficient too. It doesn't mean that you have to go out and spent $3000 each year on the latest technology, but you should certainly budget a small amount for periodic upgrades.
Computers are incredible technological wonders, but they do need to be upgraded periodically in order to maintain efficient performance levels.
Consider this check list and take a moment to evaluate your computer work station. You may need to enlist a techie person to help you find out some of these stats for your computer system. These stats are for a windows
[_] What version of windows is installed on your computer? Windows 3.1 / 95 / 98 / ME / 2000 / XP
[_] How fast and powerful is your computer? How many megahertz or gigahertz?
[_] How much memory (RAM) is installed? How many megabytes of memory?
[_] How much hard disk space is installed? How many megabytes or gigabytes of storage space?
[_] Make a list of the programs that you have installed. If you have programs such as MS Office or WordPerfect, what version?
In many cases, computers become obsolete when any of these things happen:
- A new operating system is released - It may be hard to find programs for your old version of Windows.
- New programs are released that require more RAM Memory or Hard Disk Space.
- Newer versions of older programs are released - newer features, newer standards, but higher system requirements.
- Newer, faster computers are released - software companies will take this time to release new programs with fancier features.
- Newer technology is released - new accessories that may have higher system requirements.
- Your job changes. You may have newer responsibilities and you technology may need to change to fit in with your tasks.
Always consider the requirements of your job, the operating system, software and hardware that you want to run on your computer. All these things will list a set of minimal and recommended requirements that must be met in order to install them on your system.
A cautious note: Minimal means minimal. If you try to wedge something into a computer that meets the bare requirements, it will not be as effective as it could be if the computer meets or exceeds the recommended requirements. If you try to install something on a computer with less than minimal requirements, you also may risk damaging your system.
Investing a little in your computer workstation will make the difference between your mouse squeeking or roaring!