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If you read this article you will learn the true importance of preventive maintenance as an element of great value to avoid failures in the PC, avoiding many of the causes of these injuries that affect our computers.

Much of the problems that arise in computer systems can be avoided or prevented if we carry out periodic preventive maintenance of each of the components of the PC.

There are two great enemies of your PC that are heat and moisture. Excess heat accelerates the deterioration of the delicate circuits in your computer. The most common causes of overheating are dust and dirt: ventilation ducts and dense fans can block the flow of air inside the cover, and even thinner layer of powder can raise the temperature of the components your machine. So you need to keep your system clean inside and out.

The main objective of preventive maintenance is to lengthen the life of the computer and avoid possible failures in the future, and basically consists of the physical cleaning Internal and External computer equipment.

Basically you need to clean the external components and internal components found inside the CPU cabinet.

Among external components may include the cabinet, monitor, keyboard and mouse, and within the internal components that should be cleaned, the motherboard, adapter cards, cables and connectors, power supply are, RAM, fans, drives DVDs, CDs.

The frequency with which you should implement this type of maintenance depends on the computer environment basically, but must also bear in mind the quality of the components thereof. If the PC is in an extremely dirty environment should be cleaned on average every three months, but in clean office environments cleaning should be performed on average once or twice a year.

Although there are on the market a variety of elements that facilitate the task of cleaning tools you should use:

  1. A blower or Blower.
  2. Foam to clean carcasses.
  3. Contact cleaner spray.
  4. A small soft brush.
  5. Several hygienic cotton swabs.
  6. Game atornilladores
  7. Pieces of flannel.
  8. A draft
  9. An antistatic wrist strap
  10. thermal grease

Special considerations for cleaning the PC:

  • Do not touch the edge connector cards and memory modules with fingers as moisture and fat they form deposits that eventually corrode the contacts.
  • Certain elements merit a more complete unloved to remove dust from inside as the power source and sink-fan set the CPU.
  • All environment where working with PCs should be as clean as possible of dust and other contaminants

What if the next time you want to perform maintenance on your computer, you print this document and have on hand, so you follow the recommendations just gave you, if you do I assure you will succeed in this activity.

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Choosing a Managed Service Provider can be a tough decision for many companies. You need to weigh the challenges that responsibility for solutions in-house versus the benefits of a managed service in order to feel secure in their decision.

 

Managed services are an important thing to consider when looking for an IT service provider. Companies facing this decision the following key points should be considered:

In-House, Challenges and Risks

 

Recruit and retain qualified personnel is highly expensive

Operating a solution requires a permanent supply of internal resources and trained specialists, which means face a risk of being dependent on expensive and difficult to replace staff.

 

Achieving market demands constantly evolving and expanding.

New demands, new regulations and new applications that require more investment in new solutions or extensions of solutions to risk losing business.

 

Infrastructure investments and modern technologies

Investments in high availability and disaster recovery are costly time to time and money, and often not done, leaving you exposed fault.

 

Maintain efficient operations and fault

To assure optimal solution required functionality requirements and time (24×7) which means more investment and risk.

 

Deployment / coupling new partners

The inability to cope with the effort and time needed to quickly engage new partners through, for example, lack of language and / or professional skills leads to loss of business.

 

Total Acquisition Cost – Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

Large investments in hardware, software, personnel, training and support are inevitable and easily outweigh the costs of Managed Services.

 

Managed Services – The Perfect Solution

 

Qualified IT experts
Improve its relations with national or international partners by leveraging a provider of Managed competent and expert on the country and specific industries Service.  has a team of qualified experts intended that can add value to your business immediately.

 

Efficient and Flexible Service and Process Orchestration

Quickly and efficiently new demands of its trading partners without costly investments in new solutions or extensions reach.

 

Standardized Infrastructure and Technology to offering Total Service

Using technology and infrastructures to last,  can also offer services such as Disaster Recovery and High Performance; which combined with variable pricing structures and complete flexibility mean that you can be more efficient, more proactive and in total control of your business.

 

Efficient operations and faultlessly

Get all the advantages of operating 24×7, guaranteed.

 

Faster, Easier Deployment and Coupling and Partners Less Costly

Connect and communicate with your business partners in a fraction of the normal time to accelerate their business.

 

Best TCO

Rent services instead of buying, installing and maintaining software in-house.  Costs and benefits lower the total cost of ownership.

 

Delegate Responsibility. Improve Efficiency And Business Development

Working with a Managed Service Provider allows you to improve the development and efficiency of your business by focusing on the importance of your business instead of wasting time, money and effort in domestic work.

With Managed Services, you  can expand your business easy and quickly without additional investment in personnel, technical experts, IT infrastructure, software licenses or maintenance.

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The time has come. On April 8th, 2014 Microsoft ended support for Windows XP. However, there are still people trying to hang on to the past by continuing to use the aging operating system released in 2001. Surveys show it isn’t clear to many users that they need to make the switch to a new operating system. If you are trying to hold on to Windows XP you are seriously endangering your network and client data. If you still aren’t certain if you need to switch to at least Windows 7, the following information should make it crystal clear.

 

Windows XP Costs More to Use

 

Just like a chain with a weak link, if you still have Windows XP on your network, problems are only a matter of time. Since machines running Windows XP are old and slow, you can bet they are costing you when it comes to productivity.

 

When users can not use the full capabilities of their new machine, or are stuck working on an old one, their productivity will suffer. This will be an even bigger concern once support is discontinued. Simply put, networks that are using Windows XP are losing money.

 

Falling Behind the Latest Technology

Continuing to use Windows XP on modern computers results in poor performance and productivity. This is because Windows XP simply can not harness the power of modern computing. It was designed for older hardware that was manufactured years ago, and that is no longer in production today. Features such as high-speed USB ports, HD monitors, touchscreen functionality and wireless connectivity simply were not invented when Windows XP was created. As such, Windows XP can not provide native support for these essential services. Doing without reliable support for such services brings aboard additional risks as well as a reduction inefficiency. New releases of software and drivers, along with their updates, are also not compatible with Windows XP.

 

The only time you should think about using Windows XP is when you are using an older computer. This however comes along with a whole range of other associated risks and problems, despite working adequately on older hardware.

 

No More Updates

All operating systems (Mac OS, Windows, Linux etc) are reliant upon frequent updates to iron out bugs. These updates are vital to counter newer threats to the stability of the OS as new viruses and bugs are born daily. Once Microsoft discontinues its support of the XP OS, any computer with it installed will be very vulnerable to these threats. Even in its current supported format, Windows XP is twice as vulnerable to bugs as Windows 7 32-bit and three times as vulnerable as Windows 7 64-bit.

 

Updates to Windows XP also improve the stability and reliability of the operating system. After these updates are discontinued Windows XP will become progressively more unstable. This security risk and instability are the main reasons why people should make the switch to a newer O/S such as Windows 7.

 

Change is not easy for anyone, but there are a number of reasons why people need to make the switch from Windows XP to a newer, more reliable operating system like Windows 7. People that continue to use Windows XP are leaving themselves open for problems such as:

 

– Increased security risks

– Lack of reliability and stability

– Decreased productivity

-Higher operating costs

 

With just over a year until Microsoft discontinues its support of the Windows XP OS, there is still plenty of time to switch to Windows 7.