Computer Troubleshooting and Maintenance





Thomas Cook's Computer Troubleshooting Tips
    This web page has all the Macintosh computer repair tips you will need to know. The main page has every important icon that is on a MAC computer screen and what its purpose is. Here is a list of the topics you will find:

Hardware  Links
CD-ROM Troubleshooting
CD-ROM Operations
Mouse Troubleshooting
Floppy Drive Repair
Hard Drive Operation
History of PC's
Operation of PC's
Dot Matrix and Ink jet Printers
Laser Printer Operation
Laser Printer Repair
Opening the Case
Mac Memory Guide
Emergency Triage Part 1
Emergency Triage Part 2
IMAC Tips

New South Wales Country Area Programs
    On this web page you will find basic tips for when "gremlins" get in the Macintosh system. These tips will help if the hardware is damaged and will only rectify software problems. Here is a list of what you will find:

Rebuilding the Desktop
Calling the Disk Doctor
Zapping the P Ram
Re-installing System Software
Re-installing the Hard Drive
Increasing the Memory of an Application

Macfixit Site
    Here you will find extended "reports" on specific troubleshooting topics. These reports are primarily derived by taking all the items on a given topic that first appeared in the Late Breakers and then organizing and combining them into a single report. The Library section is a collection of troubleshooting related freeware and shareware utilities.
 

Apple Site
    By clicking on the Support then Support Index tab on the screen, you can make a log in name and password to search for additional information about Macintosh computers. There is a box to type in what you want to search or you can choose from a list of common items, such as:

Starting Up and Using My Computer
My computer and Its Parts
Movies, Pictures, music and Sound
Software
Printing
Internet
Other

Apple Site
    At this site you can look at the features software old and new that is being downloaded.
Here you can see all available updates by product, search for downloads, See a list of the most recently posted updates (approximately five weeks) available for downloading.
 
 

Macintosh Utilities

Here is a list of utilities that I think are most important to have for your computer.

Norton Utilities
You may not need a repair utility often, but when you do need one, it is a lifesaver. Norton utilities for Macintosh computers has a collection of utilities that include hard drive diagnostic and repair software, hard drive defragmenters, utilities that recover files which have accidentally been deleted or otherwise lost, and a host of other features.

Anti-Virus Utilities
To check for a possible virus invasion, you need an anti-virus utility. The three most well known are Disinfectant (freeware), Symantec Anti Virus for Mac and Virex. The latter two do the better job of proactively preventing a virus infection. All three are equally fine at detecting and eradicating existing infections, as long as you make sure you regularly update the programs.

Tech Tool
This is a freeware utility that every Macintosh owner should have. Tech Tool rebuilds your desktop from scratch, eliminating problems with desktop files that are so corrupted that they cannot be rebuilt in the normal fashion. Tech Tool also zaps your PRAM in a more thorough way than Apple's standard method. It also allows you to save and restore your current PRAM settings so that you don't have to go back and do it manually.

Save a BNDL
Problems with a file's BNDL resource can lead to incorrect icons in the Finder. Rebuilding the desktop often, but not always, fixes these problems.. For problems with one or two specific files, a faster and more reliable method is to use the freeware Save a BNDL utility. Just drag and drop the problem file to the Save a BNDL icon, restart, and you are done.

InformInit
Wondering what a particular extension does, whether it runs on your machine or if you can afford to trash it? InformInit will tell you.
 
 

PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance

Help us Site
Here you will find a list of contents that you can click on to get additional information. Here are a few of them.

Common Misconceptions
Computer Systems Components
System Assembly
Basic Troubleshooting
Acronyms and Terms
Published Articles

PC Tech Guide
Here you will find information that you will need for your PC. If you have any questions go to this link and they will most likely be able to answer them with the wide range of topics they cover.

PC Care
Here you will find a variety of different topics that will help with the care of your PC. Some of the topics it covers are:

Service and Repair
Training
Upgrades
Network  Maintenance and Implementation
New and Used Computer Sales
Installations
Internet Services and Web Site Development

PC World
PC World is targeted to meet the informational needs to tech-savvy managers, both at work and at home. The site offers quick search access to authoritative and up to date reviews of all important computer products. In addition PC World offers the most current product pricing info, continuously updated news, a comprehensive database of tips and tricks for using hardware and software, in extensive library of carefully evaluated freeware and shareware, and free newsletters that help business managers plan, buy, integrate, and use computer products for work and home alike.

PC Guide
One of the Internet's premier sites for detailed PC reference information. Here is a list of help topics it offers:

Search the PC Guide
Intro to the PC
System Care Guide
Troubleshooting and Repair Guide
Optimization and Enhancement Guide
Technical Resource Guide
 

Everything Computers

Everything Computers
Here you can get tips for troubleshooting and look for links on the troubleshooting resources page. You can also find information on shopping for a new PC or MAC and home networking and sharing an Internet connection. If you are looking for "real-world answers to real-world computer problems", you'll find some of that here as well.

Yahoo Tech Help
This is a site created by yahoo to help out on your search about computers, internet, technical guides and support. You will find site listings of different web sites that offer information about all these areas. It also gives a list of the most popular sites along with a list in alphabetical order.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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