Sunday, April 18, 2010

What I know about Computers

I would say that I know enough about computers to always get me into trouble. That said, you can imagine when I need to fix something or update something, things may not always go as planned. It seems as though the more we learn about the technology, the more difficult it becomes to fix them because what we may know about how to fix may be already outdated.

I have two computers at home, one desktop named Bertha, and one laptop (sorry no name was given). Bertha was built from scratch by a friend and is getting pretty old. About a month after it was built, the dual processors were released. :( Sad for me but that's what happens sometimes. Since then we've had some problems but now that we installed Windows 7, those problems are only speed related - probably relating to the non-dual core processor.

I already know how to access the BIOS and boot sequences to make me dangerous. I would like to learn more about them so when changes are made, it doesn't mess up everything on the computer.

The other thing I would like to start learning is how to build or update my current system to an updated system that runs faster and more efficient. This would force my wife and I to use that computer more than our laptop. Right now we use the laptop primarily, probably because that computer is much faster than Bertha.

With the second class starting, I'm excited to get going on it after a little break. Let's Roll!

1 comment:

  1. I posted a video and some links on how to build your own computer. It is actually not that difficult, and it is a great way to become a hardware "expert." Now only if we had the time....

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