Do You Have a Good Data Backup Solution in Place?

So your computer has served you well for months and maybe even years without a hitch.  In that time you may have created Word, PowerPoint & Excel business and school documents, created hundreds or thousands of QuickBooks records, loaded thousands of personal pictures and downloaded hundreds of dollars of music files.  So if everything is working, is it important to backup your data...

Symptoms of a Virus-Infected Computer

At Computer Pc Medic, of Fort Collins, we see a lot of computer virus/spyware infections.  Here are some common symptoms we see: Your computer is significantly slower or you are getting blue screens. You can not connect to the Internet. A professional looking antivirus screen displays and appears to be scanning your computer. It tells you your computer is infected and you need to buy a...

Windows 7 Computer Purchase Considerations

Whether your computer is running Windows XP or Windows Vista, one day soon, you will have to upgrade to a computer running Windows 7.  There are many software and hardware issues that need to be considered before making this new purchase.  In an ideal world, you would be able to reload your Windows XP or Vista software applications on to your new computer, plug in your printer(s) and...

How Good Are Free Antivirus Products for Protecting Your Computer?

Computer Pc Medic has installed free versions of Microsoft Security Essentials, AVG and Avast antivirus programs on our customers computers in Fort Collins, Greeley, Windsor and Loveland.  We have found that computer owners, in general, do not like to shell-out for paid versions of an antivirus software. Considering that the scanning engine and virus databases are the same between paid and...