Since my daily activity of choice is to help folks locally with their computer gremlins I get to see and hear about plenty of unfortunate computers that have met their end as a result of surges. You see, in my neck of the woods we battle power surges frequently. All devices, computers being no exception,…
What’s up folks! Coming up below, I share my geek experience with System Mechanic and I tell you all about how to keep your PC running smoothly, keep reading – helpful info up ahead! I’m guessing you’ve been searching the web for an easy fix for your slow computer.Are you trying to fix annoying errors…
I never held much regard for Windows updates until Windows 10 entered the scene – you know….that insistent persistence it shows for keeping your machine up to date. But is it really so important and are Windows updates necessary? I avoided updates for years with previous versions of Windows, mostly because of the inconvenience of…
Have no idea how to buy ram for your laptop? With so many listings of RAM modules to buy, what is the correct type for your laptop? Allow me to make the process a little less mind-boggling. If you heard that adding more RAM can help make your laptop run faster, you heard right! In…
So you want to know how to revive your old laptop? Is it even possible to make your laptop run like new? Here’s the good news… Yes! In most cases it’s absolutely possible! But… Don’t worry if you’re a noob, all my posts are specifically written to help you out. In fact, this task is…
Hey there my Noob Alliance! In this post I’m covering yet another question I get asked a lot – what are internet cookies and are they bad? Not too long ago cookies used to keep themselves under the radar and we would only really hear about them when reading about how to clean up the…
Hey there Noob Alliance! Picture this: You’re innocently minding your own business while surfing the interwebs and a notification pops up in the corner of the window asking that you share your location info? And then you notice it happens on almost every single website you visit…Does this sound familiar? The first time this happened…
Hey there my beloved Noob Alliance! Today’s topic covers a question I get asked a lot – “what is the best laptop for surfing the internet?”. It is a fact that shopping for a laptop can be a pain, and even more so of a pain if you haven’t got a clue about computers and…
Hey there my Noob Alliance! Over the weekend I had some fun helping out friends of mine with their laptop and solving its power button mysteries. I figured you might find this short post especially helpful if you also suspect that either your laptop is high as a kite or that you’ve lost your mind…
Hey Noob Alliance! So because it is my life’s purpose to make every computer and tech noob’s coexistence with digital phenomena uncomplicated, easy and frustrationless I have decided to create a review section where I relentlessly dig and retrieve software, online services and other techie things that I think will make your relationship with technology…