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Healthy Computer, Healthy Business.

Communication with your customers, clients, is important And at the heart of
your communication capabilities is your PC. Now that you have disided to open up
your Zilo store you need to keep your PC in peak condition.
For your Pc You
need
_ First aid – getting you started
_ Medical supplies – hardware
choices
_ The operation – installing a system
_ The healthy work-out –
support and maintenance
_ Protection – anti-virus and security systems
_
After-care – customised back-up solutions
Whether you’re a one-man band or a
multi-national,
From initial set-up through to on-going monitoring and
upgrades to keep you company profits healthy you have to make sure your PC never
lets you down.
Some important steps to follow are…
*Make certain that your
computer is located in a well ventilated area and that all air vents are
unobstructed to prevent overheating and premature failure to any internal
components.
*Clean out the dust build-up at least every 6 months from the
inside of the computer case including case vents, power supply vents, and all
visible circuitry with a few cans of compressed air that can be purchased from
any major computer store or electronics outlet. This will help reduce the
chances of overheating and circuitry damage.
Before cleaning just be certain
to always unplug the computer from the wall outlet and never physically contact
the circuitry inside the computer case to prevent damage.
*Be prepared for an
unsuspected failure by always making backups of any important data that you do
not and can not afford to lose.
I personally keep updated backups of my
website and even store the disks at a remote location away from my every day use
computers just in case a disaster were to occur and my main computers were
destroyed resulting in the need for those lost files.
*Purchase and install a
well known anti-virus program that can be regularly updated with the latest
virus definitions and ran during boot-up to help protect your computer from
being the victim of an unwanted infestation.
*Every few months or so run your
computer’s “Scandisk” program followed by the “Defragmenter” program to maximize
the efficiency of your hard drive.
If you are not certain of how to use these
utilities and being that the steps to execute these programs varies slightly
from one operating system to the other it would be easiest to simply use the
“Help” option that can be found by clicking on the START button found on your
computers desktop.
The START menu will open up a drop-down-box that should
display the “Help” option. By going here you can enter the keywords that deal
with the answers to the subject you are searching for.
*Run your computers
“Disk Cleanup” utility every other week or so. If set the “Disk Cleanup” utility
will automatically empty the recycling bin and recover some wasted disk space by
removing the internet temporary files that seem to always accumulate.
Again,
use the “Help” option if you are uncertain of how to perform this
task.
*Never smoke near a computer because the cooling fans will pull the
smoke into the case where it can coat the inside parts of the computer with a
residue which in turn can damage sensitive components.
*Place the computer
case in an area where it will not be accidentally kicked or bumped to prevent
the loosening of cables and damage to internal parts.
*Invest in a high
quality surge protector to provide your computer and monitor against voltage
spikes or “surges” that can dramatically shorten the life of your system. Just
like most items in a store, “You get what you pay for”. So don’t skimp out on
this important device!
Its also not a bad idea to invest in a surge protector
that includes what is called a “Data Line Protector” which allows you to connect
your telephone lines to and serves the same purpose for the telephone line to
your modem just like the surge protector does for the electrical household
current lines.
*Finally, if you plan on being away from home for more that a
few days at a time or if there is a thunderstorm brewing in your area it is a
very wise decision to always unplug all electrical lines and modem telephone
lines from your system. Even with a surge protector installed it is possible
that such a large voltage spike such as one caused by a lightening strike could
prove fatal to any computer system.