Warringah IT Blog

we have completed the change over from SGS Computer Solutions to Warringah IT.

Just a few cosmetic things remain to do like uniforms, office and vehicle signage etc

Computer manufacturers are competing against each other for every sale.

We now see sub $1000 laptops/notebooks as “norm”. However, if it sounds to good to be true then it usually is.

Buying a cheap laptop to use as your primary computers is not recommended.

You will find that you be replacing your “cheap” laptop year after year. So you will probably pay $1000 a year for a computer.

Better value is to spend $1500 or so, and have a computer that you replace in 3 years.

This will give you a cost of $500 a year, half the cost.

Spend a little more, and get a lot more.

Geez, spent 3 hours on the phone today trying to solve a technical issue.

I diagnosed the fault within 5 mins and spent the rest of the time trying to get them to believe me.

After 3 hours they finally admitted a fault at their end and started to fix the problem.

In our business we don’t use them for anything, they are twice the price and twice as crap.

The good news is there are plenty of alternatives. Get in contact to find out.

Do you ever find yourself asking the question, Desktop or Laptop?

Well let us help you with the pros and cons….

Desktop Computers are great value for money. They have higher specifications for around the same price. They can usually be repaired on site, and if not they can be bought back to our workshop and repaired more quickly than a laptop.

You will also find that they are a lot more reliable than a laptop, as they are less likely to break down. This makes them a great first computer for your business.

The only downside to a desktop computer is its not portable. Laptops are great when you need a computer to take with you where ever you go.

Being able to take them with you where ever you go is a definite advantage, but this means that they can get scratched, bumped or even worse dropped because they are more fragile.

Laptops are a lot more expensive to repair because the parts are specialised and will often have to go back to the manufacturer for repair.

Unlike the desktop computers they can’t be repaired on site.

So our advice is get a good quality desktop computer first and a laptop second.

It’s a transitional period for computers at the moment.

With Windows 7 coming along, 64 bit computing is becoming mainstream.

A 32bit operating system can only “see” 4GB RAM where are a 64bit version can use a lot more.

The amount of RAM that can be used is limited to what the motherboard can support. Most current notebooks/laptops can only support 4 GB RAM so buying a 64bit operating system isn’t a huge advantage.

Buying a new desktop computer is different. Systems we are supplying support 8GB RAM. Shortly we will be supplying systems that can take a whopping 16GB RAM.

The downside to 64bit is hardware drivers, particularly for printers and scanners.

However is much better to replace a printer that have to replace a new computer in 12 months time.

Our advice, bite the bullet, get 64bit Windows 7 Professional.

As the owner of your own domain name we can help you provide better information to your customers about your business via a BLOG.

A blog is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material.

Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order.

Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, Web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability of readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual.

If this sounds interesting to you let us know so we can setup a BLOG for you.

WordPress is an open source blog publishing application powered by PHP and MySQL which can also be used for basic content management. It has many features including a user-friendly workflow, a rich plugin architecture, and an advanced templating system.

Click here to see some BLOG’s in action – http://wordpress.org/showcase/

The cost to setup the BLOG is only our time, the software is free and your already have your domain hosted with us.

The cost is a once off for the installation and setup.

currently we are working on better network monitoring down to the workstation level. this will enable us to get better information regarding disk space, error messages, application versions etc

the last few weeks have seen us upgrade many computers, in particular, notebooks, to Windows 7.

any notebook running Vista is an excellent candidate for an upgrade

get in touch to find out more…

Steve

today email server settings are being migrated in readiness for the change to warringahit.com.au domain.

our main email address will be support@warringahit.com.au

Steve

SGS Computer Solutions is evolving this new year…

We will soon be known as Warringah IT.

A little easier to say and better represents what we do (IT – not just computers) and where we are (Northern Beaches)

We will be aiming to write lots of content this year with good information regarding your IT systems….

Stay tuned…

Steve