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Static electricity complications in modern computer systems

02-10-2012
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Static electricity is known to cause system corruption and premature hardware failure, not to mention that ALL computer suppliers will VOID all warranties from static failure.  Part of this issue is due to the carpet and chairs.  Most carpet is manufactured using polyester, which has a natural static tendency.  Treatment is most effective by misting your carpet or chair with Staticide spray ($15 per quart).  It is 1000 times more potent that Downey, at removing static.  Downey starts to leave a gummy residue after regular use and therefore is undesirable.  When replacing carpet, use a nylon based carpet such...

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15 causes of Hard Disk Corruption

02-03-2012
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Everybody hates to lose data. Many of the issues proven to cause hard disk corruption can be avoided, if you know what they are. I have writen articles on almost every aspect of this list. Most are avoidable, some are not and we are just taking chances, such as Solar flare activity. We are in a hightened Solar storm now for the next 1.8 years. About the only thing we can do is to reboot our computers daily. So here they are, in no particular order: 1)Bugs in O.S. (Vista is the worst, but can be fixed) 2)Solar Flares...

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