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Issue #54 | October 11, 2010
support@1cps.com | office: 817.210.6177
Computer Power | Picnik | What We Do
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Special Note: I'd like to apologize if you received duplicate copies of this newsletter. Due to continuous meltdowns at our prior news list provider, we have switched newsletter systems. Please bear with us as we get the new system adjusted.
A Proper Power Protocol, A powerful problem for your PC...
As the power bill climbs higher and higher you’ll hear more people talking about responsible power usage. When it comes to improper power usage, your desk may be a big offender. The key here is determining what level of power reduction is most appropriate for your computer. A recent advertisement on the radio advocated simply shutting your computer off to save power. While this does save the most electricity, it might not be the most productive. You see, your computer keeps working long after most of us have gone to bed. Nearly all computers are configured to run most of the maintenance programs after midnight when the computer sits alone and idle. Anti-virus scans at 2 am, Windows Update at 3 am, hard drive cleaned and defrag at 4 am, night time is a busy time for your PC. How then, you ask can you be responsible with your wattage? Turn off everything but the tower. The late night work will go on without the monitor, speakers, printer, scanner, or any other peripheral. In fact, most of these items that your don’t use everyday could be left off normally and only powered up when you need them. To further maximize power control you can use the “Power Options” icon in the control panel and set the monitor to turn off after about 15-20 minutes and the hard drive to power down after 30-45 minutes. It is recommended to set system standby to never to avoid conflicts with late night maintenance programs.
A Picture Perfect Picnik, Fabulous Photo Fun on the web... [picnik.com]
Soon the way we think of software will become completely obsolete. More and more programs are migrating to the web and less and less are turning up on store shelves. You can find tools online for every purpose and for photo editing it doesn’t get much easier than Picnik. They offer a simple, no-install, web-based way to quickly edit your pictures. Their free, no registration/no sign-in accounts allow you to access all the most common basic tools such as resize, rotate, crop and red-eye repair. It also offers simple ways to add text and borders to photos. You can open pictures stored on Picasa.net, flickr, Facebook, photobucket, MySpace, webs, webshots or your computer and easily save your modified creation back to any of the available sources. They do have premium accounts available for around $25 a year that offer a few advanced tool as well as premium fonts and border to use in editing your digital dioramas.
One Call for what? You don't have to call me darlin'... [1callpcsolutions.com]
Here at One Call, we're experts at managing and supporting IT operations for any size organization or household. Mac or PC, Sony or Xbox, if it takes batteries or plugs into something - chances are, we can fix it. Our services include: Mac and PC Repair, Virus Cleanup, Home and Office Network Planning and Installation, Home Entertainment and Video Game Setup and Networking, Training, Web Design and Hosting as well as Regular Maintenance and Computer Cleanup.
Final Byte...
"Do you have a sledgehammer or a brick handy?"
~One thing you don't want to hear from Tech Support.
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