Author: Mike Moffit
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How Long Do Computers Last?
I am often asked how long computers should be expected to last. My usual answer is that depending on what you typically use your computer for and whether you upgrade it, a personal computer should last about five to seven years before it should be replaced. If you have the computer pictured to the right,…
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The Sadistic Technician
*WARNING:* Doing what is described in this -tale- tail does have the potential to FRY YOUR SYSTEM if not done correctly. Caveat emptor! Sometimes in diagnostics it is hard to re-create the issue described by the customer, so you find yourself having to push different components to their limits. Knowing which is the best tool…
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_Hello Fellow Technophiles,_ We have all made mistakes in our lives, but for most of us the consequences are relatively minor. Maybe you forgot to pay a bill and it accrues some interest (such as when I forgot to pay my $5 dental co-pay and they tacked 50 cents onto the bill…price gouging!!). Maybe you…
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What to do with 4K
It seems crazy but the number of 4K video recording devices available to the average person has increased dramatically only over the past year or so. “**GoPro**”:http://www.smalldog.com/category/?mmfg%5B0%5D=GoPro makes 4K cameras, there’s a 4K Sony ActionCam (I’ve got one), and even current generation smartphones like the iPhone 6s/6s Plus are offering 4K video recording at this…
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The For Loop
For many programmers the *for loop* is a necessity for most programs out there. It is one of the first statements any programmer learns and usually never forgets. This article is to show how this code works, and to get a general understating of it. In short the for loop takes a value, sometimes an…
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Importance of iOS Backups
As iPhones and iPads replace notebooks and desktop Macs for users, backing up those devices become more and more important. Many iOS users have stated that they have an iCloud backup to me. Yet after having to restore their device they find out that they didn’t have a complete backup. iCloud backs up a large…
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Hard Drives vs. Solid-State Drives
If you have been using computers for longer than a couple of years, it’s likely that you have experienced a hard drive failure at one point or another. Hard drives are by far the most common point of failure in a computer, and here at Small Dog, we see multiple computers with failing hard drives…