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PC Preventive Maintenance Tips

At Goldberg Computer Consulting, we believe that preventive maintenance is one of the most ignored aspects of PC ownership, and yet it is one of the most important. Most people tend to think that the PC doesn't need preventive maintenance, and that they should just use it until it breaks, and then repair or replace it. These people generally find themselves repairing or replacing their computers much sooner than those that take definite steps to avoid difficulties in the first place.

Here are some reasons why you should develop a preventive maintenance plan for your computer:

• Preventive Maintenance Saves Money: We've all heard the old adage "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure". It's trite, but it is also true. Avoiding problems with your PC will save you money in the long run, compared with spending money for new components or repair jobs.
• Preventive Maintenance Saves Time: Saves time? How can taking a few hours a month to perform maintenance save time? Simple: because it saves you the much bigger time and energy drain of dealing with system failures and data loss. Most preventive maintenance procedures are quite simple compared to troubleshooting and repair procedures--now those can really eat up a large amount of your time.
• Preventive Maintenance Helps Safeguard Your Data: For most people, the data on the hard disk is far more valuable than the hardware that houses it. Taking steps to protect this data therefore makes sense, and that is a big part of what preventive maintenance is all about.
• Preventive Maintenance Improves Performance: Some parts of your system will actually degrade in performance over time, and preventive maintenance can help to improve the speed of your system

Please contact us to discuss the implementation of a preventive maintenance program that is customized for your specific needs.

FREE Online AntiVirus  and Spyware Scanning

The following web sites offer free online scanning for potential virus and spyware infections on your computer.  If you believe your computer may be infected with a virus or spyware, have one or more of the below sites scan your computer to help identify the problem.  If you find you have been infected, contact us immediately and we will help resolve the problem.

McAfee AntiVirus:
/us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp

Symantec (Norton AntiVirus):
security.symantec.com

Trend Micro AntiVirus:
housecall65.trendmicro.com

PC Pitstop AntiVirus:
www.pcpitstop.com/antivirus/default.asp

Panda AntiVirus:
www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm