Comments for Technology For Non Techies http://pcauthority.ca/blog Computer Help Tutorials Basics Tips Advice Beginners Learning Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:05:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 Comment on Power Saving Modes - Standby Vs. Hibernate Vs. Sleep by Colin http://pcauthority.ca/blog/power-saving-modes-standby-vs-hibernate-vs-sleep/#comment-1450 Colin Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:22:17 +0000 http://pcauthority.ca/blog/power-saving-modes-standby-vs-hibernate-vs-sleep/#comment-1450 Hi Jason, Unfortunately no. Sleep was a feature introduced with Windows Vista. Windows XP can standby or hibernate, but there is no sleep feature. All this means is that if the laptop is set to standby, and is left for weeks in this state, the battery life may finally expire and the computer will shut down. Any unsaved work will be lost. This is, of course a very rare situation however. So its not a huge loss not having the sleep feature in XP. Hope this answers the question. Regards, Colin. Hi Jason,

Unfortunately no. Sleep was a feature introduced with Windows Vista. Windows XP can standby or hibernate, but there is no sleep feature. All this means is that if the laptop is set to standby, and is left for weeks in this state, the battery life may finally expire and the computer will shut down. Any unsaved work will be lost. This is, of course a very rare situation however. So its not a huge loss not having the sleep feature in XP. Hope this answers the question.

Regards,
Colin.

]]> Comment on Power Saving Modes - Standby Vs. Hibernate Vs. Sleep by Colin http://pcauthority.ca/blog/power-saving-modes-standby-vs-hibernate-vs-sleep/#comment-1449 Colin Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:17:41 +0000 http://pcauthority.ca/blog/power-saving-modes-standby-vs-hibernate-vs-sleep/#comment-1449 Hi CLIFF, You are very welcome sir. Come back anytime! Regards, Colin. Hi CLIFF,

You are very welcome sir. Come back anytime!

Regards,
Colin.

]]> Comment on Computer Shutting Down By Itself? Could Be Overheating! by Colin http://pcauthority.ca/blog/computer-shutting-down-by-itself-could-be-overheating/#comment-1448 Colin Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:13:55 +0000 http://pcauthority.ca/blog/computer-shutting-down-by-itself-could-be-overheating/#comment-1448 Hi JAmes, Thanks for your expertise. Indeed, a blown Diode or Capacitor is a tell-tale sign of motherboard failure. That dark brown substance that you are referring to is the electrolyte oozing from the capacitor. A dying motherboard can cause random behaviour before a complete failure occurs. Cheers, Colin. Hi JAmes,

Thanks for your expertise. Indeed, a blown Diode or Capacitor is a tell-tale sign of motherboard failure. That dark brown substance that you are referring to is the electrolyte oozing from the capacitor. A dying motherboard can cause random behaviour before a complete failure occurs.

Cheers,
Colin.

]]> Comment on Send Text Messages From Your Computer For Free! by Colin http://pcauthority.ca/blog/send-text-messages-from-your-computer-for-free/#comment-1447 Colin Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:07:42 +0000 http://pcauthority.ca/blog/send-text-messages-from-your-computer-for-free/#comment-1447 Hi john schlachta, You can send a text message to your home computer via email. Instead of inputting a phone number as the recipient, input your home email address instead. That way you will get the message on your computer. Regards, Colin. Hi john schlachta,

You can send a text message to your home computer via email. Instead of inputting a phone number as the recipient, input your home email address instead. That way you will get the message on your computer.

Regards,
Colin.

]]> Comment on KIJIJI: Free Classified Ads in Your City by Colin http://pcauthority.ca/blog/kijiji-free-classified-ads-in-your-city/#comment-1446 Colin Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:04:55 +0000 http://pcauthority.ca/blog/kijiji-free-classified-ads-in-your-city/#comment-1446 Hi Ethel, It is truly a wonderful service. Whether you are buying or selling, Kijiji is a free way to reach the audience and find what you are after. Plus there is always a tonne of free stuff that people just want to get rid of. See you around, Colin. Hi Ethel,

It is truly a wonderful service. Whether you are buying or selling, Kijiji is a free way to reach the audience and find what you are after. Plus there is always a tonne of free stuff that people just want to get rid of.

See you around,
Colin.

]]> Comment on YES - Computers Need Maintenance Too! by Colin http://pcauthority.ca/blog/yes-computers-need-maintenance-too/#comment-1445 Colin Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:51:21 +0000 http://pcauthority.ca/blog/yes-computers-need-maintenance-too/#comment-1445 Hi Tim, Great of you to leave us your thoughts. Education would definitely be a factor into the lack of maintenance performed on the average computer. I think its about perception too; many don't see a computer as a machine that requires maintenance... For whatever reason. As a comparison, there are many people who don't know the first thing about their vehicle. Even though there is a lack of education about the vehicle, there is still inherent wisdom that exists, along the lines of: I know this vehicle won't last forever... it will soon break down... and need to be serviced by a mechanic. Back to computers now... this wisdom does not seem to exist on the whole. Unfortunately many have had to experience this the hard way, and like you said... many times, it is too late for the data. Cheers, Colin. Hi Tim,

Great of you to leave us your thoughts.

Education would definitely be a factor into the lack of maintenance performed on the average computer. I think its about perception too; many don’t see a computer as a machine that requires maintenance… For whatever reason. As a comparison, there are many people who don’t know the first thing about their vehicle. Even though there is a lack of education about the vehicle, there is still inherent wisdom that exists, along the lines of: I know this vehicle won’t last forever… it will soon break down… and need to be serviced by a mechanic. Back to computers now… this wisdom does not seem to exist on the whole. Unfortunately many have had to experience this the hard way, and like you said… many times, it is too late for the data.

Cheers,
Colin.

]]> Comment on Power Saving Modes - Standby Vs. Hibernate Vs. Sleep by Jason http://pcauthority.ca/blog/power-saving-modes-standby-vs-hibernate-vs-sleep/#comment-1440 Jason Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:41:01 +0000 http://pcauthority.ca/blog/power-saving-modes-standby-vs-hibernate-vs-sleep/#comment-1440 Is there any way to get XP to sleep instead of either standby or hibernate? Is there any way to get XP to sleep instead of either standby or hibernate?

]]> Comment on Power Saving Modes - Standby Vs. Hibernate Vs. Sleep by CLIFF http://pcauthority.ca/blog/power-saving-modes-standby-vs-hibernate-vs-sleep/#comment-1439 CLIFF Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:01:11 +0000 http://pcauthority.ca/blog/power-saving-modes-standby-vs-hibernate-vs-sleep/#comment-1439 Thanks for clearing that up for me. Kindest regards, Cliff Thanks for clearing that up for me.
Kindest regards,
Cliff

]]> Comment on YES - Computers Need Maintenance Too! by Tim http://pcauthority.ca/blog/yes-computers-need-maintenance-too/#comment-1438 Tim Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:49:39 +0000 http://pcauthority.ca/blog/yes-computers-need-maintenance-too/#comment-1438 I couldn't agree with you more. People are storing precious memories on their computers and yet many don't take the time to care for their computers. It's an educational thing I guess. People don't learn until something bad happens and many times it's too late. Great blog. I couldn’t agree with you more. People are storing precious memories on their computers and yet many don’t take the time to care for their computers. It’s an educational thing I guess. People don’t learn until something bad happens and many times it’s too late.

Great blog.

]]> Comment on Computer Shutting Down By Itself? Could Be Overheating! by JAmes http://pcauthority.ca/blog/computer-shutting-down-by-itself-could-be-overheating/#comment-1436 JAmes Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:30:04 +0000 http://pcauthority.ca/blog/computer-shutting-down-by-itself-could-be-overheating/#comment-1436 What you might do when computer is off, get a small magnifing glass and check the diodes on the MB. See if it looks like the top might be a light to dark brown or if it looks like the top has ruptured, this will cause the problem discribed....Take it to a good repair shop or replace the MB. You could also replace it yourself if you feel you are good at soldering.....Not really that hard..... What you might do when computer is off, get a small magnifing glass and check the diodes on the MB. See if it looks like the top might be a light to dark brown or if it looks like the top has ruptured, this will cause the problem discribed….Take it to a good repair shop or replace the MB. You could also replace it yourself if you feel you are good at soldering…..Not really that hard…..

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