Computer Repair: Replace Computer Memory

There are lots of computer repair jobs you can do yourself to save money. One DIY computer repair is to upgrade your computer's memory (or RAM). More computer memory allows more space for your operating system and software to use. This in turn enhances the speed at which your computer operates. It is easy to do this yourself and will save you lots of money.





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The first step in this computer repair is to disconnect the power from your computer. Safety first!
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Remove the cover from the case.
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Look for where your RAM memory is located on your motherboard.
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Once you find where your memory is located, check to see if there are any available empty memory slots.
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If there are no slots available, then remove the old memory by unlocking the levers that are located at each end of the memory slot. The memory should release itself from the slot.
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Place your new chip in the empty slot. The chip only can go in one direction. There is a notch in the chip. It should line up with the socket. Levers should lock in place automatically.
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Apply slight pressure to make sure the chip is firmly seated in the slot.
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Put cover back on your computer.
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Turn on the computer and give yourself a pat on the back for doing your own computer repair and saving money!

Choose and Install a Graphics Card

If you can't play Crysis, read this. You obviously have a bad graphics card and you need a new one.

Step1

Before you buy, you should know what purposes are you going to use your graphics card for. The main reason people buy graphics cards is that their old card sucks and they want to play certain games (Crysis). Anyways, you need to choose a card based on your budget, power supply output, space in your compueter case, and what you are going to use the card for. I'm assuming you're going to play Crysis, so you should pick a card that has at least 512 MB of VRAM. Once you've picked a card and made sure you've got enough space in your case for it, you need to check if your power supply is good enough. Open up your case and look at the side of your power supply. Somewhere on the side there will be a sticker telling you the combined output of that power supply in watts. A Crysis compatible card should need about 450 to 600 watts. If you have to install a new power supply, read another guide.

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When you are done choosing the card, buy it and wait for it to arrive in the mail. Once it comes, carefully lift the card out of its box and set it on a flat surface. Using the screwdriver to open your case, set the side of the case away and proceed to take the graphics card out of its antistatic bag. Make sure you are wearing an antistatic wristband to avoid damaging the parts. If you do not have an antistatic wristband, handle the card using latex gloves.

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Locate the PCI Express (2.0) slot on your motherboard, make sure the area around the slot is not full of cables. Making sure that the side of the card with the metal bar on it is facing towards the back of the case and proceed to insert the card in the slot. Do not apply large amounts of pressure on the card or you risk breaking it or your motherboard. Carefully nudge it inwards until it will not go any further. Find the latch at the end of the slot and push it down, this will ensure your card does not displace itself.

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Plug your monitor into the DVI or VGA outputs on your card. Turn your computer on and you should see the image on the monitor in a low resolution. Log in to Windows and insert the disc that came with your card. Install all the necessary drivers and restart your computer. It's all good now.

Choose a Wireless Adapter for Your Computer

You want to connect to a wireless network, but you need an adapter. Learn how to choose a wireless network adapter for your computer.

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Interface: The two most common interfaces are PCI and USB. The network adapters that use the PCI interface tend to be both cheaper and more reliable, though maybe not as convenient to install. To install a PCI network adapter you'll need a free PCI slot, and need to know how to install a PCI card in your computer To install the USB version, you just plug it in an available USB port.

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Security: Get a network adapter that supports the highest level of security your router supports. To find out what level your router supports, find its manufacturer and model, and look up the specs online.

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Antenna or no Antenna: A network adapter with an antenna is usually able to broadcast a further distance than an adapter without an antenna. If the computer you're using will be far away from the router, consider getting a network adapter with an antenna or even a hi-gain antenna for the strongest signal.

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Wireless Lan Version: Check the specs of your router, and get the highest version adapter it supports. The latest version is 802.11 "n," followed by "g," and "b."

Choose a Sound Card for Your Pc

While integrated sound has come a long way since the early days, nothing beats a sound card to increase not only sound quality, but PC performance as well. Learn what you need to know to choose a sound card.

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Number of Channels: What you should get depends on how many speakers you have. The most common are 7.1 channel cards followed by 5.1 channel.

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Sample Rate: The most common is 96KHz, though there's some above and below. The higher the sample rate, the better the sound quality.

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Ports: These can include Line In, Line Out, SPDIF In, SPDIF Out, Mic In, MIDI/Joystick, just to name a few. If you need it, there are sound cards that have it.

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SNR: This is the signal to noise ratio. Cards fall in the range of 86dB to 120dB, with most falling in the range of 103dB and 110dB. The higher, the better.

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Bit Depth: Most sound cards are 24-bit, though there are a few at 16-bit. The higher the bit depth, the better the audio will likely be.

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Interface: Most cards connect via plain old PCI though there are a few that connect via PCI Express. Make sure you have the right kind of slot available for your card.

Buy a Graphics Card with the Correct Frame Rate

Frame rate is an overall test of the efficiency of a graphics card as regards speed. It depicts how many complete images can be displayed by a graphics card in one second. It is measured in frames per second (FPS). Frame rate has two components, called triangles or vertices per second (how many vertices of a polygon can be measured in a second) and pixel frame rate (how many pixels it can convert in a second). The higher the frame rate, the smoother the onscreen movement. A high frame rate is a must for 3-D games. The following steps will help you to buy a graphics card with the correct frame rate you need.

Step1

Decide on the type of games you would like to play on your computer. If the output is in the range exceeding 25FPS, the human eye will not be able to distinguish individual frames. High- paced games, such as first person shooters, will need an FPS of 60 or more to provide smooth scrolling and fluid movements.

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Check the type of monitor you have. In the classical CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) monitors, resolutions can be set until it exceeds the maximum physical resolution that the screen can support. In the case of TST (Thin Film Transistor) monitors, the physical resolution can’t be set as they have fixed resolutions. In this case, it is better to choose a graphics card that supports the resolution setting of your TST monitor.

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Decide on the screen resolution you would like to set. If you want a high resolution to be fixed, you'll need a higher frame rate. A higher screen resolution allows more pixels to be displayed on the screen, which makes the output more detailed. The most widely used resolutions are 1280 x 1024 and 1600 x 1200.

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Assess the ability of the graphics card to provide a high frame rate. Check the pixel fill rate. Determine how many megapixels it can process per second. If you want to play advanced 3-D games, a higher frame rate is what you need. Currently, 1024 x 768 pixels is regarded as an acceptable gaming resolution.

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Check the memory bandwidth of the card. This will measure the speed with which the processor will read and write data from memory. More memory bandwidth will ensure a better performance.

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Check the prices of available graphics card with your required frame rate. Generally, a card with higher frame rate will be more expensive than one with a lower frame rate. Use search engines to look online for the prices of different cards and compare them.

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Decide whether you want to purchase online or from stores. Generally, online shops will provide you with more discounts than local stores. If ordering online, don’t forget to check the cost of shipping and handling. Browse through popular online stores such as CompUSA, Best Buy and Circuit City (see links below).

Add Memory to Your Computer

A lot of people think they are ready for a new computer when their current one begins showing signs of old age. If you have already performed other steps to speed your pc performance to no avail, you may want to consider adding memory (RAM).
This is a very effective way to save money by prolonging the life of your pc by a few years.

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Computers are made with memory upgrades in mind. For instance, one of my previous computers, a DEll Desktop came with only 256MB (megabytes) of memory (RAM), but could be expanded all the way to 2GB. That means the computer could take 8 times the memory it came with when I bought it!
The first thing you need to do is look up what kind of RAM your computer uses and what the limit is. The best way is to peruse the website for your pc manufacturer and performing a search by model name or serial number.

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PC Memory, or RAM After you've acquired your memory sticks, which are shown in the photo, you will need to unplug your pc and pop it open.

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Memory slots You'll see slots, like the ones in the photo, where the RAM will be placed. Depending on how much you purchase, and how many total slots you have available, you may have to remove all the current memory sticks. Just pop them out, line up the teeth of the new ones with the slot, and firmly press down until you hear them pop into place.
Enjoy the money you saved!

Let Visitors Email Your Blogger Post to Friends

Blogs are basically Internet diaries. A blog may contain articles, pictures, news or links to other Web sites. One way to make it simple for your blog visitors to share your blog posts with their friends is to add an email button to your blogger post. The steps below only take a minute to do.

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First you need to log in to your Blogger Dashboard.

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Scroll down to the section titled "Blogs." This is a list of the blogs you have created.

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Click on "Change Settings" next to the blog you want to add the email option to.

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On the new page scroll down to "Show Email Post links."

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From the drop down list click on "Yes."

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Make sure you click on "Save Settings."

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You will need to "Republish" your blog to see the changes on your blog.

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Now when you view your blog at the bottom of each blogger post you will see posted by 'name', the time posted, number of comments and an icon (envelope) that visitors can click to email your blogger post to friends.

Get Paid To Blog - Paid Blogging Networks

How to Get Paid To Blog - Paid Blogging Networks

Instructions
Step Using Notepad... In Notepad or other text editor, make a list of 7 to 10 keywords that describe your blog site. Then, beneath this list, create and write a keyword-rich description of your blog. Save it! You're going to need to copy and paste this information on your applications to paid blogging networks. Trust me, this will save you a ton of time. Step2 Browse the following paid blogging network sites (direct links to these sites are found at the end under the Resources section):

PayPerPost.com
These folks pioneered the "get paid to blog" concept. Besides being the most popular paid blogging network, I've found that they always seem to have the most job opportunities available at any given time. PayPerPost pays bloggers anywhere from $5 to over $200 per completed and approved post.

Bloggerwave.com
Although Bloggerwave is a smaller paid blogging network and lists fewer open job opportunties, their site is super blogger-friendly and easy to to navigate. Bloggers here get paid a minimum of $10 for each completed and approved post. Bloggerwave also pays on time and like clock-work.

Smorty.com
You'll like Smorty because they pay from $6 to $100 for each post and they pay-out weekly. A great feature with Smorty is that bloggers are allowed to have multiple blogs so income earning potential is unlimited. The Pagerank of your blog along with a high Smorty smart score determines how much you can earn - up to $100 per post.

ReviewMe.com
Bloggers - get paid to review products and services on your site. You control what you review. You will be paid $20.00 to $200.00 for each completed review that you post on your site.

LoudLaunch.com
With LoudLaunch the amount you are paid per post is based on your blog ranking? LoudLaunch allows bloggers to be compensated for distributing our advertisers LoudLaunch press releases. Search through our advertisers latest press release campaigns, select campaigns aligned with your blog, post a Micro Press Release on your blog based on the advertisers campaign, and be compensated based on the exposure your blog can deliver.

Blogitive.com
Once you are approved to the Blogitive system, you are given access to opportunities from companies to post about their news releases. You are paid per posting. The standard amount is per post is $5. This may vary depending on the sponsor. You must have a PayPal account in order to get paid with Blogitive.

BloggingAds.com
BloggingAds is different. They supply the advertisers, the text and the money, all you have to do is post the ad on your blog. We are looking for bloggers to post one-time ads on their blog sites for money.

List continues below... Step3 SponsoredReviews.com
A Sponsored Review is an article you write for an advertiser. You review their products and services and then post the review on your blog. Each advertiser has his or her own requirements. Bloggers can earn anything from $10 to $500+ for each review.

BlogsVertise.com
Once approved, your blog goes into the assignment queue. The blogsvertise administrator then assigns writing tasks for what our advertisers want you to mention in your blog. The current payout rate for new accounts is $4 - $25 per entry.

PayU2Blog.com
If your blog meets our requirements then you can make money blogging in our system and you can count on Payu2blog to deliver that consistent steady income from advertising on your blog.

CreamAid.com
CREAMaid is a service that lets you meet other bloggers with similar interests, and make money while doing it. Anyone can start using CREAMaid by inserting a CREAMaid Conversation widget inside her post. When your post is selected, you will be able to instantly collect a royalty for your contribution (usually about $5).

Contextual.v7n.com
Do you own a blog? Blog publishers in the Contextual Links @ V7N Network make cash and get paid by PayPal for simply adding text links to their blog posts. Currently publishers make $10 per link.

LinkWorth.com
LinkWorth is a search engine marketing company that offers a variety of monetization options for bloggers. LinkWorth gives up to 70% of the revenue for its ads.

InBlogAds.com
If you have a blog, you can make money simply by reviewing other websites. You receive 60% of the sale price for each review.

DewittsMedia.com
Your blog must have a minimum Page Rank of 3 to be accepted. You get paid a flat fee of $10.00 per post.

LinkyLoveArmy.com
Your rate of pay to blog for this company is based on your Google's PageRank (from $5 to $16 per post).

PayMeToBlogAboutYou.com
The process is simple! Register, look for bloggers or advertisers, negotiate back and forth via the messaging system, strike a deal, BUZZ and compensate!

BlogChex.com
Migrate your existing blog or start a new one . Refer a friend and get 5% of what the friends blog site makes. Promote your blog and get paid.

Step4 Apply to as many of the above listed paid blogging network sites as possible. Why? Your blog may not be accepted or approved by some companies, so you're going to want to make sure that you're getting every opportunity possible to get paid to blog.

After applying, be patient. Some networks have a fast approval process, while others seem to take forever. I'm still waiting on some of these.

Step5 Write, blog and make money! Good Luck!

Get Three Free E-books for Bloggers

Whether you are an accomplished blogger aspiring to be a blogger, these books will be helpful. Learn to develop your craft to become a successful blogger. Here are three e-books for writers you can get for free.

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Improve your Writing Skills - Improve your Writing Skills, is an e-book that can help you every your basic writing skills, they explore punctuation, grammar editing as well as lay out.

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Blog Bash - Blog Bash, is an e-book with tips from 30 professional bloggers. They offer you great tips on how to blog successfully and give you the benefit of their experience.

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Blogging for Profits - Blogging for Profits, tells explores the reasons why 90% of blogger make most of the money. It also tells you what pitfalls to avoid so that you can begin to make more money. Click on the links below to download your free e-book.

Become a Paid Blogger

Blogging is one of the easiest and most casual styles of writing on the net. It can be about anything of personal interest, a particular theme, or just random ramblings, and chances are that over time a dedicated audience will grow to bring in a paycheck for the hobby blogger. The best news of all is that there are blog sites who will pay per post, plus traffic bonuses, and no experience is necessary.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Step1

Follow the link in the resource section of this article to start blogging at "Today." The organization is a linked network of blogs that are designed to give everyone a voice who wishes to be heard as well as a forum to communicate, trade blogging tips, and comment on fellow blogger's pages to increase traffic to your own.

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Use the template to customize the direction and style of the blog. "Today" provides this template for all users so that "Today" blogs will be recognized above and beyond the mass of existing blogs already available. This step will involve making a decision on a content theme so that viewers will know what to expect and have a reason to come back to view more posts. Keep in mind that the more popular a theme is, the more viewers the blog will attract, so go for a theme that seems interesting and will be fun to write about.

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Market your blog to increase the blogging paycheck. "Today" pays its bloggers by the post as well as by the amount of traffic the blog receives, so the amount paid can continually go up according to the amount of time spent marketing the blog. This is much easier than it sounds, and usually involves posting on other blogs with a link to your own blog, telling people about it in internet forums and chat rooms, and even emailing friends to see if they want to check it out.

Identify Anonymous Bloggers who Defame You

ANONYMITY: Who wrote that?
Anonymous free speech is a wonderful privilege protected under the US First Amendment.

However, malicious antagonists using anonymity to spread lies behind the cloak of anonymity are NOT protected by the First Amendment. 

The U.S Congress, in all its wisdom, enacted a law that effectively grants Federal immunity to blogsite owners, forums, ISPs, search engines and any online service that "re-publishes" the libel. Even if you demonstrate to the ISP's board of directors the falsity, they can ask you to leave and do nothing to remove it from their servers. 

A victim does not have many options, but here are a few tips that our team have used to help our clients.

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Make sure you save regular copies of the offending-web page in case you need to demonstrate how long it was visible and any variations or changes. You can save the HTML file in most browsers by choosing FILE>>SAVE; using this method you can save all the associated files such as images etc.

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If the blog postings do not have the date/time stamp visible, you should note as accurately as possible the date it appeared. This may be needed for backyard blog site owners who may be subpoenaed. Many don't have good records or do not know how to read their logs.

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Journal / log all instances of lost business or expressions of concern about your character by individuals as a result of the libelous anonymous blog posting.

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If you notice similar patterns of writing styles with different blogger pseudonyms, be sure to keep detailed records, notes and cross-references. Often one person pretends to be many in an attempt to give the appearances of a grass roots uprising against you. This is called "astroturfing"; if you do end up in court this helps in proving "malice" which in some jurisdictions adds a whole new level to the damages that may be awarded.

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You cannot prevail in court if you litigate against an ISP or blog site administrator (except if he/she is the actual author of the libel). In order to identify an anonymous blogger you will probably need to file a "Your Name vs. John or Jane Doe" civil suit in the appropriate jurisdiction. Identifying the best jurisdiction can be tricky as some ISPs such as Google will usually only honor a court order from their state (California).

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Once you have filed an action you will need to have the court issue a subpoena, or in some cases an actual order for production. Many ISPs will resist this so it is imperative that you are very, very careful, thorough and yet concise in the justification/explanation for the production requests. I have learned by trial and error and have perfected the task in so much as it is possible. You need to find a balance between the techno-speak for the ISP's records team and plain English so the Judge doesn't get lost.

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Once you obtain the production/documents from the ISP you will probably need to request additional subpoenas for other ISPs as you track down the electronic foot prints of your antagonist. If you do everything just right, you will be able to positively identify all but the sneakiest of the cowardly minority that take pleasure in inflicting pain on us without a conscience.

remove NoFollow from blogger template

Many new bloggers do not realize that their blog is a NoFollow blog by default. That means that people leaving comments on your blog will not get any Google search engine credit when they leave a link with their comment. When your blog is NoFollow the Google search engine spiders ignore the outgoing links. What you want to do is make your

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Log into your dashboard

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Click on the layout link

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Click on the template tab

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Click on the edit HTML tab

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Check the expand widgets box

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You now need to search for the NoFollow tag in your template. To make it easier for you hit the "Ctrl" key and the "F" key

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A dialog box will open up probably near the bottom of your screen. Type in nofollow

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You will run across:

rel='nofollow'

You need to delete this

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After deleting this you need to save your template

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You have now made your blog a DoFollow blog and your fellow bloggers will certainly appreciate it!

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On a side note here. You may run across another NoFollow tag for your backlinks. This is optional if you want to delete it. You have gotten the important one though already, the comments NoFollow tag.

Create a Backlink to a Blogger Blog Post

Blogger is one of many blogging Web sites that allows us to share our daily lives with the world from the comfort of our own homes. Friends use blogs to connect and stay connected, and to meet new people as well.

Step1

Highlight the address bar of the post that you want to create a backlink to. Hold down the CTRL key, then press C once to copy the address.

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Place your cursor in the area where you want to put the address, then hold down the CTRL key and press the V key once. Alternatively you can use the tag if u know html