Multimedia Production http://bcpcac.org Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:38:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Buying Printer Cartridges Printing has become an absolute necessity for people all over the nation and world these days. Whether a person needs to print an essay for a school project or a business plan to present to their peers, having a reliable method of translating work done on a computer to a sheet of paper is a must. One important part of a printer that often gets overlooked in the process, however, is the printer cartridge. Containing the ink necessary to write lines and create diagrams on a blank sheet of paper, printer cartridges are something that no printer can be without.… Read the rest

]]> http://bcpcac.org/buying-printer-cartridges/ Buying a Refurbished Laptop Computer When considering buying a used or even a new laptop, the first thing you need to do is to determine your computing needs.

* word processing
* e-mail
* browsing web pages
* moving the laptop from home to work (weight)
* gaming
* on-line shopping
* a database application
* personal finance
* is battery power important

Check out the Minimum Systems Requirements needed to do all of the your applications. They will not come with the laptop, as refurbished laptops often only include the Operating System (OS). If they don’t… Read the rest

]]> http://bcpcac.org/buying-a-refurbished-laptop-computer/ Building A Computer Introduction If you are reading this article, you are probably wondernig, why and how do you build a computer. Building your own computer is more simple than you think and has many benefits.

Why Build A Computer?
Building a computer has many benefits over buying a premade. First of all, it is generally cheaper if you build your own than buying one. If you shop your components, your DIY(Do it yourself) computer will be cheaper than its premade equivalent. If you build your own computer, it will be faster than one that is premade, because most computer manufacturers use cheap… Read the rest

]]> http://bcpcac.org/building-a-computer-introduction/ Creating a Wireless Desktop We live in an age of technology and as such we are always looking for ways to make life easier or ways to make things look better. In the home or office (or even the home office) making things look better involves getting rid of clutter. This is where the wireless desktop comes into play. No wires means less clutter and because when using Bluetooth wireless devices line of sight is not needed, you can use your desk space to its optimum with no worries.

There is more to the wireless desktop than you might think as well. You will… Read the rest

]]> http://bcpcac.org/creating-a-wireless-desktop/ Computer Slow? Optimize It With The Right Tools Why does it seem like every time you get a new computer it operates at lightning fast speeds for only a few months before becoming slow and laborious over its tasks? Is this just something that we have to live with or can we do something to keep our computers running at optimum speeds?

The truth is that computers do not get slower as they age, a slow computer is a sign that something is literally holding your PC back and affecting its performance. And the good news is that you can do something about it.

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]]> http://bcpcac.org/computer-slow-optimize-it-with-the-right-tools/ Computer Peripherals ng a computer you must consider not only the quality of the internal components, but also the external ones that make the entire multimedia experience possible.

Computer peripherals, from keyboards to web cams, are an important part of our activities whilst on the computer, if not the most important one, depending on our needs and habits. When you are faced with the situation in which you have to choose peripherals, consider a few things before making your move.

When we buy a printer we must think of our needs before buying it. For instance, if it is meant to be… Read the rest

]]> http://bcpcac.org/computer-peripherals/ Computer lessons for beginners : how to use a computer Computer lessons for beginners : how to use a computer mouse

Learn how to hold the computer mouse:
Hold the sides of the mouse with your thumb on one side and ring finger or pinkie, which ever feels more comfortable to you, on the other side. Your index finger goes on the left button and your middle finger on the right button. (Some computer mice only have one button, some have several, some have a wheel which you can use your middle finger to depress the wheel then turn it up or down to scroll pages very quickly or… Read the rest

]]> http://bcpcac.org/computer-lessons-for-beginners-how-to-use-a-computer/ Computer Consulting: Use Your Time Wisely Time is money. If you’re not careful in your computer consulting business, you’ll waste both. With a little discipline and structure, you can maximize the return on your time.

Journal Your Time

One way to determine your computer consulting time is by journaling. Write down everything you do for a couple of weeks to determine what you do with your time, where the time wasters are, and what you could do to improve your time management. Journaling is a good way to evaluate.

Keep an Excel spreadsheet or a calendar and figure out where all the time goes in… Read the rest

]]> http://bcpcac.org/computer-consulting-use-your-time-wisely/ Computer Consulting Business: Know about Vendor Hard Drive Replacement Many of your computer consulting business clients will come from non-technical, business backgrounds. As a result, many will not immediately grasp why a failed hard drive cannot “simply” be replaced by a new or refurbished hard drive.

As part of managing clients expectations, its important to educate your clients on the steps that go into formatting a hard drive, loading the OS, configuring device drivers, loading software applications, customizing the OS and applications and restoring data.

Educate Your Client

As a computer consulting business owner, you know replacing a hard drive is not as simple as removing the… Read the rest

]]> http://bcpcac.org/computer-consulting-business-know-about-vendor-hard-drive-replacement/ Computer Consulting Business: Hardware Warranty Services As a computer consulting business, you shouldnt be spending precious time and your clients limited budgets troubleshooting a malfunctioning monitor or CD-RW drive.

If your computer consulting business is large enough that you have both senior-level and technician-level staff, youre probably already doing a great job of directing workload to the right personnel.

Are You a Company of One?

However, if you are a small computer consulting business, where perhaps you are the “company”, it makes sense to let the PC vendors technical support staff arrange for hardware warranty repairs, using their large networks of national service providers. … Read the rest

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