Changing Computers (Part 3)
By: Mr JM
So, what is it you want to do with your computer changeover? Are you replacing your computer because it’s old? Has your previous one gone to God & you’ve got a new one to set up and you want all your data, documents, pictures, movies, music etc. from the old one brought onto your new one?
It may be you’ve finally bitten the bullet and shelled out for a new computer simply because your old one simply doesn’t cut it anymore.
Whatever your reason for changing over, one thing is farily sure – you want to bring with the change all the things you want to keep and leave behind all the things you didn’t need or want or that were slowing things down.
In my case, I have a perfectly good computer on my desk which, by good fortune, I can change over into a slightly newer one at no cost. The newer PC has four RAM slots rather than two, which means I can increase the amount of memory without having to scrap memory modules. Also, it has a moderately quicker CPU – the chip that performs most of the calculations that make computers do stuff.
These scenarios offer a range of options as to how you go about changing over. Keep in mind, most of the work can be done by anyone who can use a screwdriver, line up a plug with a socket, and MOST importantly, pause and think before trying to force something to happen.
There is a lot of jargon and all kinds of complexities about computers, but the basics are pretty simple. It’s like the programming side of things – everything seems incredibly complex and wonderful, but at base, it’s all just 0’s and 1’s.
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