Tech Myths Busted: no. 4 – More storage is always better
Truth: Depends what you mean by better!
We’re always being sold more. We are conditioned to believe that more of something is always better, and that we are getting more for our money.
However, this is not strictly true when it come to hard drive storage capacity. You may well need to have 1TB of storage, because you’re a photographer that takes hundreds of photos a day. But for the average computer user, what we really want is performance.
Continue readingTech Myths Busted: no. 3 – You should shutdown your computer every night
Truth: You really should.
You will save power if you shutdown your computer at the end of the working day. It’ll also stop the fans from sucking in dust during the night.
Another advantage is that a regular reboot can resolve many computer niggles (it’s a cliche, but “have you tried turning it off and on again” – really does help).
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