Always, always, always back up

There’s nothing fun about your computer dying, especially when you’re a writer and you haven’t backed up files in… well, never.

(Probably) the best solution for keeping your data safe (PC and Mac)

Can you imagine losing your documents, photos, music, emails, projects, passwords? Are you ready for it? I am not. Backing up your precious data, is just like having insurance, (it’s not very exciting but extremely critical). All computers and their parts are subject to failure. All hard drives will inevitably crash one way or another [...]

MSConfig - how to use it efficiently

Built into Windows is a special tool called the "Microsoft System Configuration Utility" or simply "MSCONFIG." Designed to help you troubleshoot problems with your computer, can also be used to ensure that your computer boots faster and crashes less. Most people know that the more programs you have running on your computer [...]

MSVCR80.dll was not found

fot. Jeffrey Beall

Microsoft has been trying for a long time to resolve DLL problems. DLL disaster is caused when various files on Windows system generate system errors, because of conflicts, version problems and file destruction. msvcr80.dll is a Microsoft C runtime library. Although there are many other libraries on Windows PC, it is the default [...]

Computer does not want to start up - few steps for beginners

There are planty computer’s killers. Sometimes they are invisible, sometimes they act as your friend. Or they just live with us and we do not recognize them as enemies. It is really hard to say or advise when someone can not see your computer during the work. Therefore we will start from the beginning. I [...]