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Created on: July 13, 2009 Last Updated: July 14, 2009
Everyone gets frustrated with their computer at some point in its lifetime, we all usually get the same problems and 80% of us don't know what to do about it. Frustration is a form of anger and anger is a form of stress, we don't want to feel stress over one piece of electrical equipment in our housholds that is massivley over priced.
Most common frustrations with computers? 9 out of 10 people in modern society has a computer and based on what ive been told the most common problems are, Its too slow, My internet isn't working, my computer wont turn on and most common of them all I think I have a virus. The only way youc an get rid of the virus is with decent anti virus software, instead of wasting more money going to PC world or Comet just look for AVG anti-virus software on the internet, download it and wipe your computer of any viruses. At this point you computer should be clean and working unless your computer suffers from other problems.
Computers are like cars, they are made with purposly to not last forever otherwise how would the buisness's continue to run and make money? This is what is most frusttrating, you pay a lot of money for equipment that goes faulty rather fast and can be expensive to repair. Last year my hardrive blew because I turned the computer off by the wall whilst it was still on, this means I lsot all my files and had to pay PC world to relace my hardrive, they were very helpful and fast however it did cost me roughly 150.
Just like cars computers need a serivce once in a while, Usually it is roughly every 1-2 years depending on the user's size of the hardrive which stores everything and the space you have used on it. Everytime you upload, download and even delete something it is still on the hardrive tahts why your computer becomes slow over time. Visit somewhere reliable like PC world, they will usually clean it up over night or 2 days and it should cost around 30 also anything to do with retrieving files ask here also. This is very frustrating just like a car, your running around all the time to fix something that shouldn't really ever break.
Upholding your computers functions takes knowledge, if your new to computers then buying the Which computer guid is a great way to learn the basics of saving files, making new folders, all the simplest things that as a new computer user would be a mystery. Computer can be very frustrating as the simplist tasks are a mystery and seem to be too complicated, the best way to beat thefrustration is with patience and knowledge.
Everyone on the internet experiences some kind of internet problem at some point or another. If you're a new user then following common sense that if you have followed the instructions given to you from the internet provider and still your not connected to the internet. Call the internet provider and have someone run you through things directly, almost everytime they will get you online.
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