Posted by Glenn Strickler on 12/22/08 3:03pm
Msg #272606

Repeating a computer tip ......

Sometimes people think I am a computer geek. I am not that. What I am is a person who has had some kind of computer in my home for 30 years and have screwed up everything that could be screwed up and worked through it .... So with that in mind,

Whenever my family, friend or fellow notaries ask me about the problem they hare having, I have learned to ask the following question: "When was the last time you turned off your computer completely and turned it back on?" In this day and age of always being in a hurry, many people, including me, tend to let their computer sleep or hibernate so they don't have to wait for it to boot before using it. And sometimes they have never done a restart in weeks or accepted an update, whether it be Windows, Mac or Linux. All three operating systems need to have all current updates and all three operating systems tend to leave files resident in memory, sometimes have drivers "go to sleep" or have files drop out of memory during the course of using the computer that will take a shutdown to "clean out the drain". I say a complete shutdown as opposed to using the "restart" function, because the "restart" function does not power down the system completely, and some computers, depending on the design of the mother board, will not completely clear the RAM.

So before you curse, hit the computer with a hammer, plug and unplug your printers, unload and reload programs and printer drivers, try a hard re-bood, meaning turn it all the way off, then turn it back on. You many be surprised on what that simple task can fix ...



Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all ..... Let 2009 be better than 2008. We all need that.

Reply by Dawn/PA on 12/22/08 3:33pm
Msg #272611

Very true......and something that I sometimes forget when things are going wrong and I am in a hurry!

Reply by EastTxNotary on 12/22/08 3:42pm
Msg #272613

Same thing applies with your cell phone. I travel pretty far and sometimes when my cell phone is "dropping" calls, a quick fix is just to power it off for a couple minutes. Then when you turn it back on, it finds a closer tower and voila! better reception!

Reply by Ocean Pacific Notary Services, Inc. on 12/22/08 3:58pm
Msg #272616

I do this once a week and you are completely correct

Reply by Ernest__CT on 12/22/08 4:13pm
Msg #272618

Works 99% of the time! n/m

Reply by Bob_Chicago on 12/22/08 4:22pm
Msg #272620

Turning the computer/printer/modem off and then on..

is the extent of my computer repair knowledge.
The good new, is it usually works to cure whatever ails them.

Reply by MichiganAl on 12/22/08 5:00pm
Msg #272625

It works for the human CPU as well

8 hours of sleep usually cures most of my malfunctions as well (shut up, I said MOST).

Reply by ReneeK_MI on 12/22/08 6:09pm
Msg #272632

So ... when was the LAST time you got 8 hours?!

Hey, you set it up, I just played it. =)

Reply by Cari on 12/22/08 6:55pm
Msg #272639

excellent advice Glenn, thank you! n/m