Some Computer Maintenance Dos & Don’ts.

DO

• Regularly run disk defragment, disk cleanup and scandisk on your hard drive.
• Use canned, compressed air to clean out your keyboard, mouse and computer CPU.
• Use the application’s uninstaller (or Windows’ Add/Remove Programs utility) to remove programs.
• Regularly clean up the contents of your temporary Internet files.
• Check to be sure that you have up-to-date security patches from Microsoft.
• Periodically use your virus checker and make sure your virus definitions up to date.

Don’t

• Use water or harsh cleaners, especially on monitor screens.
• Use Windows Explorer (or other such tools) to remove programs by deleting files and folders.
• Shut down your computer by pushing the power button.
• Edit the Registry yourself unless you’re 100% sure that you know what you’re doing.

 

You asked for it – we can now supply it.

Many of you asked that we come up with a way to keep track of issues or be able to monitor your systems but not break the bank.  Relia-Tech has the right plan for you.  With our many Remote Monitoring and Maintenance (RMM) Plans we can find the one that fits your needs.

Just a few of the services we are able to monitor are as follows:

• Critical Events Check & Reports: Alerts us in the event of any critical events occurring so that we can act fast to fix potential problems.
• Daily Backup Check: Ensures that your backup has completed successfully. If not, an alert is sent and your Client Portal is highlighted.
• Daily Anti-Virus: Check Ensures that your system is using the most up-to-date pattern files. If not, it will send an alert so that remedial action may be taken.
• Exchange Information Store Size Check: Checks that the size of the Information Store does not exceed a pre-defined threshold. If it does, it will alert you so that steps can be taken to prevent Exchange from crashing.
• Drive Space Consumption Check: Checks whether the rate of growth on any drive exceeds your specified limit. This enables you to spot developing problems before they become critical.
• Physical Health: Check Monitors for smart disk alerts, checks if any disks have failed, and can even look for failed memory.