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Apple to customers who have had their phone repaired: “Enjoy Your Brick.”

By Mike Russell Apple Tech Reviews tech talk

Apple to customers who have had their phone repaired: “Enjoy Your Brick.” By Mike Russell Since iOS9 was released in September, there have been a major issue arising for owners of the iPhone 6 that have had their phones repaired. It seems that, unless the phone has been repaired or replaced by an Apple…

February 5, 2016

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How to Prepare Your Computer for Windows 10

By Mike Russell Soap Box Tech Reviews tech talk

Windows 10, the latest operating system by Microsoft Windows comes along with a wide range of brand new features. The new personal assistant, Cortana and the smart experience has made it an attractive upgrade. Add in the new, more secure Web Browser, Microsoft Edge, and you have a very attractive, and free upgrade. How can…

August 21, 2015

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Hard Drive Failure Rates for 2014

By Mike Russell Tech Reviews tech talk

Cloud backup company, Backblaze, has just released their updated Hard Drive Reliability Report. They have over 34,800 hard drives, and store over 100 petabytes (1,000 gigabytes) of data. As a result, they need to keep track of reliability for their internal purposes. They also make this information available to their customers and partners to help…

September 29, 2014

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How and Why to Back Up, the Non-Carrie Bradshaw Edition.

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My wife watches “Sex and the City” as often as she can. Sometimes I watch also, sometimes I do everything to ignore it. One particular episode stuck out this week. In it, the main character (Carrie,) has her computer crash, and hard drive fail. This is a problem, as she is a writer, and her…

September 5, 2014

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