Archive for November, 2009
Why rebate?
Saturday, November 28th, 2009As we approach the 2009 Christmas season, there will be rebates on just about everything. What a deal! A mail-in rebate of $50 on a $75 Printer! Then you see a huge rebate on that new laptop, blu-ray player or HD TV, and you can’t buy the item fast enough.
You (snail) mailed in your rebate [...]
How much of a powersupply do you need?
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009Most computers come with a 230-350 watt power supply. That doesn’t mean it uses 350 watts, but that is the max it can provide. So how much does your computer need?
A typical computer will use about 70-1oo watts. How much you actually need depends on your hardware requirements. Don’t think for one minute you need [...]
Multiple payment methods
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009I was told recently by a friend about a restaurant in Bend, Ore that stopped taking cash. We get a few people a week who ask, ” do you take cash?”
We take cash, Visa, Mastercard, and Discover. We stopped taking personal checks in 2007 after more than a few “bounced” checks. We started accepting them [...]
How fast is fast enough?
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009As computers move up the scale of importance in our business and home life, they become more difficult to live without. For many, the loss of a computer for a week would be devastating. For a business, the loss of a computer for even a few hours can be a show-stopper.
An online store like Amazon [...]