Advent of Solid State Drives

vaoinsight 9/29/2012 Comment!
Every single component in the modern PC has had radical improve-ment in performance. Processors in a single year had breath-taking improvement, right now running eight cores and topping 4.7GHz, graphics cards are capable of playing heavily post-process game engines at break-neck speeds and crazy-high resolutions and memory is lightning fast at massive capacities. In fact, the only part that has not see such performance increase is the humble storage devices.

HIGH PRIORITY PROBLEMS: Troubleshoot Your Security Software

vaoinsight 9/20/2012 Comment!
We know the data on your PC is more valuable than the sum of its parts, so you know to address software problems quickly.
One of the best ways to avoid problems with your
security software is to make sure that you keep it
up-to-date.

When your security software malfunctions, you’re putting everything on the line until it’s fixed. Read on for solutions to a few problems you may encounter with your security software. 

Ten Tips for Staying Happy at Work

vaoinsight 9/20/2012 Comment!
The Balance Team, which specializes in professional- and personal-growth seminars for administrative and executive assistants in Fortune 1000 companies, suggests these 10 tips for staying content at work:

1. Keep Personal Problems Personal: When you're preoccupied with personal issues, it's difficult to concentrate or be happy at work, says Alison Rhodes, a founding partner of The Balance Team. By all means, make sure you have your kids covered in the event of an emergency, but realize that nobody's personal life is ever going to be completely problem-free. Just as you need to let go of work to enjoy your time at home, it's important to leave personal worries at home so you can focus and be productive at work.