Manage the Technology for Your Home Care Agency
Posted by
Jeff Yoder on Wed, Feb 15, 2012 @ 03:59 PM
These days it seems that just about everything is done on computers. Your technology is essential to your day to day operations and if it goes unmanaged it can spell trouble for your home care agency. Slow computers can often be sped up by cleaning out old programs that are no longer used and running some system programs included with Windows and Mac computers.
For Windows Computers:
The most useful Windows programs in your computer system's arsenal are Disk Cleanup and Disk Defragmenter. Both of these tools can be found in Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools.
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Disk Cleanup is used for removing temporary files that your computer creates over time for various installations and internet browsing. Cleaning out your temporary files can greatly impact the amount of space you have available for storage. Disk Cleanup will also help you:
- Empty the Recycle Bin
- Delete downloaded files
- Remove other unneeded files
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Disk Defragmenter is used for organizing the data on your computer so that vital information can be accessed quickly and efficiently thus speeding up the performance of your machine.
The first time you run this utility it can take some time for the process to finish and will require most of your system resources, making your computer slow. Run the program at the end of the day when you won't be using it for a few hours. After the initial process is complete, subsequent runs will take less time to finish.
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It is a good idea to run these tools once a week to keep things running smoothly.
For Apple Computers:
The most useful Mac utility program is called Disk Utility which can be found in Applications -> Utilities.
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Disk Utility is used for many helpful procedures. The main procedure you should familiarize yourself with is Repairing Permissions. This will increase your computer speed in most cases. Disk Utilty will also help you:
- Repair your hard drive if it is damaged
- Erase your entire hard drive (use carefully)
- Create CDs or DVDs from image files
- Restore your system from a backup
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More and more computers are integrating themselves in our every action. With these few easy steps your computer can run at its best and keep you from getting frustrated.
Here at Shoshana Technologies, we are dedicated to your business and want to help you succeed. Jeff Yoder is director of our computer support business (TechA2) and prepared this post to give you some helpful tips on getting the most out of your tech gear. For more help with your computers please visit our computer support website www.TechA2.com. We would love to help you solve your tech problems with expert technicians so that you can be as productive as you need to be.
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