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Computers, like most things, start to show their age as they get older. With longer boot times, slower video rendering, and sudden crashes often being the marks of death. But it is not too late; your computer can still be saved! These are s...

Welcome to Armor's Custom Computer Lab Who doesn't want a product custom made for them? Of course, the problem with custom products is that they cost more upfront. However, the benefit of custom products is that they tend to last lo...

Square Financing Is Now Available at Armor Is your computer in need of some TLC, but you don't have a few hundred dollars lying around? Well, now upgrading has never been easier. Simply apply at the shop or from the comfort of your home...

Software is a highly competitive field. This is great because it gives users a large number of options to choose from when they need something, but the downside is that it makes it complex to choose the right tool for the job. When a busine...

Between having too many things, not having enough time, and the recently booming minimalist market, everyone has something they're looking to get rid of. Many times, this process becomes increasingly difficult when the item has some sor...

We've all had issues with our electronics. They start glitching, will not start, and cause a level of frustration like the long bathroom line during Comic-Con. So, what is the best thing to do with your failing personal device? Your fir...

INTRODUCTION One of the most common problems we see here at Armor is failing/failed hard drives, and more often than not, the customer does not have a backup of their data. People are often surprised by the failure of their hard drive. Howe...

This blog post is a follow-up to the Armor Techs Podcast S2E4 and outlines all of the features of the Search Engines we discussed. For readability's sake, I'll be splitting this post into the same two sections as the Podcast: the Co...

Start Looking Like a Professional Photographer! Welcome back! Or if this is your first time here, WELCOME TO THE GLORIOUS WORLD OF ARMOR'S BLOG! One of our goals at Armor is to bring you helpful and valuable tech information that you ca...

It's that time of year again—a time filled with friends, family, and (unfortunately) cold and snowy weather. It's also a time of tradition, community, and, maybe most recognizably, gift giving. Finding the perfect gift for tho...

What is an Armor Tech? An Armor Tech is a member of a group of technicians, developers, innovators, data entry and internet technology administrators who are always training and keeping abreast of current technology. An Armor Tech is moving...

Being able to remote into a computer that you are away from can be a very handy thing sometimes—e.g., you're sick and have to stay home from work, but you have crucial work that needs to be done in order to make a deadline. Or may...

History It all started on July 20, 1969, when Apollo 11 landed. Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin left a mirror on the Moon’s surface 49 years ago. This mirror was placed so that astronomers could fire lasers...

Optimizing Your Google Chrome Experience The internet has become one of the biggest tools we use in our everyday lives, and what browser we use is how we experience everything the web has to offer. Google Chrome is one of the biggest and be...

Introduction Computers, unlike a lot of technology in our lives, should have regular maintenance done to keep the machine running in tip-top shape. Between too much data on your storage device, malware and viruses, and even the dust buildin...

Games of all kinds have become an integral part of our day-to-day activities. Whether it's that mobile game you hop on for a few minutes to complete your daily quests, to more dedicated gaming on your game console with friends, and even...

Time and the Service Industry Whether you're aware of it or not, the service industry is all around us. From lawn care to plumbing to graphic design and more, just about anything where somebody does work for you is part of the service i...

I don’t know about you, but I think about food what feels like all day. I’ll complete one meal and almost immediately start thinking about the next one. Being raised in a primarily Italian household, I’m pretty useful in t...

One of the more ridiculous aspects of technology is just how quickly a piece of tech can become outdated. There's an old joke among hardware enthusiasts that by the time you can afford the best hardware available, it's already been ...

When most people think of a website, they don't see it the same way a business does. They don't see it as a business asset, meant to generate leads and drive users down to your product or service, with the ultimate goal of making a ...

Techxersice, Keep your kid moving. Too often, I see my kids playing video games. Then their behavior gets a little out of control, so then we end up implementing a TECH STRIKE! No video games, no television, no tablet; just blocks, art,&nbs...

The Selection of Browsers At this point in the Internet's lifespan, most (if not all) of us are aware of at least a few different browsers used to navigate the web. All of the big names in technology have one: Google Chrome, Microsoft E...

Or, One Man's Solution to Battle the World's Pollution Problem ___     INTRODUCTION   In the wake of President Trump's decision to remove America from the Paris Climate agreement, you'd be forgiven for feeling...

Software has advanced incredibly in the last few decades. From operating systems that help manage and universalize the interactions between software and hardware, to small applications that simply tell you the time. The way we interact with...

Open-source is defined as software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed or modified. Generally, open-source software comes with an application that is ready to go out of the box. This software...

Introduction All physical storage media, including hard drives, flash drives, and even solid-state drives fail eventually, and without a backup, your precious data could be lost forever. Moving your files, photos, and documents online to th...