Richard Falk | Puget Systems https://www.pugetsystems.com/bios/richardf/ Workstations for creators. Fri, 29 Mar 2024 19:40:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.pugetsystems.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Puget-Systems-2020-logomark-color-500-48x48.png Richard Falk | Puget Systems https://www.pugetsystems.com/bios/richardf/ 32 32 Confusion Regarding Product Specifications -Part One https://www.pugetsystems.com/blog/2016/06/30/confusion-regarding-product-specifications-part-one-738/ https://www.pugetsystems.com/blog/2016/06/30/confusion-regarding-product-specifications-part-one-738/#respond Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:06:57 +0000 https://wp.pugetsystems.com/blog/2016/06/30/confusion-regarding-product-specifications-part-one-738/ Today I am discussing product specifications, and if they can truly be trusted. In Part One, I will be covering Hard Drives and CPUs.

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]]> https://www.pugetsystems.com/support/guides/how-to-install-and-clone-your-new-samsung-or-intel-ssd-814/feed/ 0 EVGA GTX 1080 Trade-In Offer https://www.pugetsystems.com/blog/2016/06/03/evga-gtx-1080-trade-in-offer-807/ https://www.pugetsystems.com/blog/2016/06/03/evga-gtx-1080-trade-in-offer-807/#respond Fri, 03 Jun 2016 22:54:12 +0000 https://wp.pugetsystems.com/blog/2016/06/03/evga-gtx-1080-trade-in-offer-807/ If you have you purchased a new computer with an EVGA GTX graphics card within that last 90 days and want to upgrade to a new Pascal GPU, EVGA has a program to allow you to trade in your existing card and upgrade to a better or newer model.

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]]> https://www.pugetsystems.com/blog/2016/06/03/evga-gtx-1080-trade-in-offer-807/feed/ 0 How to Disable Sleep Mode or Hibernation https://www.pugetsystems.com/support/guides/how-to-disable-sleep-mode-or-hibernation-793/ https://www.pugetsystems.com/support/guides/how-to-disable-sleep-mode-or-hibernation-793/#respond Tue, 26 Apr 2016 22:33:00 +0000 https://wp.pugetsystems.com/support/guides/how-to-disable-sleep-mode-or-hibernation-793/ We have seen a few problems with Sleep Mode and Hibernation in Windows 10, so I wanted to write this article to explain how to turn either of them off in case you would rather not use them.

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]]> https://www.pugetsystems.com/blog/2016/03/30/cpu-coolers-and-my-experiment-784/feed/ 0 Microsofts Windows 10 Push https://www.pugetsystems.com/blog/2016/02/05/microsofts-windows-10-push-762/ https://www.pugetsystems.com/blog/2016/02/05/microsofts-windows-10-push-762/#respond Sat, 06 Feb 2016 01:31:19 +0000 https://wp.pugetsystems.com/blog/2016/02/05/microsofts-windows-10-push-762/ As many of you have noticed, Microsoft has been pushing really hard to get people to upgrade to it's latest operating system. This is a blog post I wrote to present my take on why they are trying so hard.

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]]> https://www.pugetsystems.com/blog/2016/02/05/microsofts-windows-10-push-762/feed/ 0 Windows 10 Upgrade Blocking https://www.pugetsystems.com/support/guides/windows-10-upgrade-blocking-715/ https://www.pugetsystems.com/support/guides/windows-10-upgrade-blocking-715/#respond Wed, 30 Sep 2015 22:21:13 +0000 https://wp.pugetsystems.com/support/guides/windows-10-upgrade-blocking-715/ Here at Puget Systems, there has been a lot of talk about the free Windows 10 upgrade process available to users of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. But if you are going to be sticking with your existing Windows installation, this will help you to disable the notifications and pop ups and try to prevent the upgrade.

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]]> https://www.pugetsystems.com/support/guides/windows-10-upgrade-blocking-715/feed/ 0 Preventative Maintenance: Dusting out your computer https://www.pugetsystems.com/support/guides/preventative-maintenance-dusting-out-your-computer-680/ https://www.pugetsystems.com/support/guides/preventative-maintenance-dusting-out-your-computer-680/#respond Fri, 03 Jul 2015 00:24:22 +0000 https://wp.pugetsystems.com/support/guides/preventative-maintenance-dusting-out-your-computer-680/ About once a year or so, you will want to clear out the dust that is in your computer as preventative maintenance to make sure your computer is running properly. Here are some tips for cleaning out the dust in your desktop or laptop.

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]]> https://www.pugetsystems.com/support/guides/preventative-maintenance-dusting-out-your-computer-680/feed/ 0 Reversing front panel door of Fractal Define R5 https://www.pugetsystems.com/support/guides/reversing-front-panel-door-of-fractal-define-r5-676/ https://www.pugetsystems.com/support/guides/reversing-front-panel-door-of-fractal-define-r5-676/#respond Wed, 01 Jul 2015 22:20:11 +0000 https://wp.pugetsystems.com/support/guides/reversing-front-panel-door-of-fractal-define-r5-676/ Here at Puget Systems Support, one question we get asked pretty often is how to reverse the door on the Fractal Define R5. Here is a step by step video showing how to make that change.

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]]> https://www.pugetsystems.com/support/guides/reversing-front-panel-door-of-fractal-define-r5-676/feed/ 0 Malware and Virus Removal Guide https://www.pugetsystems.com/support/guides/malware-and-virus-removal-guide-656/ https://www.pugetsystems.com/support/guides/malware-and-virus-removal-guide-656/#respond Thu, 28 May 2015 21:24:00 +0000 https://wp.pugetsystems.com/support/guides/malware-and-virus-removal-guide-656/ Here at Puget Systems Support, we find that people have trouble with popups, malware, or viruses from time to time. We have created these two guides to walk you through removing those offenders using free tools available online.

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