Computers and the way we use them are always changing. With the number of computer viruses is rising substantially, there is a definite need to be up to date on your anti-virus program.
If you don’t have an anti-virus program installed on all of your computers this is something that your local tech can look into.
This is just one example of what your tech should check for. See below for more suggestions of things to have your local tech check for you:
- While it may sound a bit odd, it is important that your computer is in the correct time zone.
- Sleep time is an important aspect of any computer running ACR. While being green and having computers go to sleep is great, having them go to sleep and drop the network connection while running ACR is not. We here at ACR recommend a sleep time of 2 hours. This way, the computer will have a snooze overnight if left on and save a lot of power, while ensuring that it won’t break your ACR sessions while you’re having a lunch break.
- Computers tend to hate operating when they’re full of dust. This can cause overheating, performance degradation and throttling, and in some cases, short circuits. It is best to ensure that your computers aren’t full of dust. A little bit of dust here and there shouldn’t impede performance or be anything to worry about, but fans chock full of dust will be loud and ineffective. This is especially true for the server. If you have found your server is very noisy and rather warm, it might be best to have your local tech scope it out for any dust build up, and clean it out if at all possible.
Feel free to contact the technical team at ACR with any dirty server related queries. A clean server is a happy server. - The network/ethernet cables that connect you to the wide world web can sometimes fray and get damaged. These cables may work, but they may have not have full functionality.
This could affect your connection, which is very important to keep your computer working as intended. - Jumbles of cables build up over time. It may be worth asking your tech to check the cables and remove any that have unnecessarily built up over time. This will also help to check for any damaged or frayed ethernet cables and other cables in general, as mentioned above, which can cause all sorts of issues during day to day operation.
When your tech is in next, bug him to check your operating environment as per the list above. (unless they’re busy of course!)