1. Choosing your PC
People spend more time selecting a tie than they do choosing their PC. Take a look at this article and it will try to guide you through the minefield that is buying a PC.
2. Warranties - To cover, or not to cover
'Do you want our extended warranty' is all I hear when I buy a PC. It soon shuts them up when I tell them my business deals with supporting such things. Here, we will attempt to show the in's and out's of covering your hardware.
3. Are you being insured?
Ooer! The cat has just knocked a vase over, the water has got into the monitor, and didn't realise until I switched it on! How many times have I heard this one. Have a look and you will see what might not be covered.
4. Too big for your boots
The business community will be interested in this one. Provantage has had experience in running a helpdesk at a large customer site and asks what is the point where you stop using OEM cover and replace it with an in-house function with your own people of outsource it. Or what is the different levels of support you an get.
5. Running, or running away
Have you a massive PC population and find you cannot answer the simple question: How many PC's do you have? Take a look at this for an answer.
6. Parting is such sad sorrow
How many PC's are disposed of? Millions, maybe all rotting at the bottom of a land fill. Eden tries to answer this problem with some suggestions for IT equipment disposal.
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