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How to Purchase a New Computer

How to Purchase a New Computer. Dean Jensen My Small Business Consultants. Class Schedule. Introductions Presentation Purpose Budget Hardware/Software Desktop vs. Laptop Where to purchase Question and Answers. Dean Jensen. Owner – My Small Business Consultants

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How to Purchase a New Computer

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  1. How to Purchase a New Computer Dean Jensen My Small Business Consultants

  2. Class Schedule • Introductions • Presentation • Purpose • Budget • Hardware/Software • Desktop vs. Laptop • Where to purchase • Question and Answers

  3. Dean Jensen • Owner – My Small Business Consultants • Podcaster – SOHO Technology Podcast • Blogger – MySmBC Blog • Director – Computers for Kids Program • Stay at Home Dad • Former Technology Instructor – CompUSA

  4. How to Purchase a Computer • Purpose • Budget • Add On Hardware • Software • PC vs. Mac vs. Linux • Laptop vs. Desktop • Online vs. BigBox

  5. Purpose • Email, Web • Business Apps (Word, Excel, Finance) • Photo Editing • Video Editing • Number Crunching • Audio/Music • Gaming

  6. Budget • How Long not How Much • Everything will cost less in 6 months • Basic Computer • Business Class • Fully Loaded • Gamer Rig

  7. Add On Hardware • Optical Drives – CD, DVD, Burner, Dual Layer, HD, LightScribe • Floppies, Media Cards, Thumb Drives • Network, Modem, Sound • Power Strip vs. UPS

  8. Software • Internet • Business • Video and Audio Editing • Virus, Anti-Spyware • Fun – iTunes, Media Player, Picasa

  9. Computer Operating System • PC – Windows Vista • Mac – Mac OSX • PC – Linux

  10. Laptop vs. Desktop • Do you need to be portable • Will you want to upgrade • Heavy Processing • Specialty Processing

  11. Where to Buy Your Computer • Big Box - Preconfigured • Best Buy • Circuit City • Online – Custom Configurations • Dell • HP • Gateway • Mom and Pop Shop – Very Custom Configs

  12. For More Information • Check out the MySmBC Blog at: http://Blog.MySmBC.com • Visit my website at: http://www.MySmBC.com • Listen to the podcast at: http://www.SOHOTechPodcast.com

  13. Thank You for Attending • If you have any suggestions, comments or follow up questions, please email them to: deanjensen@mysmbc.com • Please fill out an evaluation card before you leave

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