If you live in an area with unreliable power, consider an uninterruptible power supply. It’ll gracefully shut your PC down if the lights go out.

I know I sound like a broken record, but seriously. Update. Your. Software. Automatically if possible.

Structured Query Language. The programming language most databases use for managing data. Pronounced “sequel”.

If you live in an area with unreliable power, consider an uninterruptible power supply. It’ll gracefully shut your PC down if the lights go out.

A newer type of database that’s more flexible than SQL. Great for unstructured data like social posts.

Completely shut down the device, wait a minute, then start it back up. Fixes a surprising number of issues.

Viruses and their nasty friends can throw a real wrench in the works. Run a full system scan just to be safe.

A profile for logging into a system. Can be an administrator (full control) or standard user (limited).

Copying audio or video data from one format to another, like CD tracks to MP3 files.

A self-replicating virus that spreads over networks without needing to piggyback on another program.