The 9ja Geek's Journal

How to Maintain Your Hard Disk & Avoid Sudden Crash on Windows

October 12, 2012 By Don Caprio 6 Comments

I abuse my computer a great deal but that doesn't mean I do not maintain it. Keeping the registry clean is just one of the things I do but more importantly, making sure the hard disk is in a pretty good shape. A lot of things depends on your hard disk and if it crashes all of a sudden, you know you have a lot to lose. Normally, you should do a backup to an external hard disk (or the cloud) every now and then but even at that, there's still a chance that your hard disk may stop working all of a … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Windows Tagged With: hard disk, hard drive, windows

How to Make Your iPhone Run Faster

October 10, 2012 By Don Caprio 4 Comments

With an iPhone 4s or iPhone 5, you probably won't find these tips particularly useful since you've got a whole lot of RAM to use but when you use an iPhone 3GS or 3G, you'll find your phone freezing at times. I once used an iPhone 3G and I can tell you that it sucked at times. If you don't manage your phone the right way, you may find occasions when your iDevice won't be as smooth as it should be. There are many things responsible for this and there are ways to rectify this and make you device … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Apple iOS Tagged With: cydia, ios, iPhone, run faster

10 Tips to Reduce Excess CPU Usage on WordPress

October 7, 2012 By Don Caprio 14 Comments

how to reduce resource usage on wordpress

Wordpress is notorious for it's excessive CPU usage especially if you're using a shared hosting plan. I've been on Wordpress for a couple of years now, had some experience with two different web hosts and within this time, I've had some pretty ugly experiences like twice or so. If your Wordpress blog isn't well managed and optimized the right way, you may just wake up one day to see that your web host has already suspended your account. I've had such issues more than once and the … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Wordpress Tagged With: cpu usgae, wordpress

#GeekHumor: A Collection of Apple / iPhone 5 / iOS 6 Memes

October 6, 2012 By Don Caprio 10 Comments

This post may be a little bit unusual and deviates clearly from what is normally featured here on doncaprio.com but hey, why can't you have a good laugh? It's geek humor after all and I bet you're gonna like them. I'm a big Apple fan but I find these memes and videos hilarious and ironically, some of them are just true. 1. Remember Lord of the Rings movie? Well, here Sam got the new iPhone 5 with a map (iLost) that can actually get you lost. 2. Did you just buy iPhone 5? Don't be … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Fun

Why You Should Have a Website for Your Business

October 5, 2012 By Sam Peterson 4 Comments

When you start a business, it is important to have a website. It's one of the best ways to reach out to your target market and gain customers and fans. Everything in today's world has gone digital and businesses, both big and small, are realizing the importance of having an online visibility. Whether you want to reach an international market or a domestic one, building a website is the most efficient way to market the product or service that you're offering. With websites, there are no … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: business, website

How to Build Your Customized Android Apps

October 5, 2012 By Fenix Raw 2 Comments

Before take start knowing about this trick, let me make it very clear that I am not a graphic designer, but I have an idea on how to create Android applications. This guide will show you the procedure to create your own application in your very own style. So, you can build your customized Android applications with using this procedure in such better way. Android Developer Tools The Android Developer Tools continues to be improving and today have a large amount of beneficial graphic helpers … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Android Tagged With: Android, android apps, android os