Until recently people just got a new PC and threw the old one away. Now, with the advances in Wi-Fi and networking software you can create your own Client/Server Network and connect all your PCs in a multi-user network. If you are using a wireless router in your home, connecting multiple PCs in the same house, then you should consider taking the next step to hard-link these systems into a framework that supports real, multi-use capability.
Let us assume, for example, that you operate a small home-based business and you inventory and ship your products right from your own garage with a pickup by FedEx. The accounting system serves all your accounting and perhaps order processing needs. That package likely resides on one of your PCs but is typically not accessible by the users of the other systems. Would it not be of great value to allow all the systems in your network to access the single database of accounting information?
There are only two things you need to do to achieve this - one of which is a Client/Server Network. Then all you would need is a software connection to the PC that contains the accounting system. A word of advice here, though. Make sure that you define the one with the accounting software - or whichever one you choose - as the primary or Server in your Client/Server Network. Then you will need to reinstall all the applications on that PC so the other systems can access them as they will be accessing the accounting data. Do not forget regular maintenance of your windows system registry. You can purchase and download a top registry software package that does this. They also perform the other registry fix functions that accomplish any needed using Registry Repair.
One other thing you should consider adding to this Client/Server Network is a duplicate hard drive for data backup and emergency access. It needs to be a true duplicate allowing direct access via alternate switch in case of failure. In that way, you will be able to access your primary application system data even if the Server suffers a board or processor failure. It will also allow you to drive specific functionality through a single PC. For instance, if you do all your shipping orders and bills of lading off that single application, you can turn one of your older PCs into a slave printer and drive all the print jobs through it.
Taken together, this will allow you to utilize the older PCs and distribute the workload as needed, along with having processor backup and standalone capabilities.
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Author Resource:-> James Roberts is Senior Article Editor for What-Why-How researching and writing on numerous topics including how to use best registry and best ways to use registry software that work fast!
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