PCS | System Requirements for Today’s Windows Operating Systems…

Aug 31, 2015 | Blog Posts

Today’s operating systems (i.e. Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10) do not require as many resources as you may think. In fact, the system requirements for Windows 7, 8, and 10 have not changed much at all. While Palmetto Computer Solutions recommends exceeding the minimum system requirements, these new operating systems will run on the requirements below. If you want to run Windows 7 on your PC, here’s what it takes: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit) 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver If you want to run Windows 8.1 on your PC, here’s what it takes: Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2 (more info) RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit) Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver. If you want to run Windows 10 on your PC, here’s what it takes: Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster. RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit) Free hard disk space: 16 GB. Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver. A Microsoft account and Internet access. If you would like to upgrade or buy a new computer that will run one of these operating systems, please give Palmetto Computer Solutions a call at ...

PCS| Ashley Madison Summary Data and Paid for Delete for SC

Aug 30, 2015 | Blog Posts

The Ashley Madison Agency, established in 2001, is home to around 33 million users. Of the 33 million users from around the world, about 0.6% were from South Carolina. With that being said, South Carolina has been ranked at number 36 for most unfaithful state in America. While analyzing the data from South Carolina, we found 218,840 users signed up for service. That is a staggering 85% male and 15% female. If you crunch those numbers is comes to 185,700 male users and 33,140 female users. These users may have never paid for the service offered but they did create a profile. Ironically, we also found that there were 2,015 users in South Carolina that had paid for their account to be deleted. That means 1% of South Carolina users paid for delete. Of the 2,015 South Carolina users that paid for delete, 1,857 were male users and 158 users were female. It has been interesting to learn about the users involved in the Ashley Madison leak. We analyzed the data with social media platforms and learned more about the people who had signed up with Ashley Madison. However, due to legal concerns, we will only be sharing summary data here. In the coming days, we will release more data and analytics regarding Ashley Madison users from South...