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Blue what ?

2010-01-06T13:35:00.000-08:00

Blue-Ray is the newest form of media. With its high definition picture and lowering price it is surely starting to replace DVD technology. The huge storage capacity of a Blue-Ray disc makes it extremely attractive. Holding between 25 Gigabytes (single sided) and 50 Gigabytes (double sided) Blue-Ray discs can be used for any purpose. They can be used to back up a computer or burn around 9 hours of HD video. Plus not only do you get all this, but you also still have the ability to play an old DVD!

Blue-Ray will become a part of Chautauqua Hosting & Designs continued excellence in the field of customer satisfaction. Beginning in the summer of 2010 we will be able to burn all your 8mm / 16mm / VHS onto Blue-Ray discs!

Buy your Blue-Ray disc players now to prepare, and start enjoying High Definition!

Helping your Hard Drive

2010-01-05T13:20:00.000-08:00

The best way to increase the life span of your hard drive is to keep it cool. There are many ways for your drive to overheat and then crash, losing all your valuable saved data! Most frequently its a matter of dust blocking the air flow in your computer. One quick, easy and cheap way to increase air flow is to install a fan. Computers all have at least one fan. This fan expels warm dangerous air, and draws in cool air. There are many different types of fans that all have unique purposes. Some fans provide air to the whole computer while others work just on the hard drive. Below I have prepared a set of instructions to install a hard drive fan.

Tools needed: anti-static wrist strap or gloves, screwdriver, can of compressed air, and a flashlight (optional)

1) Prepare your self and computer by putting on your anti-static wrist strap or gloves, then remove the side of the computer case.
2) Carefully locate and remove your hard drive and its connections and place it on a flat surface. At this point you should have something similar to the picture below

Remember: This is your hard drive, it holds all the data, pictures and work that you hold near and dear to you. You should always be gentle to preserve it.

3) Locate the holes around the top edges of the hard drive
4) Align holes on the hard drive with those of the fan
5) Use supplied screws to attach the fan. Below is a picture of what it should look like now.

6) Place the hard drive back into the computer and reconnect all connections, including the one for the new fan.
7) Before closing your case use your can of compressed air to clean out the inside of your computer.
8) Enjoy the benefits of your new fan!

If you would like us to install the fan for you Chautauqua Hosting and design will can install it for *less then $5

You have now successfully installed a new fan! Down the road your computer will thank you ( and so will your wallet) for its prolonged life.

Disclaimer: Studies have shown that fan installation can prolong the life of a computer and its components but is not guaranteed , Please use care when opening your computer case. Chautauquahd.com is not responsible for any damages uncured wile you service your computer.

*Prices starting at $4.99

Welcome 2010!

2010-01-05T12:28:00.000-08:00

To welcome in the new year Chautauqua Hosting & Design is offering a Complete computer clean up for ONLY $10! For just $10 you will get the inside of your computer dusted and cleaned as well as a disk defragment and virus scan! Cleaning the inside of your computer is crucial for a long life. If not properly cleaned it can cause components to over heat and eventually fail. Keep your computer safe and email us today to set up your cleaning appointment at Greg@chautauquahd.com

Happy New Year!

Fredonia Farm Festival a success!

2009-09-02T19:52:00.000-07:00

After getting nearly 500 submissions for the Ipod and other prizes being given out by Chautauqua Hosting & Design a winner was drawn and prize delivered. Chautauqua Hosting & Design in collaboration with the Fredonia was a great success with over 500 unique page views to the Fredonia Farm Festival web page that weekend alone! Chautauqua Hosting & Design offered a reduced rate during the Farm Festival, on its economy hosting. This hosting normally priced at $55.20/YR, was priced at $44.95/YR . As a bonus to those who couldn't make the trip we are extending this special with the mention of this post until 9/30/2009. All together Many crafts, baked goods and delicious fruits & vegetables were enjoyed by all who attended, and it was a very successful weekend!

Check out http://www.fredoniafarmfestival.com

Fredonia Farm Festival is comming August 21-23!!

2009-08-16T08:58:00.000-07:00

Chautauqua Hosting & Design is the creator and host of the official web site for the Fredonia Farm Festival, In Fredonia, NY. The Festival, running from Friday to Sunday, hosts some of the areas finest craft vendors. At the Farm Festival you can find Concerts from guests such as Sean Patrick McGraw and Activities and games for all ages. The Festival culminates with a parade through the center of town celebrating our communities residents and their historically agricultural ties. To learn more and view the schedule of events visit http://www.fredoniafarmfestival.com or come on down and check out the Chautauqua Hosting and Design booth for a chance to win prizes relating to our services including Chautauqua Hosting & Design Gift certificates, appeal and much more.

We look forward to seeing you there!!

Alpha 400 MIPS Review

2009-07-06T06:16:00.000-07:00

This sweet 7”, 3lb mini computer has probably made one of the largest impacts on the computing community in quite a long time. Not only because of its attractive, price of $129.99, but also because its versatility. The alpha 400 has a huge 128Mb ram module and 1 Gig of storage space. Right now you’re saying “wait what?!? My Ipod shuffle has more power than that!” and although this may be true, this netbook runs on the best upcoming operating system, Linux. Linux is a great Open Source (free) program that allows individuals to build and contribute. This Windows like OS is very small and therefore doesn’t need the massive amount of memory that windows does. The computer comes packed with all kinds of software including a Microsoft Office like package of word processing, spreadsheet, dictionary, and many other commonly used applications. There is one major drawback to this system and that is the lack of windows program integration. However, you can install applications specifically developed for Linux, or create your own! The keyboard is small but as I began to use it I became increasingly more used to it and within an hour it was as easy to use my regular sized keyboard (but hard to switch back and forth) Over all this is a good computer for the beginner or someone with an on-the-go lifestyle who only wants the basic computing experience, and if you’re worried about the memory size you can always insert any sized USB flash drive or SD card

Scholarship Video

2009-06-18T06:05:00.001-07:00

Chautauqua Hosting & Designs First Scholarship

2009-06-03T19:03:00.000-07:00

On Monday June 1st Chautauqua Hosting & Design gave our first, hopefully annual scholarship to Mr. Thomas Conti, a graduating senior at Fredonia High School. The scholarship was for $250.00. It was decided by Mr. Andrew Pingatore, the Computer/Math teacher at Fredonia High school and the Gregory Kuhn, the owner of Chautauqua Hosting and Design.

For more information and video from the award ceremony or to donate check our website http://www.chautauquahd.com

Chautauqua Hosting & Design is expanding!

2009-05-29T12:03:00.001-07:00

Chautauqua Hosting and Design has recently purchased numerous pieces of hardware and software to allow it to begin converting 8mm, Super 8, and 16mm film reels to DVD. The conversion price will depend on the reel size and type starting at $20 per reel. Email us at greg@chautauquahd.com today to find out more!

The easy slide show

2009-05-07T17:46:00.000-07:00

Through out the last few years people have constantly asked me to make them a slide show. Most times they want it to display at a family reunion or perhaps a birthday party. Something that I always make people aware of is a simple program that comes on all windows XP & Vista machines. Its called Windows Movie Maker, Maybe you have heard of it? Its a very simple program you can drag and drop pictures with just the click of a button. Of course, we suggest that you employ us if your not sure what your doing. We can take it a step further and add videos, music and animations to any slide show!

For more information check out our site http://www.chautauquahd.com/slideshow.html

...Just an idea for some of you.

We're certified!

2009-05-05T17:30:00.000-07:00

As 8:00 PM tonight Chautauqua Hosting & Design is now certified in HTML as well as Internet Marketing and SEO. Stay tuned to http://www.chautauquahd.com to see copys of our certifications!

Protect yourself...

2009-05-01T09:24:00.000-07:00

I got an email today from a customer pertaining to security and anti-virus programs. She was asking what kind of free software there was out there. She said “I hear that there are free anti virus programs out there but I cant find any. What do you know of this?” . So I have decided to address that here since I have received many such emails! First of all there are many free anti virus and spy-ware removal programs on the Internet. However, you must be extremely careful while downloading files, because even though your downloading anti virus programs they can also carry viruses. So, I guess the moral of the story is to make sure your downloading from a reputable site. There is also something else that I like to mention, it IS possible to be over protected. Most times when you have multiple forms of anti virus running they interfere with each other and generally don't work correctly or just completely fail all together. Below are a few free anti-virus/ spy ware removal programs.

AVG Free

Ad Aware

For a bit more advance protection ...

CA Anti-Virus PLus CA Anti-Spyware 2009
$29.98

Store Front Open 24/7!

2009-04-28T16:27:00.001-07:00

I spent the day finishing setting up my online store, what a chore! Even though it was a pain I think it was worth it. My customers will now be able to purchase anything from cables to software. Below is a listing of categories with items for sale! Our new online store front is open, 24/7 of course!

Categories:
Accessories
Cables
Compressed air
Cooling
Desktop Computers
Keyboard/Mice
Laptop Computers
Mac Computers
Media
Media Drives
Memory
Modems
Monitor
Motherboards
Netbooks
Operating Systems
Power Supply
Power Protection
Printers/Scanners
Ram
Software
Sound Cards/Speakers
Video Cards

Check out a few of these great deals to celebrate:

HP Compaq nc6220 Pentium M 1.73GHz 512MB 40GB CDRW/DVD 14" $289.99

Acer Aspire One AOA110-1588 8.9-Inch Sapphire Netbook $262.50

Iomega Prestige 1 TB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive $104.99

Chautauqua Hosting and Designs first post

2009-04-26T16:52:00.000-07:00

What an exciting day! Chautauqua Hosting and Designs first blog post. Of course, we have made many blogs before, but they weren't for us! After helping an acquaintance with her blog today I decided I should probably set aside some time and get one started for myself. I hope this will turn into a brilliant relationship between myself and all of you who read this.

By the way to celebrate this event I have decided to offer a special on conversions from VHS to DVD on all wedding tapes. I normally charge $15 an hour but until August 15th, 2009 I am only charging $10 per tape. Feel free to tell your friends and family and convert these precious memories to DVD before ts to late!