Below is a collection of products, applications, services, and suppliers recommended and endorsed by DKS Computer Services.
Although DKS Computer Services may recieve a commission when you purchase a product or service through many of these links, we will not recommend a product, service, or supplier that we have not worked with in the past or which we would not do so again. Every link listed has been selected because we believe it can provide quality and value to our clientele.
New Hardware and Accessories
Dell is still our favorite systems manufacturer. Reliable hardware, good warranties, and tech friendly practices make them our go to supplier when recommending servers or standardized systems for most business environments.
This is one of the best, easiest, and least expensive sites available to purchase memory online. Simply enter the manufacturer and model to find compatible RAM
Newegg is a top supplier for components, accessories, and peripherals. If you are building a system from scratch this is probably a good place to start.
TigerDirect is another leading outlet for components and accessories. A solid reputation and competitive prices have made them one of our stand by suppliers.
HP sttll has some of the best home printers and all-in one devices in the market. They often have good deals on workstations and laptops as well.
Lenovo can often compete with Dell in terms of standardized workstations and laptops for business. It is always good to shop around when it comes to hardware.
Here you can often find great deals on printers, laptops, and other accessories. Again, it never hurts to shop around.
We know you can't work all the time. When it is time to play, there aren't many better ways to relax than blasting opponents on your brand new XBOX 360?
Downloadable Software
DKS Computer Services highly recommends Windows users set Firefox as their default browser for increased security. Best results are achieved when combined with the NoScript extension found here.
In our opinion Windows 7 is the best workstation operating system available. DKS Computer Services always recommends using either the Professional or Ultimate version.
Microsoft Office has been standard office application suite for business for years now and for good reason. No other product on the market can match it for utility or versatility.
NOTE: This banner says 2007 but you can purchase the new Office 2010 through this link as well.
Eset NOD32 is a highly effective, very well designed security suite that is extremely light on system resources. This product is highly recommended for business environments.
NOTE: You must uninstall all other antivirus software such as Norton or McAffee from your system prior to installing this application.
Microsoft Security Essentials is a quality antivirus offering from Microsoft distributed freely to legally registered users of Windows workstation operating systems. This product is good for home users and others within a LAN environment. For users who require a high level of control over scan times or other functions DKS Computer Services recommends you purchase a retail product such as Eset NOD32.
NOTE: You must uninstall all other antivirus software such as Norton or McAffee from your system prior to installing this application.
This is a terrific product when it comes to managing disk fragmentation, especially on servers.
REMINDER: Defragmentation of solid state drives (SSD) is neither necessary nor recommended.
Among the best commercial backup and recovery solutions available.
Two top rated monitoring and tracking programs from Web Watcher to guard against theft of physical and/or intellectual property.
Online Services
Competitive prices, versatile DNS management tools, and a clean interface make Name.com DKS Computer Services preferred domain registrar. They also have great deals on web hosting.
AT&T DSL is an extremely cost effective broadband solution. You can achieve even greater value by bundling other services such as telephone, television, and wireless.
We at DKS Computer Services are firm believers in a multi layered backup strategy to provide a complete defense against any data loss that could occur. A local computer could crash, a computer hard drive could fail, or worse, fire or theft. We work with and recommend Mozy Pro. Mozy is a company owned by EMC, one of the leaders in data storage space management. Home users can sign up for a free plan.