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9 Ways To Boost PC Speed | 8 Things That Cause A Slow Computer

If you don't need a program on your start-up list, remove it.You can also boost PC speed by doing the following: make sure you have enough RAM, keep 20% of your disk space free, and clean up temporary files -- among other things as shown below.

Erin Walsh 9 years ago

USB Drives—The Ultimate Geek Toolbox

Most people, when they think of USB Drives, they think of them as being a handy place to store their files—their documents, maybe some songs, pictures and the like. Kind of like how the 3.5 floppies and ZIP drives from the days of yore—but on steroids and gamma rays. Let's stop and think a minute—steroids and gamma rays, you say? Yes, there's a whole world of potential with USBs and it could make you wonder why you carry around a laptop or even a netbook.

Erin Walsh 9 years ago

How Seriously Should You Take News Of Malware Threats?

Are they really that big of a deal? Should you increase your defenses against malware threats? From where do these exploitive objects come and why do hackers invade our devices?

Erin Walsh 10 years ago

de·fen·es·trate

[dee-fen-uh-streyt] verb (used with object), de·fen·es·trat·ed, de·fen·es·trat·ing. 1. To throw (a person or thing) out of a window.

Erin Walsh 10 years ago

5 Windows Errors Messages We'd Like To See

Windows errors are the bane of every regular computer-user's existence. To tell the truth, even experienced PC technicians have a hard time with them as well. Problems like "DVD Drive Not Found" and "iPhone Won't Sync" are annoying and frustrating—and they're probably not going away any time soon. Maybe someday Windows error messages will be a thing of the past. Until then, are 5 enjoyable messages that we can hope to see someday.

Erin Walsh 10 years ago