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Stop wasting money buying new PCs: 3 easy solutions to fix/restore your current computer
How do you feel about your PC’s performance?” It’s a simple question, but not really one we’re usually asked in day to day conversation. In fact, if the topic even comes up at all, most people will instead ask you what type of system you’re running – and if you’re not running the latest and […]
Windows Vista Tweaks: How to Turn Off the User Control Account (UAC)
If you are one of the many people that have developed a loathing for Vista User Account Control (UAC) and find it highly irritating, you will be glad to know that there are 2 easy solutions to turn off the UAC. For anyone that is not sure what the UAC does – it pops up […]
Top 5 Internet Add-Ons
Browser extras can greatly enhance your online experience. Add-ons improve internet security, make browsing online faster, let you convert and download necessary files and much more. Here are five of the most helpful internet add-ons available. IE7Pro Despite the 7 in the name, IE7Pro works for Internet Explorer 7 and 8. This handy little add-on […]
404 Error
Getting a 404 Error: file not found can be really frustrating. This is especially annoying if you found the site in a search and it seemed to have all of the information you needed. The HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) 404 Error is letting you know that the page you are trying to go to […]
5 Ways to Speed Up Your PC
Just about everyone has had the experience of purchasing a new computer that seems lightning fast when it is fresh out of the box only to find it becoming slower and slower over the years to come. Thankfully, there are some remarkably easy techniques that nearly every computer user can complete in an afternoon that […]
Internet Toolbars
Internet toolbars are sometimes referred to as browser toolbars, and are essentially additional pieces of software that are installed in order to provide additional functionality. That functionality almost exclusively appears inside of a browser window, and many Internet toolbars are limited to one or more browsers. There are a few advantages to using Internet tools […]
Startup Processes
What are startup processes? Today, computers come with more and more software installed for the end user, you, and not all of it is needed or even helpful for the functioning and productivity of your computer. There are some components of your computer’s software that want to be running all of the time, whether you […]
Duplicate Files
In an era of rapid change, our hard drive might have to store millions of documents, songs and videos. Consequently, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find the information we need on our hard drives. Removing the clutter of our hard drives will ultimately increase system performance, reduce the chance of system crashes, and allow […]
Batch Files
Do you remember the clunky MS-DOS command black box that used to show up on computers when Windows was just born? Oftentimes you had to run lines of code just to get to and open files nested deep inside a folder. Then when batch files came around it was possible to record the most frequently […]
Getting Comfortable With Your Computer
If you don’t know very much about computers, you’re not alone! Thousands of people all over the United States are as unfamiliar with technology as you are. If you’re ready to start learning about computing, there are lots of great resources available to help you and your computer get acquainted. Training Books If you need […]