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So you caught a bug(s)
Sep 26th
So you caught bug(s)
Many of us rely on one software to clean, guard, protect, and a lot more. I used to use one, thinking that was sufficient, but it was not. When I get an infected computer, and it has possibility to be repaired I use series of programs. First I connect the hard drive to my computer, make sure, if you do this, your antivirus is updated. Then I do series of scans, and if they pass I move on to another stage, which is to boot up the infected computer and scan it while the system is running. More >
Solution to new Laptops/Computers with annoying software
Sep 20th
PC Decrapifier
As the title says, the software “decrapifies” your computer. Let me explain, when you buy a laptop, especially around 400 and even more, it has a lot of bloatware on it. Bloatware are programs that you don’t need and slow down your laptop or Computer, they come preloaded. If you followed my article on What Laptop to Buy then you most likely bought or will buy a laptop that will have a lot of bloatware on it, almost every laptop and Computer has bloatware on it or 99% of them do. It takes a while to get rid off it, or sometimes you might not know if you should delete that program or not. Thanks to PC Decrapifier, it will delete/take off everything that you do not need. I will show you what the steps are, but remember that every laptop/Computer is different so you might not have the same bloatware on it as I do. More >
What Laptop to Buy
Sep 18th
What Laptop to buy???
I get asked this question numerous times a day. I will try to give out some pointers for what and how to buy. First of all you have to be true to yourself. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO USE THE LAPTOP FOR? Please, be honest; you won’t be doing any gaming, more like writing essays and surfing the Internet. Next is the screen size, there is a difference between 14.2” and 15.4” screen. Screen resolution goes hand in hand with the size, the higher the numbers the better.
Here are some examples for cheap laptops
WXGA 1366×768…………………. Not that good for 15.4” screens, very cheap
Defragment! Yes, you should (have to)…
Sep 13th
Defraggler
Download it for FREE at defraggler.com. When my friends ask me how to speed up their computers, or just plaincomplain about their computers being slow, I have few steps. One of my steps is to tell them to “defragg” their hard drive. With the new era coming in with humongous hard drives the defragmenting is more and more nescessary. First of all and advice, Your main hard drive or the one that has your operating system on it should be less than 320GB. You ask why? You need only about 100GB, if that, for your operating system and other programs. For your data: MP3, pictures, and movies use the big hard drives like 1TB or bigger. The reason being, is when you defragment your main hard drive, the one with operating system, you will not really add that much stuff, well not as much as a library of songs or pictures. If you follow this then defragmenting will not be needed that often and will take significantly less time.
Well now to the software…
Defraggler made by the same company as CCleaner is
CCleaner
Sep 5th
CCleaner
Download it for FREE at ccleaner.com I have been using ccleaner for a while now(couple years); it is among my top 5 maintenance utilities. It is very easy to use, and relatively safe. I say relatively because it will delete any passwords and user names you might have saved under Firefox, Opera, or Internet Explorer. Other than cleaning junk from your computer, it also cleans the registry. Registry clean-up has been always safe for me, never had any problems. Also, the program has an option to disable startup of unnecessary programs. What I usually do is just press “analyze” to see how much data CCleaner found, sometimes I forget files in trash that I do not want to delete.
This part of CCleaner looks for registry problem, always make sure to backup your registry. When you click on scan for issues, it will automatically ask you if you want to back up the registry. More >