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Belarc Advisor – Excellent PC Maintenance Utility

by Mike McEvoy on March 2, 2010

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Belarc Advisor is truly useful PC software utility for maintaining and managing your computer. The program tells you nearly everything you could possibly want to know about the hardware on your computer and much of what you might want to know about the software that’s installed. Unlike some online tools, Belarc Advisor also keeps all [...]

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Top 15 Computer Tech Tips of 2009 from HTS Tech Tips

by Mike McEvoy on January 7, 2010

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2009 was a good year and a very busy year at the HTS Tech Tips blog. It was our first full year providing useful computer tips, technology news and computer support in an online format. To kick off 2010 we figured we would start with a quick overview of “best of the best” articles from [...]

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Windows 7 – Eight Reasons You Will Want It

by Mike McEvoy on October 31, 2009

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Windows 7 is here and there are plenty of new and useful aspects to Microsoft’s latest version from its computer operating system family. While Windows 7 is not a revolutionary step, it is an impressive evolutionary step. It provides a significant number of reasons to upgrade your current Windows computer or, if your budget permits, [...]

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Microsoft Windows 7 Release Insights

by Mike McEvoy on October 14, 2009

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The Microsoft Windows 7 release is a major event for the computer world. Windows Vista has been a flop, to put it mildly, and while Windows XP has aged relatively well it is still an eight year old operating system. Eight years in the computer world is almost a geologic era, so many Windows users [...]

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Why a Five Year Old Computer Is Slower Than a New Computer

by Mike McEvoy on September 30, 2009

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Unlike your refrigerator, washer, dryer, microwave oven or old tube television your computer doesn’t work effectively for 10 or 15 years. Some people wonder why a 5 year old computer is slow and can’t be tuned up to deliver performance rivaling a more current system. Beyond the tune up process some components can also be [...]

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Simple Internet Explorer 8 and Windows Tips

by Mike McEvoy on September 26, 2009

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Most computer users want want to be more productive with the applications and computing environment they use every day. In the process it is easy to get caught up in elaborate plans and utilities. Sometimes short and seemingly minor tips and workarounds can deliver the most significant boosts for workflow and productivity. Here are a [...]

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