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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 [...]

Tagged as: Desktop_Computers, Laptop_Computers, Maintenance, Performance

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PCs, Macs and Security, Oh My

by Mike McEvoy on February 22, 2010

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I’ve considered writing a post about PCs, Macs and security issues for some time. It’s not any easy subject to wrap up in a nice, neat 1,000-words-or-less format. Meanwhile the ongoing debate about which computer platform is most secure has continued. There are lots of different opinions and lots of high energy debate, but there [...]

Tagged as: Antivirus, Firewall, Internet_Security, Maintenance

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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 [...]

Tagged as: Desktop_Computers, Maintenance, Performance, Technology

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Ten Downsides of an Aging Computer

by MikeM on May 28, 2009

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An increasingly common question is how long to stick with an aging computer? Frequently it becomes a question of continuing to use an older computer that “sort of” meets your needs, or upgrading to a new computer with its many potential benefits. Having the budget to buy a new computer is a key starting point. [...]

Tagged as: Desktop_Computers, Laptop_Computers, Maintenance, Performance, Upgrade

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Top 20 Easy Steps to Keeping Your Windows Computer Running Its Best

by MikeM on February 28, 2009

Here are 20 easy steps that will help people using computers running Microsoft Windows keep their system running smoothly. Some relate to maintaining a computer, others to computer security, others to online activity, and some to keeping data safe. While not the last word in computer maintenance, following these suggestions will help in keeping your [...]

Tagged as: Antivirus, Internet_Security, Maintenance, Performance, Spam, Spyware, Windows Updates

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Adobe Acrobat & Flash Security Issues – Time to Update

by MikeM on February 20, 2009

Many computers have Adobe products such as Acrobat Reader, Adobe Acrobat (full version), and Adobe Flash installed on them. On some computers these software programs have not been updated since they were installed. In actuality many people are not even aware that these products can or need to be updated. While this has not been [...]

Tagged as: Adobe, Internet_Security, Maintenance, PDF, Spyware

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