TechTips

Did you know?

Non-commercial users can get FREE anti-virus and anti-spyware programs. They upgrade automatically, with no subscription fees - ever.

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Please do. Really, I'm not kidding.

External hard drives are modestly priced, and you don’t need to backup your entire computer, just data.

Complete system failure? You can always restore to original from your PC manufacturer’s discs and reinstall any other programs you use.

Do you Defragment Your Drive?

Sometimes a slow machine just needs a little organizing. Simply put, a “defrag” rearranges your data so it’s not so scattered. Which means it can find and load it faster. It may take a couple of hours, but it’s worth it, and you can walk away while it does it’s thing.

In Windows XP:

Have you ever cleaned your computers innards?

Heat caused by dust buildup is the number one killer of PCs. Dust and animal hair floating around a room get sucked into the air vents and layer the parts like a blanket.

Or the fans clog and run too slowly. This one’s easy.

Just take your PC outside (trust me, you’ll be happy you did), open up the case and blow everything out with a can of compressed air.

Your PC will thank you.