Greg sent me an email earlier today - “Why is my computer so slow even though it’s brand new?”. A couple of email exchanges between us fixed his problem. If you are curious to know what problem his computer faced, it’s mentioned at the end of this post.
By the way, if you are reading this [...]
I often find it difficult to browse Internet sites with my current broadband connection from the local ISP. Sometimes the URLs does not resolve and often it takes lot of time to resolve the addresses. Searching Google for some solution to run a DNS client on my own PC resulted in discovery of [OpenDNS] and [...]
Here is a list of 20 Windows Services that your Home and Standalone system can live without. Turning them off increases performance and minimizes security risks as well.
Alerter - You don’t need this service unless you want to see your Windows alerting you for un-necessary things.
Automatic Updates - Turn off unless you want to automatically [...]
When a PC is new, everything seems to running at its best. It’s only with time that our systems begin to slow down and finally it’s time to address the issue. Here are the most common things to look at for troubleshooting and fixing slow PC performance problems.
1. Spyware, Adware and Viruses
With so many of [...]