Computer maintenance

The PC Repair Technician’s Secret Weapon – PowerSuite Golden

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A couple screwdrivers, a PC Post Card Tester, a Windows install CD, and a copy of PowerSuite Golden 2012—these are all things no experienced computer repair technicians leaves home without. The screwdriver and the POST code checker will help you find or fix almost any hardware problem. PowerSuite Golden will help you fix almost any [...]

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7 Tweaks to Make Your Computer Faster

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The speed of the computer you use can have a great deal of impact on how fast your internet is, both negatively and positively. If you need to enjoy faster broadband internet access, aside going with the right ISP it is important that you also have an active and properly optimized computer. This article will [...]

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Clear Internet Browser Cache

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If you are needing to clear Internet browser cache you must be experiencing some of the annoying problems that it can cause. Browser cache can make you think you are in a time warp or maybe even going crazy. You might experience a sense of deja vu when browsing the internet as you might be [...]

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Formatting a Hard Drive Using the Windows Operating System

April 14, 2011

Formatting a hard drive using the Windows operating system is quite an easy task now days. Over the years technology has granted us easy ways to take care of our own computers, without having to always employee and IT repair guy. I personally love formatting a hard drive regularly to keep my computer running to [...]

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5 Simple Rules To Keep Files Organized

March 10, 2011

If you want to maximize your productivity, you need to keep files organized so you can find them quickly and ensure they’re backed up. Although organizing your files the first time can be a hassle—kind of like spring cleaning—it’s easy to keep files organized afterwords. Previously we have written articles about how to organize your [...]

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15 Tips To Speed Up Your Computer

January 30, 2011

Finding ways to speed up your computer is the most important thing you could do as a computer user. This might save your computer from being thrown out the window, or even smashed up with a hammer. This is how far people get pushed when computers don’t do what they want them to do. It [...]

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How to Stop A Computer From Overheating

July 17, 2010

Stop a computer from overheating: Please note: this post has a bit of comedy mixed with danger. When I recently took a trip with my friend out to the annual Air Supply Fan Club meeting, I noticed she had about 7 jugs of water in his back seat. I thought she either took up marathon [...]

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Upgrade your Computer memory: Install extra RAM for a Faster PC

May 25, 2010

DIY Computer Memory Upgrade Now days the programs we run on our computers are becoming larger and larger every day. Some games are as big as 500MB or sometimes more. For example, Microsoft recommends at least 128MB of memory for Windows XP; 256MB is better, however, I think you need 512MB at the minimum.. One [...]

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Stop Programs from making your startup slow

May 25, 2010

Every time you startup your computer there are always a few unnecessary programs starting up in the background. This slows the boot process down. There are two ways to control which application launches at startup. One way is to use a program like Tweak UI, or you can change it manually yourself. Here’s how… Click [...]

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Safely Remove or delete programs from your computer

May 25, 2010

New computer users commonly seem to think that to uninstall a program, you simply dump it in the recycle bin. Well this only gets rid of the desktop shortcut, not the actual program. Even if you go into Program files to the  folder where the program is and delete that, there will always be more [...]

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Perform a disk cleanup to delete unwanted or unused files

May 25, 2010

Performing a disk cleanup on a computer that has Windows is easy and hassle free. It is great for the inexperienced computer user as it deletes the files for you and is therefore safer than doing it yourself. The disk cleanup can delete unused and temporary files from your hard drive. Files such as the [...]

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How To Properly Clean Your LCD Screen

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Despite the many benefits of LCD screens, from lower power consumption to crisper image quality, they must still be cleaned and they cannot be cleaned as easily as traditional CRT monitors. Before the days of LCD screens, all you needed to clean a monitor was window cleaner and a paper towel, but now you need [...]

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