Articles and Tips
Performance Optimization - Services and Startup
There are dozens and often times over 100 services running on your system all the time. These services run in the background, performing many of the operations being requested. Many services start up automatically when your PC boots up and some services start when a requested program is opened. The problem here is that some services that start automatically by default are not always needed by many users. This means, that you are using system resources to run something you probably will not use! >>READ MORE
Malware Prevention and Removal
Malware is a term that describes any malicious software. Examples of malware include viruses, spyware and rootkits. Often times this software can cripple a computer system or even render it useless to most users. So how do you combat this? >>READ MORE
Hard Drive Recovery by freezing?
So, there you are, listening to hard drive grind away, when all the sudden you are presented with the Blue Screen of Death and your OS will not come back up. You have a bad hard drive. It happens, and usually you are left with only one option. Scrap the Hard Drive! >>READ MORE
Performance Optimization - The Registry
Think of the Registry as a database that Windows refers to for just about everything. The Registry is constantly growing to keep up to date all your preferences, software installations and more. As with any database, the larger it is, the longer it takes to query the database. So, the conclusion here is that a registry filled with old information that is no longer relevant, decreases the performance of your computer. >>READ MORE