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Entries from February 2008

Why is My Brand New PC So Slow?

Date February 21, 2008

Every week, I get asked why is my new PC slow or why is it full of system junk. You would expect a brand new shiny PC to lean mean machine with no errors at all and able to go to the moon and back ten times without any problems. Only if this was so [...]

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PC Expenses: Reducing and Conserving

Date February 17, 2008

As computer hardware becomes more powerful and faster, its power consumption can spike significantly, costing a pretty penny when your power bill arrives. Modern PCs can consume more than 800 watts when running at a fast clip; your monitor adds to this power load, too. With a few simple tricks and tweaks, one can diminish [...]

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Reader feedback on PC meltdown and disaster

Date February 11, 2008

I had lots of interesting feedback to my recent email about being prepared for a PC meltdown. Too often PC manufacturers exclude Windows recovery discs when they ship their PCs. Hidden in the documentation is a note from the manufacturer asking users to make recovery discs. I understand that from an environmental point of view [...]

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Question of the Week: Outlook Sync on two PCs

Date February 11, 2008

Question:- I’ve lots of data on Outlook. I want to synchronize my data in Outlook in two computers. How do I do accomplish this? Top tip: If you wish to sync data like address book, calendar, notepad, and to-do list from Outlook, you can use Yahoo’s free services. However, this does not synchronize e-mail from [...]

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Quick Tips to Speed Up Windows Vista

Date February 2, 2008

Windows Vista was released just over a year ago. However, like most users, Vista has been a frustrating user experience and not quite the nexus we have been promised. While we still wait for the next service pack to fix stability issues with Vista, here are some quick tips for a faster Windows Vista experience. [...]

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