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1• Hard drive grinding?

By Andy Walker. How to optimize your defragmenter and virtual memory settings.

2• How to get rid of programs on the bottom right of Windows

By Andy Walker. Why programs place icons in the system tray and how to remove them.

3• Video: Clean your memory and turbocharge your PC

By Andy Walker. If you computer runs really slowly -- but it never used to -- then it may be time to clean out your system memory.

4• How to defragment your computer's hard drive

By Andy Walker. Part of your computer housekeeping should be to run Disk Defragmenter regularly.

5• How to fix your printer

By Andy Walker. Printers seem to be the source of a lot of the problems faced by computer users today.

6• How to fix Windows disk defragmenter if it stalls

By Andy Walker. Defragmenting your hard drive is recommended maintenance for your computer.

7• How to clean up Windows 98 start up

By Andy Walker. Keep your zippy wonder box tidy for continued fast performance.

8• Avoid fake Wi-Fi access points

By Andy Walker. Your computer seems to become an access point for a network, which it isn't.

9• How to remove AOL from Windows System Tray

By Andy Walker. Removing icons from the system tray can be easy.

10• Optimize Windows XP

By Andy Walker. If your Windows XP seems sluggish, or just want to boost it's performance follow this easy guide.

11• Symantec's Norton AntiVirus 2007

By Ted Gallardo. While it does what it promises to do, and then some, this version of Norton's AntiVirus hogs too many resources and slows your computer down.

12• Uniblue's WinTasks 5 Professional

By Ted Gallardo. Get back control of your PC processes with Uniblue's WinTasks 5 Professional.

13• Alwil Software's avast! 4 Home Edition AntiVirus

By Ted Gallardo. Blending two tasks, such as antivirus protection and adware/spyware blocking may sound nice, but it slows you down .

14• Windows XP Service Pack 2

By Andy Walker. The latest update to Windows XP comes in the form of Service Pack 2.

15• Tired of seeing those same error messages on startup?

By Andy Walker. Sometimes Windows means well by showing you what it thinks are startup errors, but they're just annoying you.

16• A remote control of your dreams

By Chris Ricci. It's not for those who can't program a VCR, but for even a borderline geek, this is a dream-come-true device.

17• Ten Commandments to keep your computer healthy

By Jason Kerluck. They all make common sense, but not every computer is aware of them: basic rules to help your computer keep running in top form.

18• More RAM can stop that grinding sound

By Jason Kerluck. Computer running slow? You can't get rid of any of the applications you've got installed because you need them all? Get yourself (and your computer) a tad more RAM.

19• Out with the old? Why?

By Chris Ricci. Get rid of most of the software bells and whistles to get a faster-running machine without spending a penny.

20• Prevent slowdowns, clean up system tray

By Chris Ricci. Windows keeps rarely used files, filling up your memory beyond belief.

21• Deleting the Speaker in the System Tray

By Andy Walker. You can take the sound icon out of your System Tray if you like.

22• Don't shoot the Messenger, remove it

By Chris Ricci. If you're not using MSN Messenger, and many of us don't, it's only cluttering your space.

23• Running a Mac not that difficult, after all

By Jason Kerluck. Mac has picked quite a few trick from the Windows environment, just as Windows some time ago used the Mac to improve itself.

24• Safe on the cheap

By Peter Ehm. There are some freeware security application titles that would give their most expensive siblings a good run for their money.

25• Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Wi-Fi

By Andy Walker. The latest update to Windows XP comes in the form of Service Pack 2.

26• FAQ: Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows Firewall

By Andy Walker. The latest update to Windows XP comes in the form of Service Pack 2.



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