Hard Disk drives are complex electro-mechanical devices that can suffer performance degradation or failures due to a single event or a combination of events occurring over time. Environmental conditions that affect drive reliability include ambient temperature, cooling air flow rate, voltage, duty cycle, shock or vibration, and relative humidity. One […]
Computing Tips
I really like using Firefox when I surfed the internet. It can save me the trouble of opening so many new windows with the tabbed-browsing features. I can view new page in a new tab, within a single Firefox window. I can open links in new tabs, where they will […]
This is an experiment that I did just to see whether it can be done on a Pentium 4 or later version processor. So far I managed to install Windows 98Se and ME on a Pentium 4 system ( PGA478 ). My latest attempt is on a Pentium D ( […]
Windows XP has lost of colors, themes and similar special effects to make your PC look great. These effects slow down your PC and that is the main problem.If your computer is running slow, and you are sure you do not have a virus, spyware or adware you may try […]
Today my computer got infected by “Smitfraud” spyware. The type of computer pest that can really annoys and irritates any PC users by showing fake security alerts: your computer have been infected by viruses, PC users using cheap and uncool anti-virus softwares, buy our software only, your computer is so […]
Isn’t it great! Your spanking new Desktop or laptop runs like a dream. Fast as lightning. Then as time progresses things start to happen. It takes a while to startup when you switch on. Occasionally things just seem to go at a crawl. Hah, Lets try one of those amazing […]
You don’t have to be a computer expert to realize that your computer isn’t working as well as it once was. Over time, that brand new computer – laptop or desktop – begins to have troubles. It runs slowly or it freezes up for no apparent reason, ruining your computer […]