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Archive for January, 2012

When you are looking at the hardware of the computer, the two main parts responsible for the speed of your computer are the processor itself, and the amount of RAM. Upgrading a processor many times means upgrading many parts around the processor as well, which can get costly, and sometimes it can end up costing you more than a new computer with better specs would cost. To upgrade RAM, you simply add or replace the RAM you already have. With most computers a RAM upgrade only takes minutes and anyone can do it. There are some laptops where the RAM is not very accessible and in that case you may want to take it in to a computer repair shop. With most laptops the RAM is easily accessible, and on almost all desktop computers the RAM is very easy to get to. Read the rest of this entry »

This is one case where having too much security can be a bad thing. Having more than one antivirus client installed on your laptop or desk top computer at the same time can cause havoc to your system. To make matters worse, many antivirus clients do not uninstall correctly, and leave behind pieces that will either cause your new antivirus software to not install, or cause problems with your computer.

If you are installing antivirus on your computer, or switching to a new antivirus client, you will first want to make sure that no antivirus is still installed on the computer. You will want to check your programs and features list and Windows 7 and Vista, or the add and remove programs list with Windows XP, Read the rest of this entry »