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Speed up your computer in 5 days

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speed up my computerUse PC TuneUp Maestro to speed up your computer over 5 days by completing 5 taks. Some of these can be used without even purchasing PC TuneUp Maestro!

Here’s the boot camp line up:

Day 1: Remove clutter

Over time, your applications run more slowly and your computer is not performing as fast as it used to. You may be experiencing the effects of clutter: excess files on the computer.

The solution is to delete these files to prevent delay time and make your computer more responsive.

Day 2: Re-organize your files

Over time, as your computer saves and stores files, the files can become fragmented. This fragmentation can result in poor hard drive performance, which means it takes longer for your computer to open programs and files.

Use PC TuneUp Maestro to quickly access the Disk Defragmenter, a tool that will speed up the access to files on your hard drive by re-arranging them.

Day 3: Speed up the startup time

It is common for applications to add functions to your computer that run when you start the computer and possible stay active (but out of view), while you use the computer.  Each of these programs takes time to load up and run when you start the computer, making the wait longer. Continue reading...

3 ways to speed up your PC

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speed up pc`There are always little things you can do to speed up your PC, and help keep it running smoothly. We’re going to assume that you’re running a version of Windows 7.

Note: Some of the tools mentioned in this article require you to be logged on as an administrator. If you aren’t logged on as an administrator, you can only change settings that apply to your user account.

1. Remove spyware, protect against viruses

You’ve probably heard of the terms “spyware” and “virus”, but what are they, really? Both are malicious software programs inadvertently downloaded onto your computer from the internet. Sometimes your computer can be infected by spyware and viruses by visiting a website, and sometimes these programs can be downloaded as files. Both affect the speed of your computer. Spyware, as its name suggests, spys on your activities and personal information, such as passwords and even credit card information. Viruses are even more insidious – some wreak havoc for the sake of wreaking havoc, while other viruses may launch programs. Either way, both spyware and viruses will slow down your computer. Microsoft Security Essentials is a great tool for helping get rid of spyware and viruses.

2. Free up disk space

Free up space on your hard disk to improve the performance of your computer.

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How to fix Javascript errors

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How to fix javascript errorLast week we talked about how to fix Java errors. This week we’re going to be a little more technical and talk about Javascript.

How are Java and Javascript different?

First of all, do not confuse JavaScript with Java. They are totally different and are not related. Although Java works within all major web browsers, as does JavaScript, it is a much more advanced and sophisticated programming language than JavaScript. Java is also frequently updated, and requires the latest Java Runtime Environment, which needs a separate installation to run properly on your PC.

In contrast to Java, JavaScript is a common scripting language supported by all major web browsers, like Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome and Safari. JavaScript adds flexibility and interactivity to web sites because it provides enhanced features like dynamic web content, user interactions and data validation. JavaScript is usually embedded directly into web pages, therefore, you do not have to download or install JavaScript separately.

In short, Java is essentially a platform that works with your browser, while Javascript is a programming language that is read by your web browser.

What causes Javascript errors?

There are two common causes of JavaScript errors:

1) The most common cause is actual JavaScript programming errors. Continue reading...

Improve computer performance by tweaking printer settings

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Sometimes it’s the little things that optimize your PC and improve Windows performance. Ideally, using the computer should be a painless, fluid experience, but even with all of the advances of Windows 7, it can still take time to get things just right.

Take printing, for example. Often the printer default is set to “color”. This can be kind of expensive (and ultimately annoying), especially if you’re printing out something for your records, or as a first draft that you intend to correct and then revise once again on the computer. When the default printer setting is color, every time you print a document from Windows, you need to manually set the printing preferences to black and white, to avoid wasting expensive color ink. Before you know it, your color ink cartridge is empty, which often means you won’t even be able to use your printer at all!

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A good way to solve this problem is to have your printer default to black-and-white. That way, everything will print black and white unless you manually set it to color, which is much more convenient than the other way around.

How to set the printer default to black-and-white on Windows 7:

1. Click the “Start” menu button and double-click Control Panel. Continue reading...

Improve PC Performance and Windows Explorer Speeds

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Windows Explorer is a file manager that has been  included with every release of Microsoft Windows since Windows 95. It provides an easy and relatively intuitive way for us regular humans to view the computer’s file systems.

However, over the years Windows Explorer has become supercharged, and has received so many upgrades and extra added features that it’s hard to keep track of them

Windows Explorer in Windows 7 and now features something called “Libraries”, folders that collect content from various locations, including shared folders on computers on the same network. Libraries are generally stored in the Libraries special folder, which allows them to be displayed on the navigation pane.

By default, a new user account in Windows 7 contains four libraries, for different file types: Documents, Music, Pictures, and Videos. They are configured to include your user profile folders for these file types, as well as the computer’s corresponding Public folders.

In addition to collecting and presenting information about multiple storage locations, Libraries allows you to arrange and filter results (kind of like using Google or Bing search in a web browser) For example, selecting the “By Month” view in the Pictures library will display photos in stacks, where each stack represents a month of photos based on the date they were taken. Continue reading...