This is the last in the series regarding ways to speed up your computer as it slows down with age. As I promised last week, this week we start with something that could be significant for some of you. OneDrive is Microsoft’s version of cloud storage which has been around since 2007. For those of…
Last year, about this time, I wrote an article about Spring Cleaning your computer. It dealt with the physical computer cleaning like your monitor, keyboard, mouse, inside your computer, etc. Today I have an idea to help you clean the hard drive and software on your computer. First, get rid of any applications you do…
Here is one update to the last two columns I wrote about Google Maps and Waze for Android devices. Guess what? Waze released a new version of its excellent product. It has a couple of nice new features but mostly it was cosmetic with a few navigational changes. I believe it looks better, is quicker…
Now that Christmas is over and you have a new Windows 10 computer, what should you do? I suggest the first thing you do out of the box is run a windows update. It may be running a second after you boot up the computer; however, check to make sure. It is quite easy to…
Last week I talked about two of Piriform’s excellent tools for keeping your computer in good shape. CCleaner and Defraggler. Today we will look at two others. Speccy is a very good application from Piriform; however, it is one I rarely use. You should download it and run it anyway just so you can have…
I recently mentioned the site Piriform. I received several emails asking about what it offers, so today we will take a look at some of the excellent free utilities they have. Their most well-known tool is CCleaner. When the company first started out this was their first app and then it stood for, "Crap Cleaner." …
I never realized the past three articles would provide me with so much email from readers. So today I will close out the series with one final shot at discussing things people want to know most from me. One follow up to last week. I did not recommend the $49 version of various tablets and…
Donna S. from Shenandoah wrote and asked a couple of good questions. They first thing she wanted to know was which files she should delete when working in her browser under Options. In your browser’s Options when deleting temporary/old files (settings vary per browser), there is one that I don’t delete. That is the one…
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