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Improve your Performance with ReadyBoost

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

If your PC could do with a bit of an extra performance boost but you don’t really want to go out and buy an expensive memory upgrade you can still do it by plugging in a USB flash device and using the Windows ReadyBoost facility.

This is a feature which is available on Windows Vista and Windows 7, and while it won’t give you all the benefits of a memory upgrade in aspects such as gaming speed it is still a clever and pretty inexpensive way to read information a lot quicker than straight from the hard drive.

The ReadyBoost feature works by speeding up access to data by caching it on the USB drive, and it is encrypted so that if you lose the flash device no one can find out the information on it.

You can find flash drives which are ReadyBoost compatible pretty easily online, and a good tip is to look for one which matches as closely as possible the amount of RAM which your computer has. After you plug it into your USB port you will be asked whether you prefer to use the device as a ReadyBoost driver or as an external memory drive. Choose the ReadyBoost option. After this is done your computer will suggest the amount of memory to be used in order to give you the best performance. Click on ok if you are happy with this suggestion and it will start working without you doing anything else.

As mentioned earlier, this isn’t going to give you the same effect as adding more memory to your PC, but for the cost a USB flash drive it is a pretty good investment which will give you a noticeable improvement with no hassle.

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The Benefits of Google Chrome

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

What do you look for in your web browser? If you are like the majority of internet users then you value speed, security and simplicity over most other factors.

These are the three main reasons why a lot of people have already switched to the Google Chrome browser. Chrome was launched in 2008 and has cemented its position as the third most popular browser behind Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. However, it has been steadily been gaining market share and recently passed the 10% share milestone. It has also been voted as being the most user friendly of the browsers currently on offer and seems certain to continue its climb in the popularity stakes.

The reputation of Chrome as arguably the safest browser around is in part based on the blacklists for phishing and malware which are constantly updated by Google and which let users know when they are entering a potentially dangerous site. There is also the fact that malware is stopped from doing any damage by the fact that each tab is individually separated and malware on one tab cannot find the information on another.

The speed which Chrome operates at is another of its big selling points, and it has repeatedly beaten the competition in speed tests. The interface is simple and rather basic, adding to the feel that it has been designed for speed and functionality rather than looks. You get just back and forward buttons, refresh and cancel and menu as standard.  The tab control is one of the main aspects of the browser, and these are highly useful ways of controlling and administering your browsing.

A recent change to the browser has also been designed to make it easier for businesses to use by letting system administrators oversee the process of updating and installing the software onto their computers.

There are versions of Chrome available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux and it is well worth looking at if you fancy changing your browser and want to find the best one around.

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Protect your Computer with Driver Commander

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

A new piece of software which is simple to use, reliable and does a good job is always going to cause a stir in the computer market. This is the case with the Driver Commander product, which has gained a number of high ratings and awards for its simple approach and effective results.

It is a program which is compatible with Windows NT / 2000 / XP / Vista and 7 and lets you keep your PC working the way it should do with no hassle. Many computer owners continue to use a PC with out of date drivers – usually because they don’t know how to update them manually – and this program lets them do a 30 second scan to find and then immediately and automatically update anything which is old and potentially dangerous.

When you are looking for a maintenance program like this then there are really three main points to look for:

Speed. No one wants to have a clean up or update program running for hours on their computer, and one that takes a long time usually ends up getting cancelled and never run again. (more…)

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