http://laptoprunningslow.com Sun, 09 Oct 2011 01:52:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://laptoprunningslow.com/a-simple-but-effective-mac-speed-up-tip/ http://laptoprunningslow.com/a-simple-but-effective-mac-speed-up-tip/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 01:52:39 +0000 PCGuy http://laptoprunningslow.com/a-simple-but-effective-mac-speed-up-tip/ Here’s a tip I was made aware of recently that I thought I’d share (though I’d like to take credit, I must give that to some Smart Friends of mine); it’ll help speed up your Mac, and may reduce the appearance of the SPOD (the rainbow cursor). 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The best way to do this is with registry cleaning software that repairs your registry [...]]]> http://laptoprunningslow.com/improve-computer-performance-2/feed/ 0 http://laptoprunningslow.com/10-simple-ways-to-speed-up-your-windows-xp/ http://laptoprunningslow.com/10-simple-ways-to-speed-up-your-windows-xp/#comments Sat, 08 Oct 2011 05:27:19 +0000 PCGuy http://laptoprunningslow.com/10-simple-ways-to-speed-up-your-windows-xp/ 1. Defrag Disk to Speed Up Access to Data One of the factors that slow the performance of the computer is disk fragmentation. When files are fragmented, the computer must search the hard disk when the file is opened to piece it back together. To speed up the response time, you should monthly run Disk [...]]]> http://laptoprunningslow.com/10-simple-ways-to-speed-up-your-windows-xp/feed/ 0 http://laptoprunningslow.com/a-brief-history-of-computers-at-jeremymeyers-dot-com/ http://laptoprunningslow.com/a-brief-history-of-computers-at-jeremymeyers-dot-com/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 20:26:45 +0000 PCGuy http://laptoprunningslow.com/a-brief-history-of-computers-at-jeremymeyers-dot-com/ by Jeremy Meyers Note: Yes, a lot of this is from Grolier’s Encyclopedia. Hey, I was young. I didn’t know any better. Credit where credit is due. Also, this information is only current as of the early 1990′s (1993, to be exact), and no I’m not planning to add more information anytime soon. 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My computer is very slow booting up and has drastically slowed down (or freezes) navigating between files/programs, opening and closing programs, etc…. I recently re-installed Microsoft Office 2007 and shortly before that had to re-install Java as well. Java Applets were not loading and running. Last time I had both of these programs installed, [...]]]> http://laptoprunningslow.com/computer-freezingslow-hijackthis-log/feed/ 0 http://laptoprunningslow.com/windows-registry-cleaner-buy-file-shredder-registry-cleaner-in-pc-optimizer-pro-software/ http://laptoprunningslow.com/windows-registry-cleaner-buy-file-shredder-registry-cleaner-in-pc-optimizer-pro-software/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:23:38 +0000 PCGuy http://laptoprunningslow.com/windows-registry-cleaner-buy-file-shredder-registry-cleaner-in-pc-optimizer-pro-software/ The registry is a key component of the Your PC window. It is so important, that without it, Windows may not STARTUP. PC users are not familiar with this part of the Windows operating system and it is often overlooked and neglected until the PC malfunctions or crashes. In order to clean your computer correctly [...]]]> http://laptoprunningslow.com/windows-registry-cleaner-buy-file-shredder-registry-cleaner-in-pc-optimizer-pro-software/feed/ 0 http://laptoprunningslow.com/keeping-old-computers-alive/ http://laptoprunningslow.com/keeping-old-computers-alive/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:20:12 +0000 PCGuy http://laptoprunningslow.com/keeping-old-computers-alive/ Find additional tools and tips for greening your nonprofit through TechSoup’s GreenTech Initiative, where social benefit organizations can share and learn more about technology choices that can help to reduce our overall impact on the environment. There are many reasons to replace your computers before they could reasonably be called old. Big corporations may replace [...]]]> http://laptoprunningslow.com/keeping-old-computers-alive/feed/ 0 http://laptoprunningslow.com/fix-slow-computer-how-to-fix-your-slow-computer/ http://laptoprunningslow.com/fix-slow-computer-how-to-fix-your-slow-computer/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 05:04:45 +0000 PCGuy http://laptoprunningslow.com/fix-slow-computer-how-to-fix-your-slow-computer/ http://FixedRegistry.NotLong.com If you want to get your computer running like new then visit this site. Scan your registry and see if that is your problem. If it is then this software will help you fix your problem. computer slow fix computer slow fix free fix slow computer fix slow computer free fix slow computer microsoft [...]]]> http://laptoprunningslow.com/fix-slow-computer-how-to-fix-your-slow-computer/feed/ 0 http://laptoprunningslow.com/windows-vista-is-running-very-slow/ http://laptoprunningslow.com/windows-vista-is-running-very-slow/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:44:40 +0000 PCGuy http://laptoprunningslow.com/windows-vista-is-running-very-slow/ Have you noticed that your Windows Vista is running very slow lately? It used to be just fine and as time goes by, Windows Vista becomes slower and slower. Why is that happening? Well, you’ve arrived to the right place, let me explain to you why this problem happens, I’ll show you how to fix [...]]]> http://laptoprunningslow.com/windows-vista-is-running-very-slow/feed/ 0