Laptop running slow

PC clock speeds are a bunch of baloney — at least as a method of determining which computer to buy. In this case, faster does not always mean better. Every computer processor includes an oscillator that operates at a certain number of pulses per second. These pulses set the tempo for the processor; in most [...]

Hello, I, along with many other computer geeks I’m sure, am extremely excited for the Core i9 processor, rumored to be released very soon, probably before the end of this summer. However, processors in the past have had their clock-speed labeled by the total speed, or so I have been told, such as the intel [...]

Your Biggest Fan by Hforman – 2/16/07 10:32 PM In reply to: Fan speeds up – Is this a problem? by doowopper As the power of computers increase, temperature can be a big problem. Most Pentium processors and AMD units have extra cooling systems for the processor as well as the inside of the case. [...]

Broadband speeds explained Got some questions? What things can affect my broadband speed? At Virgin Media, we’re always working to deliver the best broadband service we can, but there are a few things that can affect your speed. When we talk about broadband speed, we use two terms to describe the different types there are: [...]

Apart from being one of the most important pieces of a working computer, RAM is also one of the hardest hardware pieces to comprehend. RAM stands for Random Access Memory. It is the hardware piece that stores files temporarily until the computer uses them. Whenever you load your operating system it loads on the available [...]

So how fast is your internet connection anyway? Yeah, I know that many companies now (especially DSL – for more information see http://www.internet-tips.net/System/DSL.htm, and cable) are advertising speeds of upwards of a megabit or more. Well, what does that really mean? And how fast is 56K or 28.8 anyway? I know this is hard to [...]

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Understanding System Memory and CPU speeds: A layman’s guide to the Front Side Bus (FSB) by Lee Penrod You are encouraged to make links to this article from your website and tell your friends The following article is based on years of experience. It is provided as a free service to our customers and visitors. [...]

When you connect to a website your computer establishes connections with the web server(s). One connection might be a graphics server, another connection may be an ad server and so on. Once the connection has received what it asked for it is disconnected and used for something else. By default IE7 is set to only [...]

Speed Up Internet Explorer Written by Vygantas Lipskas on January 14, 2009 Now here is something for you, IE users. Five tweaks to increase Internet Explorer performance. Written by reliancep 1. Turn off Phishing Filter. This feature supposedly helps to prevent you from being tricked into accessing a rogue web site that is masquerading as [...]