Category Archives: optimization

Slow Computer Syndrome

Posted on July 30, 2011 by theTechWhat

Common complaints from computer users is that the machine “is soooo slow”. Depending who you talk to, you will get a variety of answers on what to do to improve your experience. There are a number of variables at play … Continue reading →

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Mac Shutdown

Posted on December 18, 2007 by theTechWhat

This is a REEEEEALLY easy gem that I just discovered. Bear in mind … I grew up on PCs, so this is a HUGE step for me. I’m all about key commands. When it comes to shutting down the PC, … Continue reading →

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Multiple Home Pages

Posted on October 11, 2007 by theTechWhat

I recently had to download Internet Explorer 7 as part of the compatibility check that I do when designing web pages. I found one really cool feature (and discovered that it also exists in Firefox 2) … multiple home pages. … Continue reading →

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Computer Clean Up

Posted on September 29, 2007 by theTechWhat

Here’s another little gem that I stumbled across but haven’t had the opportunity to actually test out … There’s an application called ‘Decrapifier‘ (PC only). This is great to use on new computer systems because a lot of the times, … Continue reading →

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Reclaim Your Cell

Posted on September 24, 2007 by theTechWhat

I recently purchased a ‘Chocolate’ from Verizon. I am very happy with the purch. Initially it was a little counter-intuitive to use, but I really think any phone would be after using the same one for 2 years. I am … Continue reading →

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Maps and Drives

Posted on August 26, 2007 by theTechWhat

Basically, I have 3 personally machines here. Ever since the HP started going retarded on me (sorry Ginny =p), I’ve had to rely on the home network a little more than before. With that, I bring you the genius of … Continue reading →

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Memory Leak

Posted on August 26, 2007 by theTechWhat

Windows has way too many ‘temp’ directories … you have temp, windows temp, cookies, then the cache files for the browsers … … and if you have more than one browser, watch out! Well, I discovered a new one today … Continue reading →

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