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Running PC faster: How much RAM you need for optimal performance

The question comes to each new release of Windows : How much RAM I will need to get a blazing fast machine? Windows 7 is now available for more than one year, we suggest you see if adding memory allows it to run faster. Encoding, gaming, 3D rendering : how much memory is essential for Windows 7? To answer this question, we used two different machines. The first machine is an mid level laptop … [Read more...]

Registry Bloat-What they are?

The term registry bloat means the Windows 7 (or any other Microsoft Windows Operating Systems) registry is filled with obsolete or unnecessary data those are useless on that machine and will only slow down the machine, interfering with normal operations or cause malfunctions or crash the programs. Many forms of malware such as spyware and Trojan horses can also cause this registry bloat by adding … [Read more...]

Ten things you should not do with your computer

Most computers work perfectly normally most of the time. But, like any other machine things can go wrong. Without proper softwares all computer equipment stops working.Here is some points which you should never do with your Windows 7 PC. 1. Never turn off your computer simply by flicking the power switch, even if you have assigned the power button as shut down switch from Windows 7 Power options. … [Read more...]

Problems of using Registry Cleaners for Windows 7

When you make a choice to use a registry cleaner, there are some  important questions you should ask yourself: Are you getting this from a reliable source? Is it a reputable program that will help me anyway? Why I need to use a Registry cleaner? You can usually answer these questions by doing a little research on it. Microsoft directly says nothing about registry cleaners and Windows 7. … [Read more...]

How to ensure your computer’s safety against virus

If you use a computer even rarely, chances are that at some point of time, you have been effected by a virus. If you were lucky, the virus may have been embarrassing you by only wasting your time and energy but if you were not so lucky may have you lost your valuable data. The viruses are a threat to Microsoft Windows based computer across the world. Thus, to reduce our risk of virus infection, … [Read more...]

Laptop Security: Do not leave home without it!

Hundreds of thousands of laptops are lost or stolen each year. What if it unfortunately happens to you? Think of all the relevant information stored in your laptop and the chaos that would come into your life if it becomes lost or stolen. All the pictures you downloaded from your camera and never had time to mount and print. More importantly, your personal information, your credit card and bank … [Read more...]

What you must check while buying a Windows 7 based netbook

The netbook, as we have spoken on other occasions (Please check Tablet or Netbook : Which one to Buy? and UMPC: Advantages and disadvantages if you interested). They are small sized portable computers that give users the ability to carry a lightweight, economical and allows to perform basic tasks like reading mail, using a word processor , check the news, etc. Netbook gaining popularity among … [Read more...]

UMPC: Advantages and disadvantages

Previously, we have discussed about Tablet or Netbook : Which one to Buy? ; this time, we are going to discuss about a bit more smaller device: UMPC. UMPC Ultra Mobile PC comes from, and simpler explanation would be that it is a computing device that provides the functions of a laptop and the portability of a PDA, UMPC standing in an intermediate size between the two. Use of UMPCs is still … [Read more...]

Tablet or Netbook : Which one to Buy?

2010 is still one of those years when technology takes a turn with advanced and powerful products that change the concept of electronic entertainment. In 2009 more netbook (ultra) sold than conventional laptops, because on one hand the price was considerably smaller, and the other, they are very compact devices running Microsoft Windows 7, sufficient enough to perform the basic tasks of any … [Read more...]

Windows 7 and Mac OS X: which one is better?

Microsoft and Apple compete with the new versions of their operating systems those launched two months apart. Thecustomizewindows presents an honest comparison after using both the operating system for more than one year. With Windows 7, Microsoft tries to forget the badpatch of three years after the introduction of Windows Vista. For this, the world's leading software company has not taken any … [Read more...]

Thunderbay : Another Microsoft Codename revealed

There are a bunch of new codenames in this month™s update, including one I™ve been chasing for a while: œThunderbay. Thunderbay isn™t a product codename; it™s an Entertainment and Devices strategy codename. I provide more details on Microsoft Thunderbay in the introduction to this month™s Codename Tracker. (There are several other new Microsoft codenames, plus updates to many of the existing … [Read more...]