Posts Tagged ‘freeware utility’

Cleaner PC in a Second

Posted by Jason in Software on June 12th, 2008

Cleaning and has got a bad name with so many ‘scareware’ products popping up on websites, telling you that your needs attention and offering to put it right. Woe betide anyone who takes up the offer and more often than not you’ll end up with a infected , or a bill for a piece of useless . The other problems is that often makes little or no difference, and don’t be misled into thinking they will somehow restore the on a terminally sluggish or cluttered machine, that just doesn’t happen in the real world. On the other hand, running a decent every so often can to avoid problems later down the line, by removing redundant files and entries, and one I have been trialling recently seems to do a pretty good job. (more…)

Audit Your PC

Posted by Jason in Computer, Software on March 11th, 2008

winauditHow much do you know about your ? Yes, I know tells you about the and you can see what you have on the All list, but that’s just scratching the surface. What, for instance, is the make and version of your ’s , what peripherals are attached, how much of your is in use, when was your first switched on and how many times have you booted it up, what is the make, model number and size of your , and just how many are still on your that you’ve forgotten about? (more…)