It’s a real pain to find all the drivers you need after installing your operating system.
To spare yourself this pain, you should always back them up to a safe location, like a cd-rom or an external hard drive.
DriveMax is one of those freeware that does a pretty good job in identifying your drivers, back them up and easily reinstall them, when you need them. (more…)
Hands down, this has got to be one of the best pieces of third-party software ever released. Avid computers users such as I often have to go through the pain of updating each individual program to make sure that they are up-to-date. However, many of these programs do not have any update reminders. A possible loophole or vulnerability in old versions of a program can mean trouble for your computer in the future.
To ease the pain of updating all your software, Filehippo has come out with an Update Checker (more…)
If you have been on the Internet for any length of time, you’ve probably ran across the topic of spyware, adware, or malware. This is software that has installed on your computer, many times without your permission, or accidentally by clicking on a popup ad, etc. The problem with these programs is they will slow your computer down, make changes to your desktop, homepage, search page, load programs into your taskbar tray and otherwise get in the way. In the worst cases, they will even transmit information from your computer to servers on the Internet.
So the question becomes, if your computer is infected with these problematic programs, how do you get rid of them. In most cases, you can run a free removal program to remove these infections, in more serious cases, you may have to download a specialized removal program to free yourself of these problems. (more…)
