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Spyware can be a real time waster. It makes its way onto your
machine, usually without you knowing it, and eventually becomes
a problem which causes you stress, costs you time and money and
possibly leads to even worse consequences if not dealt with
quickly. Learning how to eliminate spyware before it becomes a
problem is critical for every computer user today.

Spyware is written with the intent to intercept or take partial
control of your computer without your informed consent or
knowledge. While the name suggests it is created to simply spy
on you, spyware also refers to software that subverts the
operation of your computer for the benefit of someone else.
While the motivations of those who write software like this is
beyond the scope of this article, it is important to at least
understand that spyware certainly does not exist for your
benefit and you should take regular steps to remove it.

By using a simple spyware scanning program, detection and
removal of spyware is generally a quick and painless process.
Instead of waiting for the results of spyware on your computer
to become a problem, run a spyware scanner at a regular schedule
to find and eliminate spyware software that has found its way on
your computer. It typically is something you can start and leave
running on your computer without any intervention on your part.
If you look at it this way, keeping your computer safe, and
operating at its best shouldn’t take more than 5 minutes of your
time a week!

New spyware is created constantly and your spyware scanning
software should have a simple way to check for updated
information to detect the latest threats. Again, this process is
usually automatic and should require very little intervention on
your part. Be sure to choose the option to check for updates in
your spyware scanner before you scan your computer. This simple
two step process will help ensure that you are always free from
the latest threats.

It is unfortunate that it is necessary to deal with threats like
spyware, adware, viruses and Trojan horses, but it is a simple
reality. Fortunately there are excellent programs out there that
will work to protect you from these threats and allow you to
focus on the fun, enjoyment and utility your computer should
offer you. By taking a few, regular steps to maintain your
computer you will keep it running better longer. Just like a
well-maintained car.

About the author:
Ardian Zhu writes about spyware at http://www.preventspyware.net

Things you can do to keep your computer running smoothly.

1. Empty your recycle bin, delete the deleted files from
Outlook, you can also delete files in your sent folder that are
no longer needed.

2. Get rid of those cookies, they can take up alot of space.
Marketers also use this information to track your buying
patterns.

3. You can delete your Temp files these end with *.tmp you can
use F3 in Windows to search for that extension.

4. Run Microsoft ScanDisk at least once a month.

5. Run Microsoft Defrag as well to keep your files in order on
your harddrive.

6. Dust, dust is horrible for your system. If you smoke, dust
more often, you can purchase canned air from Radio Shack to blow
out your case, do it outside.

7. Purchase system utilities software such as Noton System Works
or Registry Mechanic to keep your system running optimal.

8. Consider upgrading your RAM if your system is running
sluggish.

9. Upgrading your video card can improve your gaming experience.

10. A new processor can do wonders to application performance.

11. Make sure Windows is done shutting down before you power off.

12. Use Anti-Virus Software and update your Anti Virus
signatures.

13. If your using DSL or Cable use a firewall.

14. Install the latest drivers for your hadrware.

Benjamin Hargis CEO

Phuture Networks

http://www.phuturenetworks.com

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About the author:
I’m a computer secuity consultant for home and small businesses.
I started a company called Phuture Networks to help home users
and small business owners about computer and network security.
During the day I consult Realtors on website design, hosting and
search engine optimization for a big company. My interest are
computing, UNIX, Linux, Firewalls, programming, embedded systems
programming, hardware hacking, learning, reading, playing chess
and

I am sure you’ve heard a lot of things about computer
optimization. Everywhere you look you see ads that invite you to
“boost your performance” or “improve your computer”. So, what’s
the idea? Is anything true about it? Does your computer really
need optimization?

Unfortunately, it does. There are many weak zones in Windows
operating system. Here are a few of them: – registry – hardware
management – internet connection

Registries are Windows’s internal database. All sort of
information are stored there, from hardware and drivers info to
applications’ settings. After each removal of any device, like a
printer or video card, pieces of information remain there. The
biggest problem is when you uninstall a program. Unfortunately,
many applications fail to erase all their data on removal. A
solution for this is to run “regedit” and manually search for
all references to the program and erase them.

By hardware management I mean memory and hard-disk management.
As you know, each program uses some of your computer’s memory.
Memory allocation is determined by how much the program needs
and, of course, if the resource is available. When the
application stops, the used blocks of memory should be freed.
But this is not happening all the time. So, when a new programs
requests memory to run, your computer will slow down because it
will compete with other applications for the remaining
resources.

The same situation appears when you remove files from your
computer. They are not really erased. They remain on your
hard-disk and affect other files that you want to read or write.
It’s the same principle as described above regarding memory
usage. To avoid problems you should use at least once a month a
hard-disk defragmenter, in order to clean remaining pieces of
information.

Because so many people use the Internet today, internet speed
has become very important. I am talking about download speed and
browsing speed. Actually it’s the same concept. When you browse
a webpage, you computer creates by default a channel with the
page’s server and starts downloading it. Download speed is of
course given first of all by your internet subscription, but
there is something that affects it too. The connection channel
can be single threaded or multi threaded. As I said that channel
is by default single threaded. What your computer should do is
to break the downloaded file (image, text, archive, etc) into
several smaller parts, and create a download channel for each of
them. After they are all downloaded it should, of course,
rebuild the source. That is what all download accelerators do.

Those are only a few ideas why your computer needs optimization.
Registry tweaking, memory flushing, hard-disk defragmenters and
an accelerated Internet connection would speedup your activity
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