Discount Computers

Renewed energy and vigor applies to us, surfers, as well as to
our computers, too. But when web

pages seem to load forever in your personal computer, and
programs take a snail\’s creep to

complete, then it is high time to do some inner cleansing in
your computer so as to make your

computer run faster.

Here\’s how:

1. Deleted Unwanted Files

Culprits are your jpegs and old tunes which you no longer
access. These files lie buried in your

system, take up considerable hard disk space, and bog down your
PC.

2. Use the disk cleanup tools.

All windows-based operating system are equipped with disk
cleanup tools. These are the devices

that sweeps your hard disk clean automatically. It gets rid of
unwanted files that initiates

sluggishness in your computer\’s performance.

3. Uninstall Obsolete Programs.

In reality, obsolete programs, just like unwanted files, occupy
hard disk space and could

contribute to the PC\’s sluggish performance.

But be careful, though. Do not just hit the Delete key. Instead,
go to Control Panel, select

Add/Remove Programs, and then click \”Remove\” for the programs
you no longer want.

4. Run Anti-Spyware/Malware In Your PC.

Spywares run in the background without your knowledge. It
collects information about you and your

surfing habits then transmits them back to its authors. It
burdens your computer with additional

task processes, not to mention the annoyances of receiving
unwanted e-mails from the Spyware\’s

authors.

So, to protect you from these annoyances brought about by these
unwanted programs, run an anti-

spyware program.

5. Utilize Removable Media.

By transferring your pictures, audio, and video clips to
removable media such as CD-RW discs, you

can free your hard disk from the unnecessary burden.

The result: Your PC now runs faster.

6. Finally, Run Scandisk and Defrag.

Point to Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools, and
click Defrag.

Defragmenting your hard drive on a regular basis speeds up your
pc.

On XP, you cannot find the venerable scandisk program. Instead,
click Start > Accessories and

click Command Prompt. At the prompt, type CHKDSK /f. The program
will check your hard disk the

next time it boots up. Afterwards, you can run Defrag.

About the author:
Tim of hot-computer-guide.info provides free tips on
speeding up your computer

It\’s happened to all of us, I\’m sure. You are surfing the net
and maybe listening to music when all of a sudden…you click
the close button on the upper right corner and it freezes. Then
you don\’t know if you should wait until it\’s done or bash the
monitor with the keyboard. Eventually, you get fed up and hit
\”ctrl+alt+delete\” only to get an error. Okay! That\’s it! I\’m
turning it off!

Amazing what cheap parts can do, isn\’t it? It can give you an
ulcer…that\’s for sure. So what\’s should you do? Follow the
path to find your way to computer bliss.

Rule #1: Never, ever buy the best parts. They
charge you way too much for a small performance boost. Instead,
use that saved money for something computers always
need…accessories like a printer, webcam, or external memory.

Rule #2: Know your needs. Getting parts that are way more
than you\’ll ever need isn\’t smart. It\’s a bad investment and
getting parts that are not nearly as good as you need them to be
is an even worse investment!

If you need an office computer, basic components are all you
will need. I would recommend a Pentium 4 processor, 512MB of
RAM, and Windows XP: Office. That is a solid foundation that
will take care of all your needs.

If you need a multimedia computer, I would get the next step up.
Getting a Pentium 4 with hyperthreading, two 512MB RAM sticks,
and a multimedia management program would be ideal.
Hyperthreading is great for a lot of programs used at once which
always happens with music, movies, and pictures so it\’s
definitely something to think about.

If you want a gaming computer, then you should get the third
down from \”top-of-the-line\”. Try a Athlon 64 3000+ or 4000+,
three to four 512MB RAM sticks, and a GeForce 7800 GTX. That
guarentees no errors, no crashes, and awesome performance as
well as giving you the most value for your money!

For a more thorough explaination, take a look at
http://www.gaming-computers-authority.com/Discount-Computer-Parts
..html

Rule #3: See through the lies and make an investment
you\’ll be happy with. The $500 computers from Dell or Gateway
are a great value, BUT they skimp on things that multimedia and
gaming computers need… the RAM, Video card, Sound Card, and
even the motherboard! I\’d only recommend computers below $700 if
they are for office computers.

Again, let me remind you that buying computer parts doesn\’t have
to be a pain. It\’s just common sense if you follow the three
rules. One…don\’t buy the absolute best parts, two…don\’t buy
parts you don\’t need, and three…make an investment you will be
happy with. Now, if you want more advice and recommendations,
check out the website on the bottom of this article.

About the author:
Jared Strop is a avid gamer who is busy working at GameStop and
webmaster of a computer gamer\’s haven called
http://www.gaming-computers-authority.com that has
recommendations and advice about specific computer parts as well
as overall buying tips.

Express?

How often do people loose their email data? Is this important to
backup your email client before loosing important emails? Are
you thinking it won\’t happen to you?

Well, for those who use an email client and loosing their emails
is one of the worst nightmares. Unfortunately this situation is
quite probable.

There are several causes for this: - Hard disk failure - Viruses
and Trojans - Windows crashes - Some time un-expected things

Hard Disk can fail from several reasons: logical problems like
bad partitions, hardware problems caused by dropping them or
something on them, or, sometimes they just stop functioning. You
can use several data recovery tools like GetDataBack or Acronis,
which might save your day. But you might not be able to get back
any byte.

Viruses are increasing their numbers day by day. It\’s hard to
keep up even for the big players like Symantec or Kaspersky.
They reduced the response time for a new virus, but if you are
unlucky, the virus crashes your computer before you can apply
the antivirus.

Well, we all know how reliable Windows is. There is no person
that can say he never saw a \”blue screen\”. Because most of the
email clients store email, account and settings data in My
documents, Program files or in Windows registry. When you
reinstall the operating system you loose them all. Even
Microsoft CEO Bill Gates acknowledged that they counted 5
percent of total Windows based computers to crash twice every
day. Here\’s a small report:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/25/technology/25SOFT.html -
September 1, 2005.

The best way to count those situations is to backup emails on a
CD or another hard disk. People who know a little about Windows
and computers can do it by hand. Outlook Express is still the
most used email client.

If you want to backup Outlook Express by hand, you have to save
registry keys and DBX files. Saving messages, signatures and the
address book can be done within the email client, but for
settings you have to search through Windows registry. It can be
pretty difficult to do it for a beginner.

After a long search now I found a tool that can do this job
automatically. Adolix Outlook Express Backup:
http://www.adolix.com/outlook-express-backup/home.html You can
use this software to backup Outlook Express, IncrediMail and
some other email clients. It\’s an email saver program that can
backup and restore emails, addresses, folders, signatures and
options.

What it cannot do is backing up Outlook Express and restoring to
Pegasus Mail for instance. Synchronization can take place
between different instances of the same email client.

It can be used to move emails from one computer to another. For
instance if you own a laptop and a PC, you can transfer emails
between them. Furthermore, you can backup Outlook Express from
Windows98 and restore it to Windows XP.

Adolix Outlook Express Backup has a wizard mode for beginners,
but the most experienced users can use Standard mode for more
speed. It costs only $24.95 and I think worth for too much.

It\’s pretty clear that anyone can loose emails. So backing up
your email client is essential, but you have to decide whether
to do it by hand or to purchase a tool like Adolix Outlook
Express Backup.

About the author:
Mircea Ionescu writes for Adolix Software. Adolix Software is a
young company specialized in tools and utilities like Adolix
Outlook Express Backup
(http://www.adolix.com/outlook-express-backup/home.html ),
Adolix PDF Converter or eCover Engineer.