For new users, Windows 7 is different enough that you need a few tips to properly optimize your PC for free. It looks quite different from earlier versions of Windows, partly because Microsoft is developing new system tools that take advantage of today’s newer, faster machines, and while most changes are on a security or system level rather than a functional one, there are still enough changes that new users may feel uncomfortable. The good news is most of the changes are cosmetic, and some of the old tools you know and love have new applications and tweaks to make
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Why A Surge Protector Is Important For An Optimized PC
A good surge protector is an important part of your computer’s safety net, just like virus protection and backing things up. Without good protection, your computer could be destroyed by sudden power surges or spikes, sometimes even if it’s not on at the time. If it’s plugged into a surge protector, though, the surge protector blocks the current caused by power fluctuations from passing to your computer. Because the surge protector is made from sturdier electronics, it rarely takes damage from this.
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How To Improve Windows Performance By Defragmenting Your Hard Disk
When your computer gets slow, it’s often because the hard disk is fragmented; you can often improve Windows 7’s performance by defragmenting it. Defragmentation goes through your hard drive and reorganizes all the bits and pieces of data scattered throughout, sorting them and putting them in order. You might visualize it as your kitchen cabinets if you never cleaned them out; it takes you forever to find that can of peaches you know you have somewhere. When you sort and clean things, however, your peaches are with the rest of the fruit, right where they belong.
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Tips On How To Protect Your Computer From Viruses
It’s critical that you protect your computer from viruses. The sophisticated bugs hackers use today can do much more than break your computer or steal your online time; they can also steal your credit card information, bank information, and track everything you do online. Although viruses are difficult to eradicate, they are also relatively easy to prevent if you’re careful.
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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Windows Disk Defragmenter
Anyone who is a parent of a small child, lives with a small child or spends time with one knows what it is like to be the human version of the Windows Disk Defragmenter. Children run from one place to the next, playing with anything they can find and pulling items off shelves; most adults spend time chasing after the child picking up toys as they go along. If the toys were not picked up, the next time the child wants to play with the toy, time will be wasted searching for the specific toy. 
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