Keeping your PC running smoothly part I: organizing your hard-drive

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Keeping your PC running smoothly part I: organizing your hard-drive
Examiner.com
These practices range from keeping the files and folders on your hard-drive organized to upgrading your RAM. Let’s begin by taking a look at your PC’s hard-drive. “My Computer” and “Windows Explorer”: It’s easy to scatter files across your hard-drive over time. But in terms of accessing those files when you need them and for ease of backing-up your drive it’s important to keep those files organized. The best 2 tools for keeping files and folders organized are the applications “Windows Explorer” and “My Computer” (recently renamed to simply “Computer”) that come installed on your PC. Start either of those applications on your PC to take a look at your hard-drive and the locations of your files and folders.

Security Fix Blogger
Washington Post
: Recent news articles make it clear that most PC’s can be infected with new Trojan and spyware programs. I have relied on TrendMicro PC-cillin assuming it kept me safe how reliable is this protection software and how can I find out if my PC has malicious software that I have not detected previously?Brian Krebs: Antivirus software is hit or miss and I don’t care what brand you’re using: some malware will get through. It’s a constant arms race and one the bad guys eventually win. That is why i emphasize defense in depth not running as administrator and staying up to date on patches. To your question there are several things you can do to get a second opinion.

Intel: First Time PC Buyers Don’t Get Netbooks
Tom's Hardware Guide
Entry level computers for first-time computer buyers are usually inexpensive no-frills and usually just perform basic functions. The same descriptors could be applied to netbooks Intel says that the little machines aren’t appealing to those buying his or her first PC. “I don’t think first-time buyers are going to buy netbooks” Sean Maloney Intel’s general manager of sales and marketing Intel Technology Summit on Wednesday in San Francisco quoted by.
Related from Softwaremonster: Intel Exec Points Up Quirks In the Mobile Market

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