Computer maintenance is a part of everyone’s lives now, much like owning a car and getting it serviced, it just has to be done. Computers are the same, needing regular maintenance, as they get clogged up with truck loads of hidden files.
Most of the time the average computer user has no idea that they are actually messing up a computer just by using it. Do you surf the internet, read file attachments from your email, or simply write a Word document? Without even personally saving a file on your computer, there are hundreds of different files save automatically each time you do anything on your computer. For example if you receive an email with a Word document attached to it and open it to read instead of saving it first, the document Will be temporarily saved in the Windows Temp folder. Imagine after reading this Word document, you try to save it to your computer without looking where you are saving it. If you do not choose where to save this file it will be saved in a temporary folder. Eventually this temp folder becomes quite large in size without you even realizing.
In the video below I show you how I perform Computer maintenance on my computer. Of course there are programs out there that can do all this for you, which I will mention in a later article. Here are some steps I go through:
1. Move files I want to keep and store for later use.
2. Delete files i do not need.
3. Remove programs I do not need. (Ones I have installed)
4. Delete old emails.
5. Delete Temp files manually.
6. Delete junk files from the rubbish bin… Email programs have a junk and deleted folder to clean out also.
7. Perform disk Cleanup. (Getting what I missed)
8. Defrag with JKdefrag.`
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Computer Problem Tips
As a computer tech, I often see the same mistakes are repeated again and again by unsuspecting users. The most common mistakes can easily confuse you bring your computer and costs hours of time is wasted and hundreds of dollars in repair costs.
Stop surfing the Internet without using a good firewall
Okay, most all love to go online to browse their favorite stores, check out the news or a popular blog. All well and safe, right? But hackers are now infected withinnocent sites with booby traps caught links, download all kinds of wickedness. Quit shuffling can upload a good quality of personal firewall. Then put it on your laptop or desktop, because "they come" to you.
Stop "forget" to use an antivirus program
Let me ask you a question … They have an antivirus program or? Okay, right? Phew, fear, you take me for a minute. Because there are free programs available online, so you no excuse not to haveroutinely with a good one. Do it in auto-scan when you at work or asleep.
Stop spyware can ruin your machine
Now days, spyware intrusions are more frequent than a few viruses. Porn-Pops, boring ads and hijacked home pages are the least worry if you have malicious software running on your computer. Hackers can use spyware take a look at your passwords and online information such as your bank accounts, pension funds and other sensitive data.Download and run a good anti-spyware program at least once a week.
Stop clicking on unknown or suspicious e-mail attachments
A good rule of thumb for the e-mail attachment if you are not a wait, do not open it. "When in doubt, delete it." Wrong e-mail attachments are the number one by viruses and Trojans. When you click on anything that comes into your inbox, you are just inviting trouble. Very quickly, your computer will be infected.
Quit the applicationFile-sharing networks carelessly
Everyone likes freebies. And the allure of "peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing systems can be pretty awesome. But without meaning to, you can easily download viruses, porn, and leave copyrighted material that you choose to embarrassment and potential lawsuits can be opened. Install file sharing carefully and make sure you understand how to disable it in order to have hackers from invading your computer and check it for you, what will be downloaded to prevent.
What do you to do, …
– Install a good personal firewall program
– Keep your anti-virus program updated and configured to automatically scan
– Download and run a good anti-spyware program at least once a week
– Do not open suspicious e-mail attachments
– Use the file-sharing systems make sense
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