Category Archives: Windows Tips

There Is More Starting Up With Windows Than You Think

Most of you know by now that one of the ways to keep your shutdown and startup times faster is by preventing unnecessary programs from starting with Windows. You don’t need things like printer monitoring software, chat programs, image editors/viewers, browsers, Adobe reader, email programs, etc. starting up with Windows. The more programs you have starting with Windows… Read More »

Why Do-Not-Track Won’t Work

Fifteen years ago, people in the technology field were very concerned about online privacy. They came up with a convoluted and complicated privacy solution called P3P. it failed to win the approval of anyone other than geeks because it was far too complex, complicated, and unwieldy for the average user to learn. P3P went down the proverbial tubes.… Read More »

Skeptical Sandra Saves $29.95

Sandra’s skepticism saves her $29.95 What do you think about the software mentioned in this article: http://www.howlifeworks.com/Article.aspx?Cat_URL=technology&AG_URL=faster_pc_v2&ag_id=333&wid=EE8E5FA7-DA0E-4F55-898C-7281896A3465 /. They are referring to ARO 2012 fixing registry errors and bringing your. Bring your computer back to like new status. Hummmmmmmmmmmmmmm! Maybe, maybe not. Our answer Hi Sandra. Your skepticism is totally appropriate. Either the article was written by someone with… Read More »

What Starts With Windows Runs With Windows

Most of you know that having a plethora of programs starting with Windows isn’t a good idea. Most of you know that those programs have to load with Windows thus slowing your boot up times. But did you know that what starts with windows runs with Windows – and each of those applications continually saps memory from your… Read More »