Archive for the ‘Windows’ Category

Routine Computer Maintainance - Keeping Files Organized

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

Along the same lines as defragmenting your hard drive, a good practice to get into is going through your documents folder and deleting anything you know you don’t need.  We all know how easy it is to accumulate "stuff" in real life, how much more so in the digital realm!

However, the more cluttered and unorganized your hard drive is, the more work you have to go through every time you need to find something.  This can severly inhibit your enjoyment of your computer.  Here are some common practices I use to increase my peace.

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Reader Question: How often should I defragment my hard drive?

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

“How do I clear programs out that are not used and are taking up hard drive space?”

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

Reader Question: Putting a icon shortcut beside the Start Menu

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007