Computer maintenance, sounds like a dreadful task. It can well be frightful, but more terrifying than this are repair costs and hard drive crashes. Maintenance may not guarantee the blockage of each and every threat that surrounds the machine physically like dust and other elements as well as logically like internal bugs and glitches. However, if proper maintenance is applied, one might actually form a long and lasting bond with little to no breakdowns, meltdowns, and crashes.

Most people would only realize the importance of maintenance after a couple of crashed units and a few thousand dollars of repair bills. In our population, there are those who invest in formal training that offers intense hands-on sessions and in-depth reference materials. However, these specialized classes may be quite expensive.

The European Commission is about to slap new antitrust charges on Intel, this time for trying to squeeze rival chip maker Advanced Micro Devices out of some of Europe's most important technology retail stores, according to a person familiar with the situation.

A second "statement of objections" is likely to be sent to Intel in the coming days. At the same time, charges may also be leveled against some of the retailers, such as German group Metro, owner of Media Markt, the biggest electronics chain store in Europe.

If you're using encryption software to keep part of your computer's hard drive private, you may have a problem, according to researchers at the University of Washington and British Telecommunications.

They've discovered that popular programs like Word and Google Desktop store data on unencrypted sections of a computer's hard drive -- even when the programs are working with encrypted files. "Information is spilling out from the encrypted region into the unencrypted region" said Tadayoshi Kohno, an assistant professor at the University of Washington in Seattle who co-authored the study.

What are the registry errors?

The values that are stored in the Windows registry keeps on changing as and when we make any changes to the system settings through the control panel. Whether we install or uninstall a program, add or remove a hardware component or make changes to the system settings. Whenever these types of changes are made a new entry is generated in the system database without deleting the previous one. That results in clogging up of the database file. Often the uninstallation of software remains incomplete that again leaves the entry that is no longer useful. Moreover, if there is a virus or other malware program in your computer, they also generate entries in the system database. These malicious data make your PC further prone to malware attacks. These are the most common forms of registry errors that a Windows PC has.

Everyday in security bulletins in websites oriented in safeness and security will come up news about security holes in Microsoft products and especially in Windows.

This operation system is most popular and her absence of security make very appetite for hackers. The new users, currently buying a PC with preinstalled Windows and which hardly start "walking" in Internet space can become a easy prey for ill-wishers.