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Optimize Computer

By Timothy Wa

You may read many guides that promise to speed up your computer, any most of them promise to speed up your computer simply by installing a program. The truth is most of them don't do anything. There is no magic program that can optimize a computer. Plus most of the stuff these programs do can be done by the user for free!

There's only a couple of programs that actually make a difference. The best way to utilize these programs is to go through this tutorial and then head to my blog. I guarantee that when you're done, you're computer will be at least twice as fast!

Intel Plans To Support 2.3GHz, 3.5GHz WiMax Next Year

By Sumner Lemon

IDG News Service —

Intel plans to extend the frequency ranges supported by its WiMax chipset next year beyond the 2.5GHz profile, according to a company executive.

WiMax support currently is an option with Intel's Centrino 2 chip package for laptops, but Intel's WiMax chipset only supports the version of the technology that uses 2.5GHz spectrum. This version of WiMax is being rolled out in the U.S., where operator Clearwire plans to launch services in three cities before the end of this year.

Avoiding Adware That Can Deceive You

By Jaime Banaag Jr

A lot of people have no idea about the name Adware, to give you a brief information regarding it, adware is a software that displays advertisements, via pop-up pages or changing the settings of your internet browsers to show ads. Most of adware programs are bundled in to the freeware software that you download on the internet. They normally run behind the freeware program that you’re using. So when you run the freeware program, adware runs on the background too, that’s why sometimes you experience getting pop-up ads.

Next Year Intel Will Release Nehalem Laptop Chips

IDG News Service —

Consumer laptops and desktops could get faster and more power-efficient when Intel releases chips built around its new Nehalem microarchitecture in the second half of 2009.

Further details about the new chips are set to be revealed at Intel Developer Forum, which will be held in San Francisco's Moscone Center between August 19 and 21.

Virus Attack Through Wireless on Laptop

By Didier Pradel

The use of Laptop is increasing day by day and so is increasing the Attack of Viruses on the Laptops. As these Laptops are portable ones and easy to configure anywhere to connect to the Internet it has become more and more prone to the Virus Attach than the Desktop which we use as a stationed machine rather. As the Wireless technology or having the facility of an inbuilt Wireless LAN configure to your Laptop one can easily access and can connect to the Internet anywhere the need arises. Now this becomes the loopholes for most of the Virus as well as the Hacker attack. Here are some of the listed tips which one should follow before connecting your wireless network from the Laptop.

How to Recover Data From a Damaged CD

By Alan Mod

It is supposed that a notion of data recovery usually has to do with restoring information from hard drives, internal computer memory, etc. But not everyone takes into consideration the fact that today CD data recovery is also a widespread case of information restoring that in most cases can be easily done thanks to some professional software.

The point is that as an information carrier, Cds are convenient to save all the necessary data we need to. But in many cases they are not so reliable especially if the matter is to back up valuable information, as they may be corrupted very easily. Some of reasons that can cause damage of CD-R, CD-RW, or DVDs are the following:

Microsoft Will Launch An Open Source Lab in The Philippines

GMANews.TV -

Software giant Microsoft will establish an open source interoperability laboratory in the Philippines, considered as the first in the region.

In a press briefing on Thursday, officials of Microsoft Philippines and the government’s Commission on Information and Communication Technology said the laboratory will spur the development of open source technologies.

Upgrading Your PC Vs Buying a New One

By Patric Welch

So your PC is on the fritz... again. You're probably waging that nagging question - whether to upgrade or buy a brand new computer. Noobie believes in the four-year rule: If a computer is four years old or younger, it may be worth fixing and/or upgrading. If it is more than four years old, the cost to fix or upgrade the unit can start to outweigh the cost of buying a brand new computer.
An accurate cost analysis should factor in the benefits of what a new computer can provide, including faster, better memory and a more current operating system.

The Importance of Encryption Over Public Networks

By Aaron Guhl

Public Wi-Fi networks are everywhere today. The nearest hot-spot in your city is probably only a block away. With so many employees on the road and working out of the office today, IT departments are finding the need to provide external access to network resources. The need to stay productive while out of the office is crucial.

Anytime an end-user is accessing corporate data on a public network, security is a big concern. You never know when your confidential data may be compromised. If your company provides access to data from outside of the corporate environment, you must make sure that you take the necessary steps to ensure that data is secure.

Without the PS3, Blu-ray Struggles Mightily For Acceptance

By GamePro staff

GamePro —

Just how important is Blu-Ray to the average consumer? Not very important at all, a new study found Friday, and the PS3 may very well be what's keeping it above water.

In fact, PS3 owners, on average, are buying many more Blu-ray movies, per person, than people with dedicated Blu-ray players.