I posted this article nearly 2 years ago, but with the release of Google’s Chrome browser yesterday, I thought it was appropriate to bring this important tip back to the forefront again. Also, read my tip on the new Firefox 3 browser released earlier this summer.
I have downloaded and tried out the new Google Chrome browser and look for a video and more comment about it coming up soon.
If you use Windows 7, Windows 8 or 8.1, you may have noticed a small Windows Logo icon in your system tray (space in the lower right corner by your clock). Microsoft announced yesterday, that they are following the trend Apple set (and Linux before them) and are offering their next version of Windows for free. It will be released on… Read More »Windows 10 Free Upgrade – Video Tip
In the past month, Microsoft released Internet Explorer 9 (Vista and Windows 7 only) and Mozilla released Firefox 4. Both browsers ratcheted up the speed and rendering of web pages, but both still contain some bugs that you don’t want to deal with yet. As with all major upgrades to any program, I always recommend sitting out on the hoopla… Read More »Major browser updates from Microsoft & Mozilla
The past six months or so, I have performed at least 4 RAM upgrades per week. RAM is the temporary memory that gives our computers the best chance to perform at optimum speeds. I am doing more of them because folks are electing to hold on to their older computers instead of buying a new one. With the RAM upgrade and some other optimization, most folks can get another 2 or more years out of an existing computer.
When I get a call from a computer user telling me that their computer is slow, it usually needs one or all of these three adjustments:
You can do Read More »Lots of RAM upgrades lately
PC World columnist, David Coursey, writes this week that the hassle of upgrading a Windows XP computer to Windows 7 isn’t worth the time and price. It pretty much mimics the exact advice I gave to Windows XP users when Vista came out 2 1/2 years ago.
Software developers build software for the future, so older computer simply cannot run the newer software as efficiently. Especially when talking about operating systems like Windows.
Bottom line: If you are Read More »PC World columnist says don’t upgrade from XP
NOTE: This is an older article, please see my latest Computer Security recommendations here. Over the past few weeks, AVG has been a little more agressive in their attempt to get folks to convert to their paid product by showing advertising screens every 2-4 days that ask to upgrade your security. It is completely your perogative to upgrade if you… Read More »Should you pay for AVG?
RAM is the temporary memory that the computer uses to give us the feeling of programs opening and running with some pep. It’s like giving your computer a larger desk to work from so it can spread out and find things more efficiently. RAM also allows us to open multiple computer programs at the same time with less impact on the speed of the computer.
256 megabytes used to be a lot of RAM. Today, I’m recommending users have at least
NOTE: This is an older article, please see my latest Computer Security recommendations here. AVG released the new version of their security software about two weeks ago. Many of you have asked, should you upgrade and if so, how. Follow these steps and watch this video on how to get through process quickly and correctly. It is imperative that you… Read More »How to upgrade to AVG 8.5 Free – Video Tip
NOTE: This is an older article, please see my latest Computer Security recommendations here. AVG 8.5 is still free (for home users), it is being offered now, but it isn’t at all critical to get yet. If you still haven’t upgraded from 7.5 to 8.0, then go the whole nine yards and get 8.5. But if you are using 8.0,… Read More »No rush to get AVG 8.5
Admittedly, Grisoft has not had a great summer with the roll out of their newest product, AVG 8. They tried to force the upgrade on users a little too quickly with quick deadlines. However, almost five months after the release of the new version, I still find users who haven’t upgraded yet, but Grisoft is still updating the older version.
The installation of the new version included some new features that are designed to scan links for bad web sites in your searches. This feature caused some problems for Windows Vista users and even caused some problems for email users.
Earlier this summer, AVG’s upgrade servers downloaded a bad update to many computers that caused an error that confused and dazed many users.