What To Do When Your Computer Is Running Like A Piece Of Shit...
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You're Here Because Your Computer is Running Like a Piece of Shit.
You are also here because you have a functioning internet connection. This makes the chances of Adware and Spyware infecting your computer fairly high. I know all too well the performance dampening effects of Spy ware and Ad ware on your PC's CPU(Central Processing Unit) and RAM(Random Access Memory). I thought I would take a little bit of time to pass on my knowledge on this topic to the readers out there and provide some powerful, cost effective solutions to your Spy ware and Ad ware problems. Spy ware and Ad ware penetrate and infect your computer's memory(RAM). Your memory is where packets of data are stored while you are interacting with your PC. This web browser, word documents, spreadsheets, itunes...etc, are all composed of data packets that are stored in your memory. Spy ware and Ad ware bury themselves in this memory, take up space, and sap CPU power that could be used to run applications that you WANT to run, faster and more efficiently. Below I have posted some links to some products that I have found to be extremely effective. What these products do is detect the presence of Spy ware and Ad ware, and terminate them, like like that blob of goo on that foot fungus commercial... anyways, check them out, all of them give free scans to tell you if spy ware or ad aware are even the problem. If these parasites that we call Ad ware and Spy ware are in fact affecting your PC's performance, these companies offer software packages to remove them and continually scan your computer so you are never infected again.
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Think of it as taking an insurance policy out on your PC's performance. In the worst case you'll be investing about 3% of the value of your PC to ensure it will 50% faster for its lifetime.
NoAdaware.net
AdAlert.com (Vista Friendly)
Spyzooka.com
xoftspyse.com
There are a LOT of software companies out there that provide solutions, but these are the best quality/ cost that I've seen. Look through them and I'm sure at least one of them will be exactly what you need to crank up your PC's performance.
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Another Reason Your Computer Might Be Running Like A Piece of Shit
Another common problem that would cause your computer to shit the bed is lack of hard drive space. This is easily remedied by simply browsing to "My Computer" and clicking once on your main drive (usually C:), and seeing how much drive space is left. In Windows Vista, there is a little bar at the bottom that shows how much drive space is being occupied. If this bar is in the red zone, it's probably time to delete some content from your hard drive. The best things to delete are:
1. Video Games You've Beaten, or Just Suck
2. Movies You've Watched, or Just Suck
3. Some Of Your Music Library You Don't Listen To
These are items that take up a lot of drive space and bog down search times for data on your hard drive. You also may want to invest in an external hard drive to put all of your Music, Movies, and Pictures on.
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Iomega Desktop Hard Drive 500 GB Hi-Speed USB 2.0 External Hard Drive - 33654
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Western Digital My Book Essential Edition 500 GB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive WDH1U5000N
Amazon Price: $89.00 (as of 07/12/2009)
An Unexpected, Interesting, CHEAP Way To Amp Up Your Computer's Performance... When It Is Running Like A Piece Of Shit
A lot of people don't know this, and overlook it for years and years and years. But dust, yes dust can really damped your computers performance. Dust gets caught in your fan shields over years of use and blocks airflow, and dampens your fans ability to keep your computer operating at optimal speed. The fix is quick and easy, compressed air. Just pick up a can of compressed air and blast out the fans of all dust, be careful I got a lung full of dust doing this once, dust often flies everywhere, and a lot more than you would expect, it is probably best to do it outside on a deck or patio. Anyway, this is a quick, cheap, easy way to keep your computer from running like a Piece of Shit.
You Computer May Be Running Like A Piece Of Shit... Because It IS A Piece Of Shit.
A pretty obvious statement, yet relevant "Your Computer May Be Running Like A Piece Of Shit... Because It IS A Piece Of Shit." In this case you can decide to either to trash the whole system and replace it, or just upgrade it. Common upgrades include RAM, Graphics card, Processor, or hard drive. 
