Some Vacuum cleaning
I recently followed "The PC Doctor" advice to clean up my PC with a vacuum cleaner. My laptop is about 3 years old and has never been cleaned so far, except for the keyboard, the microbes preferred place (wash your hand kids!).
I first turn off your PC, unlocked all cables and ensured that the hard disk heads were parked. I just put my laptop on my knees with the vents on top (no need to dismantle it)....
You have been warned!
Like any manipulation of your PC,the steps described below present some risks and may in some cases damage your computer and void your warranty, so if you do it, it is at your own risk...you have been warned.
The beginning
For a long time I have been searching for ways to boost my PC to get the best out of it. Internet contains a lot of tips and tricks to boost your PC performances, some good some less good....
Interested in having Windows XP looking and behaving as Vista? I know, I know, there are enough articles on the subject, but just check out this one first, and then complain if you still feel so (I want hear you anyway):
First Teaser (the desktop)
Check out the Vista skin and the top dock. It's a free product you can get from Stardock at http://www.stardock.com/products/objectdock/ (http://www.stardock.com/products/objectdock/).
The skin it-self is a commercial product, also from Stardock, called Windowblinds. You can find it here...
There are quite a few ways to buy cheap software out there, while some seem quite obvious, some are a little bit tricky, just check by your-self:
1. Google for coupons and discount
You would be silly if you were buying software without having checked first if there is no coupon code or discount available on the web. Most of the time you will get at least a 10% discount. Don't even hesitate to use coupons codes on already discounted applications as some system are not smart enough to reject your attempt.
No doubt there are plenty of file indexing solutions out there. These range from the desktop search application such as Microsoft Desktop Search, Google Desktop Search, Copernic,…etc to the more pragmatic solutions such as simple file search as the one found in Explorer or Directory Opus. But one that gets often forgotten is file tagging.
For most people using Excel consists in filling a few hundredths of cells and to sum them up vertically and horizontally. If you are a little bit serious about spreadsheets you may want to apply some good practices to your Excel sheet design, in order to ensure that any later review will not require more time that it took you to create the original spreadsheet.
Through my errance on the web I have found 3 applications to organize and browse your pictures, and I think they may diserve your attention. Give them a chance, you will not regret it.
There are quite a few ways to buy cheap software out there, while some seem quite obvious, some are a little bit tricky, just check by your-self:
No doubt there are plenty of file indexing solutions out there. These range from the desktop search application such as Microsoft Desktop Search, Google Desktop Search, Copernic,…etc to the more pragmatic solutions such as simple file search as the one found in Explorer or Directory Opus. But one that gets often forgotten is file tagging.
For most people using Excel consists in filling a few hundredths of cells and to sum them up vertically and horizontally. If you are a little bit serious about spreadsheets you may want to apply some good practices to your Excel sheet design, in order to ensure that any later review will not require more time that it took you to create the original spreadsheet.
Through my errance on the web I have found 3 applications to organize and browse your pictures, and I think they may diserve your attention. Give them a chance, you will not regret it.
