November 24, 2012
We’ve all had that one program that no matter what we’ve tried, it wouldn’t go away. Or perhaps you didn’t even know what to try and thought you were simply stuck with this annoying program (or programs, if you’re really unlucky) for the life of your computer. Well, worry no longer – there’s hope. And it is fairly easy to achieve as well.
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October 26, 2012
If your argument is that CCleaner is the best resource to cleaning out Windows' junk and temporary files, then I won't be the guy to argue with you. I've even made a post in the past complimenting and appreciating all of the Piriform applications, as I believe they are some of the best on the entire web. That being said, there are those of you out there who have no interest in using CCleaner.
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October 9, 2012
There are quite a few PC maintenance utilities that make it a matter of routine. And keeping one’s computer in good running health should be a matter of routine. So, today we are going to pick up just such a tool for our review and see if it can help us save a few hair splits. Glary Utilities Pro is a well-reviewed and well-championed name in utility tools. If you are looking for an all-rounder to fix, speed up, maintain and protect your PC, this is worth a trial by fire.
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September 25, 2012
Individual tools such as CCleaner and Defraggler have received their fair share of attention here at MUO, and deservingly so. As a bigger picture, Piriform (the brains behind those two pieces of software and others) has really solidified their name in the world of PC maintenance and optimization, and they continue to push out awesome tools that remain updated. For years, these guys have kept our systems in top shape.
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September 18, 2012
Much advice has been given on how to keep your computer running smoothly, as well as how to fix it when it has become slow. We have even published a Windows on Speed guide, written by yours truly. One thing that hardly ever makes Windows faster, however, is cleaning the registry. The often repeated tale, that registry cleaners can improve a computer's performance, is a myth, and can actually cause serious issues.
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April 6, 2012
The quest to unclutter your computer and make it run better is a never-ending one. The heavyweights in the scanning and cleaning arena are CCleaner and Soluto, but it is a large market and there’s plenty of room for alternatives. System Ninja comes to us from SingularLabs, makers of CCEnhancer, an application used to power [...]
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April 4, 2012
Regular PC maintenance is often neglected, leading to lost hard drive space and a bloated operating system that runs increasingly slower. To avoid a dreaded Windows re-installation, you should perform a thorough cleanup at least once a year. In part 1 of this article, I took you through a physical cleaning checklist for your computer. For part 2 I have created a spring cleaning checklist for the digital environment.
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March 5, 2012
No matter how intuitive and reportedly "trouble free" Macs are to run, believe me, several months after you add hundreds of files, applications, and download thousands of webpages, your shiny new iMac or MacBook Air is going to run slower than when you first booted it out the box. That's because like any computer, digital junk files pile up in the hard drive; and eventually it just needs to get cleaned out.
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March 2, 2012
Advertisements for registry cleaners are all over the Web. There’s an entire industry out there bent on convincing inexperienced computer users that their registry needs fixing, and that, for ten easy payments of $29.95, their computers will be much faster. That isn't true.
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October 28, 2011
Windows systems get cluttered and become slow over time. This is a known problem that many companies and products have been trying to fix for years. There are a bunch of established players in the field, such as Soluto and CCleaner, but today I’m here to tell you about a small, free utility that you’ve probably never heard of before, called DrivePurge.
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October 6, 2011
Over the last two years, CCleaner has changed quite a bit in terms of version numbers...up now to version 3.10 at the time of this writing. While visually the program actually hasn't changed much (it's good, why break something that's not broken?), a lot of additional features have been included behind-the-scenes to make it more functional than ever.
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July 22, 2011
If there is anything that a Windows user can't deny it's that the Windows operating system is an irritating thing to maintain. There are so many hidden stockpiles of temporary, log and history files. Honestly, who has time to "clean up" the mess that other OS processes and installed applications leave behind?
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