Basic computer housekeeping is not a choice. Nearly everyone has a computer and so nearly everyone should make sure it works.
No longer should anyone say ‘whoops. I didn’t know I had to…’
You have to. That’s it.
You have to:
1 update your software – check the developers’ websites and see what’s new. This makes it work better.
2 check your checks against viruses and spyware. Again – better performance. There are people out there whose idea of a really good time is to spike strangers’ computers. You don’t have to be the Bank of England. Best not to be right now, come to think of it.
3 clean up your hard disk regularly (at least once a week, more frequently if you have time). Every computer has tools to do this – go to Find and ask. Mac has Disk Utility, PCs have them tucked away in Program Files/Accessories/System Tools.
4 I have just learnt there is something called a registry which is where all the information a computer needs is stored. It’s buzzing which means it’s easily corrupted. Again, can slow down performance and jam up generally. Not great for the hardware either. FInd Registry Cleaning Software – there’s Tucows.com for starters, and there is always Google to do the searching for you. Or you could ask a human being. That’s that person behind a desk or the voice on the telephone.
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