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99 ways to make your computer blazingly fast. Over the last several years working in IT for various companies as a Systems Administrator, a Network Administrator, and a Help Desk professional, I’ve written and learned about many ways to increase the performance of not only my PC, but also of the many PCs on my networks ranging from Windows 98 to Windows 10.

In this article, I hope to compile a huge list of all the different methods and tricks that I’ve used to get the last bit of juice out of a slow PC. Whether you are using an old PC or the latest and greatest in hardware, you can still use some of these tips to make your PC run faster. Note that since I write two blogs, Help Desk Geek and Online Tech Tips, I have previously written about many performance tips already which I will link back to throughout. If I have not written about it, I’ve throw in a link to a relevant article from some of my other favorite sites.

This list is in no particular order, just written in the order that I could think of them. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 64 Things Every Geek Should Know « Caintech.co.uk. If you consider yourself a geek, or aspire to the honor of geekhood, here’s an essential checklist of must-have geek skills. The term ‘geek’, once used to label a circus freak, has morphed in meaning over the years.

What was once an unusual profession transferred into a word indicating social awkwardness. As time has gone on, the word has yet again morphed to indicate a new type of individual: someone who is obsessive over one (or more) particular subjects, whether it be science, photography, electronics, computers, media, or any other field. A geek is one who isn’t satisfied knowing only the surface facts, but instead has a visceral desire to learn everything possible about a particular subject. A techie geek is usually one who knows a little about everything, and is thus the person family and friends turn to whenever they have a question. 2. If you rolled your eyes here, that is a good thing. 1. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. RJLPranks.com.

The free software listed here is perfect for the most mischievous pranks and computer gags. This software is great for playing jokes on those unsuspecting users. Click on any of our computer pranks below to get more information and download them. Add/Remove Pretends to remove all of the software from your machine using the standard Windows Add/Remove Programs. Avoid A harmless prank that makes your Windows start button avoid your mouse! Backwards Mouse Backwards mouse will reverse all mouse movements on the desktop. Blue Screen of Death This prank simulates the Windows Bomb Use the Bomb program when you want to display that dreaded Windows Illegal Operation message dialog box.

Click Me Want someone to have fun chasing a button around the screen? ClickStart The ClickStart prank will click the users start button every 45 seconds. Clippy Prank someone with this fake, customizable Clippy assistant. Copy Cursor Replicate the mouse cursor to random positions on the screen. Crazy Num Caps Scroll Cursor Fun. Windows 7: 77 Windows 7 Tips. Windows 7 77 Windows 7 Tips Edited by Keith Ward At a Glance: Make Windows 7 faster Get more done with Windows 7 The best Windows 7 shortcuts Securing Windows 7 Windows 7 may be Microsoft’s most anticipated product ever. And whether or not you're upgrading from Vista or skipping it altogether and moving up from Windows XP, you'll need to know how to make the most of it in your environment. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Figure 1 The Problem Steps Recorder dramatically speeds up troubleshooting. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Figure 2 The Reliability Monitor has been broken out separately from Performance Monitor. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. Figure 3 User Account Control, the bane of administrators, has been revamped and improved. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. Figure 4 The Credential Manager provides a handy, secure place to store passwords. 39. 40. 41. 42. Figure 5 Windows 7 unbinds many applications from the OS, making it easy to add and remove them. 43. 44. 45. 46. News - GeekTyrant.

Turn Your Home Router Into a Super-Powered Router with DD-WRT. Wireless is everywhere and routers are the force that makes it happen, so why not supercharge yours to take proper advantage of it? DD-WRT will let you boost your router’s range, add features, and more. DD-WRT has a ton of features—more than we can cover in this guide, which is focused on helping you get your router upgraded. Stay tuned, as we’ll go into more depth in a couple more days on all the great things you can do with it, but even if you don’t use the additional features, DD-WRT is worth installing to make your router work better. What Is DD-WRT? Here’s our router. Behold: the Netgear WNR2000, revision 2. DD-WRT is an open-source alternative firmware for routers.

Router Support Turning your home router into an almost professional-level tool is a great project that has one major caveat: support. For our purposes, the important spec to consider is NVROM, or ROM. Preparation The most important thing in any project is research. Do a hard reset on your router before you update. How-To Geek - Computer Help from your Friendly How-To Geek.