Squeeze some speed out of your Computer

Here are a few quick tips to get your personal dust bunny hovel in tip top shape:

1. Check for viruses
2. Check for spyware - you should use at least 2 programs to do this. Try Spybot (free) and Ad-aware (free).
3. Remove any Norton (Symantic) or Mcafee programs and replace with Comodo Firewall Pro (free) and Avast Antivirus (free).
4. Remove Adobe Acrobat Reader and replace with Foxit.
5.Clean your registry and startup using Glary utilities.

I've heard of a "computer guy" who tried to charge $100 to do these same steps.
Of course one of the best ways to speed up your carpal tunnel maker is to increase your RAM. You especially want to do this if you are sitting on less than 1,000 MB (1Gb) to check in windows xp go to start>all programs>accessories>system tools>system information and look under Total physical memory.
Rule of Thumb: never have more than 1 firewall on your computer
at one time. That is the same for an antivirus program, never have
more than 1 installed on your computer at one time. However, for
spyware programs only you should have and use at least 2.