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Why is My Computer So Slow?

This is a question I recently got to my email account here at DomsTechBlog.com. This question makes for a great topic for a post. The simple answer is there are many things that can be making a computer run slow. Let’s take a look at the top reasons why your PC could be running slow and ways to remedy each problem.

Not Enough Memory

If your PC has less than 2GB of memory, than this is likely the cause or at least one of the causes of the slowness. Luckily, adding memory to your computer is a pretty simple thing to do. When it comes to buying the memory, I would recommend using the Crucial Memory Scanner since it will help you get the correct RAM for your PC. The RAM from Crucial is solidly made and their prices are reasonable as well. Here is a guide for installation as well. read more

Upgrading your PC: The bare bones

Many PC users are starting to see the benefit of upgrading, rather than replacing, a PC system these days, thanks in part to the economic situation but also the increase of tech-savvy users who want to tinker and work on their machine. More information than ever before is now available for those wanting to learn more about computers, especially with the release of smaller systems like the Raspberry Pi. Here, we’ve put together a quick guide to the main components of your PC – and what to look out for if you decide to switch. read more

Backing Up Business & Personal Computers

As businesses become more and more focused on utilizing the Internet for their daily needs, backing up all of that important information into the digital world becomes not just necessary but mandatory. In years past, backing up your computer meant saving important files from the day to an external hard drive or small documents on a USB flash drive before leaving at the end of the night. Perhaps some businesses could even consider using Network Attached Storage from Synology, for example. That helps businesses to have more storage capacity. These methods were very similar to the way a home PC user would back up his or her important personal or academic files. read more

Concept of Defragmenting: Does it Work

Often when you have been using your home computer for a while you may look into ways to really improve and increase the performance of your PC. One of the most popular options is the defragging your Hard Disks. So, let’s take a more in depth look at the defragmentation process and whether or not it works.

When you use your home computer for work, such as making or saving new files, the files are being continuously created as well as erased from the hard disk. When the disk is empty, Windows will try to store the new files near or next to the location of the previous file. This is done in order to increase the speed of processing the files(s) when they are needed. read more

Components Needed to Build a PC

Arrgh, why does my computer keep on freezing? A phrase that is echoed numerous times a minute let alone a day all across the world. Errors on a computer are just as common as the sight of water is on a ship on a voyage.

Personal computers are very common and they are an integral part of our daily lives. Businesses rely on computers as being the hub of all the information that is gathered and it is computers which students depend on to perform their educational activities.

Computers, being so vital, are still extremely volatile. Fixing a solution on a computer is not as easy as some people wish. When laptops were introduced to the market, computing did become mobile but the eradication of errors was not something that occurred. Laptops have their errors and when it is a hardware error then there really is a problem which cannot be reversed or fixed as a software problem can be fixed with trial and error. The real problem with laptops is not being able to change the hardware of the laptops which is one of the reasons why businesses still use personal computers and why there is an ever present use of IT support departments. Laptops do not give the same power or processing speed as a conventional personal computer either. read more