When to Reformat Your Computer

When to Reformat Your Computer

If computer repair has a nuclear option, it’s the disk reformat. It’s a drastic move, and completely, utterly irreversible—unless you have a backup drive, of course. Formatting isn’t something that should be done on a whim, and shouldn’t  be done if you’re not...
Malware Prevention and Removal

Malware Prevention and Removal

Malware is what changes a new, quick, responsive computer into one that is sluggish, error prone, and broken. Sometimes malware is just an inconvenience, but not always; it’s been estimated that malware costs  businesses north of 100 billion dollars a year. There are...
The Windows Task Manager

The Windows Task Manager

The Windows Task Manager is one of those programs that most people only see in times of emergency. But an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; if you want your computer to be in top working order, you’ll need to get familiar with the Windows Task Manager, and...
The Event Viewer

The Event Viewer

There’s a lot happening on your computer, and 99% of it is happening behind the scenes. The stuff that appears on your monitor is just the final step in a very, very long journey. To keep tabs on what’s happening on your system, and what has happened in the past,...
The Disk Defragmentation Tool

The Disk Defragmentation Tool

The Disk Defragmentation Tool is included in every copy of Windows, and for good reason. It is one of the most basic, and useful, tools for keeping your computer healthy, fast, and reliable. Before we take a look at the tool itself—which is fairly simple—let’s take a...