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For the longest time, my computer was running ridiculously slowly, and I had no idea what was wrong with it. It turns out my hard drive was fragmented — meaning that a lot of my files were broken up into little pieces and scattered all over the hard drive. No wonder it was running slowly! I was relieved to discover how easy defragmenting my hard drive could be.
More information on the effects of a fragmented hard drive can be found in this article.
July 29th, 2009 by Tech Girl | Posted in Computing Tips, System Performance | Comments (2182)
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As files are created and modified, they become fragmented across the hard drive. This results in long waits to open or save files. A fragmented hard drive is also prone to crashing. Disk defragmentation should be performed regularly to save time and money. PerfectDisk is a high-quality program that is a wise investment for any business or corporation.
For more information on computer defrag programs, check out this article.
July 27th, 2009 by Tech Girl | Posted in Computing Tips, Cool Products, System Performance | Comments (2195)
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I never knew or thought about how fragmentation could eat up a laptop battery. I have had to replace my laptop battery twice in the last two years. Now that I defragment my laptop weekly, I’m hoping the battery will last longer. The program definitely was a good investment.
More info on how hard drives affect computer life can be found here.
July 24th, 2009 by Tech Girl | Posted in Computing Tips, System Performance | Comments (2203)
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I was stumped about why my computer network was always crashing, until I read this article and discovered that I have never defragmented it. Once I did, I noticed a huge difference in computer performance. Now, I use a disk trending tool to alert me when I need to schedule another defrag so I can keep my network running as great as it does now!
More tips on computer crashes can be found here.
July 22nd, 2009 by Tech Girl | Posted in Computing Tips, System Performance | Comments (1970)
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My computer hasn’t been working well for the past few months, and I was looking for a way to increase speed. After reading this article, I bought Raxco’s defragmentation software, which included disk trending and schedule defrag. After defragging my computer network, it ran quickly and flawlessly. Now with the disk trending tool, I know when to schedule my next defrag.
Disk trending was something I had never heard of until reading this article. What do you think about it?
July 19th, 2009 by Tech Girl | Posted in Computing Tips, System Performance | Comments (2209)
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I downloaded one of those free disk defragmentation program online, but I think it may have had a virus. It was really costly and frustrating to get my computer fixed. Now, I would rather buy a good program. I wish I had read this article before trying the freeware!
July 15th, 2009 by Tech Girl | Posted in Computing Tips, System Performance | Comments (2046)
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Ever since I started saving movie files to my PC, my computer has been so slow! I already use the disk defragmentation program that came with my computer, but it takes forever to run and I usually can’t run any other programs at the same time. This article was very helpful for understanding the advantages of purchased defrag software.
This article has some great points on this subject: http://www.betterdefrag.com/articles/evaluating-defrag-programs/index.php
July 13th, 2009 by Tech Girl | Posted in Computing Tips, System Performance | Comments (1960)
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I was so sick of having to remember to run a defragmentation on my computer systems at work. I really wished someone else would do it for me but I didn’t want to pay an IT person. I’m so happy I found this article about automatic schedule defragmentation programs. Now, I can set it and forget it! My computers run efficiently and I don’t ever have to defragment them manually again.
Check out this article for more info: http://www.backgrounddefrag.com/articles/background-defrag/index.php
July 10th, 2009 by Tech Girl | Posted in Computing Tips, System Performance | Comments (2133)
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It is good to know that slower speed isn’t inevitable as a computer becomes older. I had no idea there were so many defragmentation options to choose from. After reading this article, I definitely want to buy a defrag program that will allow me to schedule background defrag when I am not using the computer.
Check out this article for some additional tips: http://www.backgrounddefrag.com/articles/background-defrag-idle-time/index.php
July 8th, 2009 by Tech Girl | Posted in Computing Tips, System Performance | Comments (2128)
You know how defragging your computer can give you more space to store stuff on your computer. Stuff you really like and want to be able to access quickly. Stuff like photographs, favorite computer games, work documents, music…you know good stuff. Heck, defragging can even speed up your computer. Your applications may load quicker and your log in time may be reduced. To summarize defragging makes your computer smarter and faster, it helps bring everything into focus.
This summation leads me to my blog title. I want someone to defrag me. I want someone to come in and hit a button or run a program on me that will make me smarter and faster. I want to be able to recall where I left my keys or how exactly to make those chocolate chip cookies that everyone loved at the picnic last year (but which I can’t seem to duplicate). I want to learn to do things more quickly too. I’d like to learn a new language, play the piano, or heck even be able to figure out what my son or husband wants without having to process it for such a long time. I want everything to stop being blurry and come into sharp focus. Is that so much to ask? Is it?
How could this happen? I don’t know, I’m not a computer genius ::sigh:: or an engineer. Maybe someone could incorporate some sort of hard drive into our organic memory centers so that it would be possible for someone to defrag me. That would be pretty cool, right? Being smarter and faster would be fantastic. Being able to delete useless pieces of information and then make more room in your memory for cool new important stuff? Sign me up. Someone get on that. Nowish, please.
Would you like to have a way to defrag your memory or am I all alone in this little fantasy?
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May 29th, 2009 by birdievogel | Posted in Computing Tips | Comments (2235)
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