One of the most important aspects of securing your computer from hackers, viruses, and spyware is through installing an antivirus. It’s also, perhaps, the most difficult choice as there are many antivirus software out there, including paid software such as Symantec Norton Antivirus or NOD32. Most of the paid antivirus have yearly subscription prices which makes them an unviable option for lite computer users. On numerous occasions I have been asked which is the best free antivirus or which antivirus will not slow down my computer etc and this article seeks to answer these questions.
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4 Best Free Antivirus for Home Users
March 25th, 2010Stop and Resume Any Windows Process
November 22nd, 2009Did you come across a situation where you know that a particular program or process on your computer is taking too much memory, and slowing down your computer immensely? Ever wanted to suspend this process for a little bit to increase the efficiency of computer? Well, Now you can.
Polaris Software has come up with an application that lets you suspend any process you want. The beauty of this application is that it does not terminate the process and therefore, does not result in any loss of data. When you need the process running again, you can do so just with a single mouse click. Download “Free Process Freezer” now.
How to Play MKV Files in Windows 7
November 22nd, 2009If you download a lot of video files then you will probably encounter MKV files at sometime. MKV stands for Matroska Video and has been increasing in popularity in recent times. The MKV container format is seen as being a pioneering development of open source in multimedia. Many encoders are beginning to shift to MKV files due to the ongoing development of the MKV format. It is able to support high quality video and audio at low file sizes which saves a considerable amount of money, in terms of bandwidth, for companies all over the world.
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Check Windows 7 Startup Programs
November 21st, 2009Here is another great little utility program which allows you to check all the different Windows 7 startup programs. What this means is that you can get a list of all the different processes and programs which are loaded upon Windows 7 Startup. This can be a very useful utility which can help you to identify unneeded programs that are loaded with Windows 7. You will have to remove those Windows 7 startup programs yourself though. You could also uninstall any programs that you do not use anymore but which are still loaded upon startup. You could also identify which program causes an error upon loading by identifying all of your Windows 7 startup programs. There are many uses for this application and I have only pointed out a couple of possible scenarios where this program may be used.
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How to Change Windows 7 Owner Name
November 21st, 2009Wondering how to change Windows 7 Owner Name and Organization? If you bought a new computer with Windows 7 pre-installed or bought a second hand computer with Windows 7, you will surely want to change the original Windows 7 owner name and organization. Maybe you want to change the owner name for your home computer to your businesses name to use at the office? There are many reasons why you would want to change your Windows 7 owner name and information, as I pointed out. Windows 7 does not have any built in functions that allows you to change Windows 7 owner name but with a small freeware utility you can change your Windows 7 owner name and information in a matter of seconds.
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