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Vista’s Startup Repair Tool

Friday, June 29th, 2007

By Diana Huggins, 9 Feb 2007, lockergnome.com Users often think that the best and easiest way to get rid of start up problems is to simply reinstall the operating system. However, this is time consuming especially when you have to restore data and reinstall your favorite applications. This is where Windows Vista’s Startup Repair Tool can help.

Read more at Vista’s Startup Repair Tool 

Why partition a disc drive (wellho.net)

Friday, June 29th, 2007

Comment: Brief, concise, sweet. The reasons in point form.

The reasons, at Why partition a disc drive

Partitioning your hard drive

Friday, June 29th, 2007

Comment: This article is a little old, but useful for those who really know next to nothing about drive partitions. It’s a good basic article to read.

by Scott Nesbitt July 21, 2005

Partitioning your hard drive can make it more efficient, and it can also enable you to install more than one operating system on your computer. But partitioning can also be an arcane task. This article offers some advice on partitioning.

Read this article at Partitioning your hard drive

Top 5 External Hard Drives (pcworld.com)

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

Edited by Narasu Rebbapragada  External hard drives aren’t as fast as internal models, but they are great for backups and are easy to install.

Check out the comparisons at Top 5 External Hard Drives

Buying Guide: Network-Attached Storage (pcmag.com)

Thursday, June 28th, 2007
By Oliver Kaven (07.12.06)

Small business that have mission-critical data or home users who download a lot of MP3 files, shoot and save digital photos, or edit videos need to understand what a network-attached storage (NAS) device is. Eventually, anyone who keeps a large amount of important data starts thinking about repositories less vulnerable than PC hard drives, and that means something external. Often the best, most cost-effective solution is a NAS. So what is it, why do you need one, and how do you buy and use it?

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How to get the most from your RAM (cnet.com.au)

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

Article by Bill O’Brien 

One of the cheapest ways to speed up your PC is to optimise the memory. So make the most of your PC’s RAM, whether or not you add new modules.

More for the technically inclined at Getting more out of your RAM

Optimize your hard drive in three easy steps

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

Advice from Peter Butler for the rest of the digital pack rats out there…

Find out how to at HD Optimization