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your computer or internet question enter search keywords or ask your question recommended the top 20 anti virus magic jack free faxing free credit reports free satellite tv boost your wifi free online college increase your digital iq recent comments comment by tw on time for a pc tuneup try these free tools july 27 2023 09 31 pm fyi avast owns avg they use the same engine and are pretty much the same product now comment by sabrinax on tip is it time to update your drivers july 27 2023 09 28 pm absolutely if it ain t broke don t fix it if you re not tech savvy don t mess with drivers if you can t deal with computer disasters you have no comment by ernest n wilcox jr oldster on do memory optimizers speed up your pc july 27 2023 02 44 am kenduro an ssd drive is certainly much faster than a mechanical hard drive but it is also significantly slower than your system ram so swapping t comment by kenduro on do memory optimizers speed up your pc july 26 2023 04 43 am re c woodell but the article states the problem arises when the content of ram is swapped to the main drive which with a hdd is slower what abo comment by alfred thomas priest on discount inkjet cartridges a money saver july 25 2023 04 50 pm based on your recommendation i ordered black ink for my epson xp 7100 printer on june 28th my order arrived on july 19 i installed their cartrid comment by ernest n wilcox jr oldster on do memory optimizers speed up your pc july 24 2023 09 12 pm i tried out a few memory optimizers back in my win 95 days i noted the exact symptoms bob relates the system reported more free ram but app load u comment by bob on recommended seven free software programs july 24 2023 08 25 pm i use opera and except for numerous page resets and the occasional not responding messages i have been using it for quite awhile and re bit defe comment by rien s on do memory optimizers speed up your pc july 24 2023 07 17 pm i try to comment but getting some domain error or whatever what gives comment by c woodell on do memory optimizers speed up your pc july 24 2023 06 39 pm re kenduro these optimizers only optimize ram they do nothing for hdds or ssds comment by kenduro on do memory optimizers speed up your pc july 24 2023 05 47 pm why doesn t this this article address using these optimizers in conjunction with ssd s seems like they may actually provide some relief to those who do memory optimizers speed up your pc an askbob reader says my computer is getting bogged down lately especially when i have more than one program open and the other day i got a low memory warning i ve been looking into memory optimizers for windows but there are widely varying views as to how effective they really are what is your opinion read on for my take on memory boosters and optimizers and why a shortage of available ram memory might be a good thing continue reading do memory optimizers speed up your pc posted by bob rankin on july 24 2023 category memory tip is it time to update your drivers one common question from askbob readers is do i need to update my drivers they mention popups appearing on their screen with warnings like your drivers are out of date some are getting emails or even phone calls to that effect some users upgrading to windows 11 have experienced driver issues here s the scoop on device drivers what they are what they do when and when not to update them continue reading tip is it time to update your drivers posted by bob rankin on july 19 2023 category software seven more free software recommendations recently i recommended seven of my favorite free software tools and many of you chimed in with suggestions of your own but as i mentioned i wasn t done here are seven more must have software freebies continue reading seven more free software recommendations posted by bob rankin on july 17 2023 category software recommended seven free software programs here s one common askbob reader question i just got a new computer and i want to remove all the non essential programs that came preloaded and then install the best freeware for everday computing what do you recommend here are some of my free software recommendations for your computer read on continue reading recommended seven free software programs posted by bob rankin on july 06 2023 category software break up with the internet is it possible there s a country song titled breaking up was easy in the 90s and it sparked a thought back in 1993 before the netscape browser opened up the world wide web for millions and your mailbox was cluttered with aol discs it was pretty easy to break up with the internet if you wanted to do so just unplugging the telephone wire from your 56k modem would do the trick for most people alas it s not that easy now here s what you would have to do in order to disappear from the online world continue reading break up with the internet is it possible posted by bob rankin on july 03 2023 category privacy howto upgrade your old slow computer and when you shouldn t is your aging computer struggling to keep up with the latest apps and modern operating systems maybe it s bogged down with the weight of cosmic computer crud that s built up over the years should you junk it and buy a new one or upgrade its hardware the answer is highly dependent upon your specific circumstances here are my tips and guidelines for making that decision and some windows 11 considerations too continue reading howto upgrade your old slow computer and when you shouldn t posted by bob rankin on june 28 2023 category hardware the hidden risks of free wifi hotspots i remember when the reader s digest had a feature called your slip is showing it had nothing to do with women s clothing but rather how we are sometimes unaware of certain mistakes until someone points them out if you connect your phone tablet or laptop to a free wifi hotspot you need to know how you might be exposed read on for my tips continue reading the hidden risks of free wifi hotspots posted by bob rankin on june 27 2023 category wireless discount inkjet cartridges a money saver here s a common question from askbob readers are discount inkjet cartridges really a good deal some people say they will save you lots of money others says they will they ruin your printer void your warranty or provide poor print quality so what s the scoop on those cheap ink cartridges read on for my personal experience and advice concerning discounted refilled or remanufactured inkjet cartridges continue reading discount inkjet cartridges a money saver posted by bob rankin on june 22 2023 category printing was your email inbox hijacked a concerned askbob reader says please help it seems my email account got hijacked and now all my friends are getting spam from me i am always careful with my password and online activities how could this have happened and what should i do read on for my answer continue reading was your email inbox hijacked posted by bob rankin on june 21 2023 category email use outbound firewall for extra security a curious and astute askbob reader says i understand why i need a firewall to protect my computer from inbound threats but a friend is telling me i need another type of firewall which blocks outbound traffic as well if i have good anti virus software do i really need this outbound firewall good question here s my take on outbound firewalls continue reading use outbound firewall for extra security posted by bob rankin on june 13 2023 category security time for a pc tuneup try these free tools a perspicacious askbob reader says i know i need to clean up my hard drive every once in a while but are there any other regular pc maintenance tasks you recommend doing on a regular basis well yes here are more than ten free programs you can use to clean up and tune up your windows computer continue reading time for a pc tuneup try these free tools posted by bob rankin on june 08 2023 category software detect and zap your wifi leeches is your wireless internet connection being borrowed by a stranger if your home wifi connection is sometimes mysteriously slow it might be that a neighbor stranger or a malicious hacker has tapped into your wifi it happened to me read on to learn how to bust bandwidth bandits and give digital leeches the boot continue reading detect and zap your wifi leeches posted by bob rankin on june 07 2023 category wireless forgot your windows 10 or 11 password here s the solution you forgot your login password for windows 10 or windows 11 or maybe you inherited a windows computer and you can t log in there s hope but resetting a forgotten password for a windows 10 or 11 pc can be complicated by several factors in this article i ll show you how to create a password reset disk as a preventive measure and also how to reset your password if you don t have the disk let s dig in continue reading forgot your windows 10 or 11 password here s the solution posted by bob rankin on june 01 2023 category windows report this ad how to erase your hard drive going nuclear how important is it to completely erase all personal data from a hard drive before disposing of it savvy users understand that deleting a file doesn t really make it go away and even formatting a hard drive doesn t guarantee that your files are unreadable so how can you be certain that every bit of your data is gone before selling donating or disposing of your hard drive here s some good news on that front continue reading how to erase your hard drive going nuclear posted by bob rankin on may 30 2023 category hard drives rubber bands duct tape and hives your guide to the windows registry in some windows troubleshooting articles you ll find a suggestion to fix a problem that involves editing the windows registry there s always a dire warning attached along the lines of do not attempt to edit the registry unless you know what you re doing one wrong registry edit can render your machine unusable that s true but with a bit of caution you can safely edit the registry just beware of hives here s what you need to know and some helpful examples continue reading rubber bands duct tape and hives your guide to the windows registry posted by bob rankin on may 26 2023 category windows free tech support bob rankin is a translator for the technology impaired a writer and computer programmer who enjoys exploring the internet and explaining technology in plain english his work has appeared in computer world ny newsday and other publications bob is also the operator of flowers fast the popular online florist service and author of several computer books see bob s bio for more information need help ask bob rankin report this ad subscribe sign up for the askbobrankin updates email newsletter categories anti virus apple mac astronomy audio auto backup browsers cloud cool stuff education email facebook fax file sharing finance future future tech gadgets gaming genealogy hard drives hardware health laptops linux memory mobile music networking personal photography 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