Monday, May 2, 2011

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May 2, 2011
Windows News & Tips
Clean Up Windows and Your Hard Drive
Is your PC dragging at boot time? Does it take too long to do common tasks? Put snap back into your PC's step with these free and low-cost cleanup utilities. - Preston Gralla, PCWorld
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Speed Up Windows by Stripping It Down Windows has plenty of features that you can turn off to speed things up. Here's how to find the features you don't need.
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Windows Task Manager: A Troubleshooting Tool Slow PC problems? Don't be so quick to reboot--you might be able to cure what ails you with some Windows Task Manager tricks. Here's how.
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Prepare Your PC for Future Data Disasters You've reinstalled Windows and restored your data. Now learn how to make the restore process smarter, safer, and easier next time.
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10 Must-Have Free Firefox 4 Add-OnsThe recently released version 4 of Firefox is a big improvement over previous versions of the popular browser. But that doesn't make it perfect. We've rounded up ten great downloads to help you get more out of the Firefox 4. Not all older add-ons work with Firefox 4, but every one in this collection does. Whether you want to power up search, better manage information you find online, keep yourself safe, or perform a variety of miscellaneous tasks, we've got what you need. And every one of them is free.
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