How To Keep Your Personal Computer Running Like New Indefinitely! Windows & Apple Computers

100 Pages·2016·4.49 MB·English

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS MEMORY?
WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE HARD DRIVE?
THE INTERNET
HOW TO CLEAR YOUR BROWSING HISTORY
CLEARING COOKIES (Windows)
HOW TO CLEAR YOUR BROWING HISTORY (Mac)
HOW TO RESET YOUR BROWSER SETTINGS (Windows)
HOW TO RESET YOUR BROWSER SETTINGS (Mac)
CLEARING COOKIES (Mac)
LAZINESS WILL COST YOU!
HOW TO REMOVE UNWATED SOFTWARE AND PROGRAMS (Windows)
HOW TO REMOVE UNWANTED SOFTWARE AND PROGRAMS (Mac)
DISK CLEANUP (Windows)
DISK DEFRAGMENTER
DISK UTILITY (Disk Cleanup Mac)
MANAGING YOUR FILES AND FOLDERS
WHAT IS WINDOWS DEFENDER?
VIRUS PROTECTION, DO YOU NEED IT?
WHAT IS ADWARE, SPYWARE, AND MALWARE?
CAN DOWNLOADING OFF THE INTERNET CAUSE A VIRUS?
CLEARING YOUR DNS
SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

Buying a new computer can be exciting, but there are things
you need to know in order to keep it running smooth and
avoiding it from breaking down.

In all my years as a computer technician, I have met hundreds of people that thinks a
computer will clean itself.
Did you know that each time you are on the internet and visit a web page, you create a
cookie? (a cookie is memory of what page you have viewed to give you easy access for
that page)
So that means if you visit 10 web pages that would equal 10 cookies. 100 web pages, 100
cookies. Over a period of weeks and months, it can create millions of cookies. Then your
hard drive has to look at all these cookies each time you want the computer to do
something, and that will slow the computer down. Then you will wonder why the
computer is starting to run slow.
Then you have your off line files, documents, pictures, music, and videos. These files
develop temporary files that jam up the hard drive and makes it over work which in turn
slows down the PC. Then there are times when people want to download something from
the internet, and they see two different download buttons when they reach the web page of
choice. So, which is the correct download button? If you choose the wrong one, you will
end up downloading an unnecessary software or program that will cause pop up boxes
saying you need to run registry cleaner or something which is a deception and can be
annoying.
So how do we stop these things from occurring? Get a virus program? Bring it to
Bestbuy or staples and get charged over $300 or more to fix it?
NO. These are just a few of many questions that will get answered in this eBook, written
by myself, a 20 year computer technician that has seen it all.
A computer is like a car, you have to change the oil, the brakes, the transmission fluid, and
flush the anti-freeze every now and then in order to keep the car running like new. Well, it
is the same thing with a computer, you have to clean the cookies, the browser history, the
temporary files, and do a defragmenter in order to keep the computer running like new.
And then there is the maintenance of your files and folders. If you keep everything neat
and organized, things will be easier to find for you and for the hard drive. Deleting old
and unwanted files and programs will also free up space on your hard drive and make the
computer run smoother and faster.
Also, adding and maintaining a sufficient amount of memory in your PC will allow the
computer to do multiple tasks at the same time. Lack of memory will limit the
performance of your computer and limit the amount of things you can do simultaneously.
You have to realize, many people throw out their computers because when it slows down
and has too many pop up ads, they will send the computer out to get fixed. When they get
it back, it will run good for a while and then, if not maintained properly, will go right back
to running slow and doing the same things that can annoy you to the point of getting rid of
the computer. Then if you go and buy another one, the same thing will happen to the new
computer. That is why it is important to know how to maintain your pc.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!
WHAT IS MEMORY?

When you start up your computer, the hard drive moves data from storage into memory,
like your desktop icons. Those icons and all your files and folders are stored in memory
to remember what you have on the desktop and on the hard drive. When you open up a
web browser, it will remember the browser in memory. When you open up Microsoft
Word or Excel, it remembers that software you just opened, plus the web browser, plus the
desktop icons, all at the same time.

The more memory you have the more things you can open up at the same time. If your
memory is low, it will slow down the computer. Or if you run out of memory, your
computer will freeze. The more memory you have installed in your computer, the
smoother it will run, and the more windows you will be able to open simultaneously.