Snap Backup – The One-Click Backup Utility
Jan 4th
Creating a backup file is very important especially if you’re upgrading your PC or changing your OS so that you can easily restore your files if something bad happens. Windows XP has its own backup program and here’s a tutorial from Microsoft on how to use the Windows XP Backup.
Aside from the Windows XP Backup, there are other free softwares like Snap Backup that add bells and whistles you won’t find in the basic Windows XP Backup utility.
How To Speed Up And Optimize Windows XP For Better Performance
Jan 2nd
Are you tired of using your very slow PC? You already tried different ways to speed it up yet nothing worked?
On my previous posts, I already showed you the different ways to speed up and optimize your Windows XP and here’s the compilation of those steps:
How To Enable Direct Memory Access (DMA)
Jan 2nd
What is the advantage when we enable DMA on our Windows PC?
DMA (also referred to as bus mastering) is a technique that some components and devices use to transfer data directly to and from memory without passing through the Central Processing Unit (CPU). DMA reduces CPU overhead by providing a mechanism for data transfers that do not require monitoring by the CPU. The number associated with DMA indicates the direct memory access channel that the component or device uses to transfer data to and from memory.
Without DMA, the CPU is typically fully occupied for the entire duration of the read or write operation, and is thus unavailable to perform other work.
Screen Saver That Defrags Your Hard Drive
Dec 31st
Do you want to defrag your hard drive but you can’t find the perfect time to do that? We all know that defragmenting our PC takes a long time but what if you can defrag your PC when it’s in idle time, isn’t it a great idea?
Auslogics Disk Defrag Screen Saver is a handy tool, which allows users to schedule defrag of their disks in the screen saver mode. Like other screen savers in Windows, it starts automatically when a system has been idle for a few moments. With this tool you may be sure you get the top performance out of your hard drives.
Free PC Tune-Up Utilities – Protect, Repair, And Optimize Your PC
Dec 31st
Are you looking for some free utilities that can tune-up and optimize your PC? There are a lot of softwares out there; some are expensive and some are free but what’s important is that they’re doing their job correctly.
Tune-up utilities are just as necessary as getting a car serviced. They keep your computer running fast and error-free. There are a variety of tasks tune-up programs can do, such as cleaning temp files, incorrect registry entries, even ensuring your privacy.
Always remember that no mater how good your tune-up utility is, it may still harm your computer so make sure that before you use them, you should follow these instructions first:
