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Author :: Michael Arcand  |
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| Article Title :: Virtual Memory - What is It? |
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| I recently got an e-mail asking about virtual memory. The person who sent me the question was getting an error on random occasions from their Windows operating system stating "Your computer is low on virtual memory". They wanted to know what is virtual memory, and if this error does occur, what can I do to fix it? Here is the answer that I sent out:"Virtual memory is when your computer uses the hard drive as a memory relay once your real memory has been used up. This usually starts happening when someone has installed new programs or is using multiple large programs at one time. Have you installed something new recently, or changed how many programs you are using at one time? Does (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: John Deprice |
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| Article Title :: PC Tools You'd Never Think You Need |
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| Do you use Windows standard uninstall feature? How do you migrate data from your old PC to the new one? Get some tips on amazing software you never knew existed and find out why the pros have been using them for years.Ashampoo UnInstaller SuiteThe question is, why should this be necessary at all? Why do you need a special program? Why can't you just delete an application in the same way you can delete a file? The full answer to this question could fill a book. In a nutshell, however, modern Windows applications are very complicated beasts. They include large numbers of files that are often saved in many different places, not just in the application's own program directory. (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Mike Pulli |
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| Article Title :: COOKIES - What Are They!! |
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| Cookies, not the kind that Mom makes, but the computer type, what are they and where do they come from. Well let's give you a quick and easy explanation of what they are, where they came from and how to get rid of them.Cookies are a very small text file placed on your hard drive by a Web Page server. It is essentially your identification card, and cannot be executed as code or deliver viruses - good news. They are uniquely yours and can only be read by the server that gave it to you.They are used to store your information that you furnished on one of your visits to that Web Page.Cookies Can Save You TimeIf you personalize pages, or register for products or services, a (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Aonghus Flynn |
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| Article Title :: How to Switch to Firefox and Why You should |
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| First things first, what is Firefox? Well, it’s a browser. Ok but what’s that? A browser is a computer program used to view web pages, to browse through the world wide web. In fact you are reading this article with a browser at the moment. Browsers are very useful. For a start, they can remember what pages you have looked at, you can even store your favourite pages as Bookmarks. Browsers can do much more depending on which one you have.Firefox is a free browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation. The Mozilla Foundation develops open source software. Another excellent application is Thunderbird, an email program.More than likely you are using Internet Explorer to view th (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Mark Meshulam |
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| Article Title :: Put Order and Information into File Names |
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| Unless you place your faith in internal search engine software or document databases to track your work, consider a relatively low-tech enhancement to your work methods. I promise it will pay big dividends.Consider how you name your files and folders. Have you missed an opportunity to clear the clutter and make your work more accessible? When you look at file names within a folder, do they sing out to you with sweet meaningfulness, or are they a cacophonous jumble of confusing heiroglyphics?The eye likes symmetry. The mind loves order. When you create files and they pile upon one another over time, does their accumulation reflect a master plan or a disaster unplanned? When y (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Jason LeDuc |
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| Article Title :: System File Checker - A Maintenance Utility |
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| System File Checker is a great utility that is typically not utilized by the average Windows XP User. What it does is scan system files that are protected by Windows File Protection (by default Windows File Protection is enabled), and it checks to make sure that the protected files have not been altered. If it finds that a protected file has been altered, it will replace the file with the proper file.If you are troubleshooting a windows problem or error, running the System File Checker, should be first check. The nice thing about the System File Checker is that it is a tool that isn’t as intrusive as doing a repair install or using the recovery console. Also, by design, it is (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Dan Ayala |
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| Article Title :: Windows PDA Medical Software Benefits |
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| PDA Medical BenefitsIf you are concerned about your medical history, the Internet has some great windows medical pda software that is available for free. Freeware is all the rage, and finding good quality freeware that is medically related is easy and fun.Some of the medical downloads that are available for your palm pilot include a great freeware medical dictionary that has a vast collection of medical terms and can be updated regularly to stay current. It even has a built in feature that lets you spell medical terms incorrectly and returns the correct results. This free medical dictionary download is easy to use and can be both informative and entertaining.Ot (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Dan Ayala |
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| Article Title :: Best PC Pocket GPS |
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| Stop Getting LostOne of the greatest uses for a pocket pc is for gps navigation. Now all those people who continually get lost can find their way anywhere with the various types of gps navigation software available. No longer will they have the excuse of not wanting to ask for directions. The directions are easily accessible from their palm pilot.The best pocket pc gps software has a gps receiver with it. This allows you to receive constant updates. Many of the best software products for your ipaq have some other great features, too. Some of these features include detailed maps for roads and streets in the U.S., Canada and Europe. These maps can be downloaded to and f (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Dan Ayala |
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| Article Title :: Nephrology and Dialysis For a PDA |
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| Saving Lives With A Pocket PCFree medical downloads can be a real lifesaver for many people. For those dealing with diseases, using their pda to help monitor their health is one of the best and most useful benefits of the new pocket pc technology. For instance, a free medical download of nephrology and dialysis for a pda is an important tool for someone with kidney disease.These types of medical downloads contain valuable information. A patient can track many important things on their ipaq, including office appointments and dialysis appointments, medications, and diet and exercise information. It is an opportunity to keep all their medical records in one place and eas (read full article) |
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| Category :: Personal Tech Articles |
Author :: Dan Ayala |
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| Article Title :: Occupational Therapy and PDA's |
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| Occupational Therapy Made EasierMedical downloads for the pda have improved the life of both patients and doctors of all kinds. These freeware software downloads make many types of medical conditions much easier to manage. For instance, occupational therapy and pdas can now be synonymous. Occupation therapy is a type of therapy used to help people who have been injured in an accident regain the use of their bodies so that they can return to their job or train for a new job if they are unable to perform their previous job.Using a pocket pc, a therapist can schedule patients so that their day is full without being overfull. They can make sure that any appointments do no (read full article) |
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