Mick Graham ° Net

You know what its like when you have been using your PC or Laptop for a few months or even years, it starts to take longer and longer to boot.  Ever wondered why that is?   You probably know...  but I'm going to tell you again anyway :)

It's because over a period of time, you have added new programs or installed devices that comes with "extra" software. These programs add themselves to your startup because they want to appear to run very quickly when you click on them. In some instances it really is totally unnecessary for these programs to be running at all.  And in some cases these programs can be running in your startup for years and you never ever use them.

This is where the clever program called Soluto comes in.  It's a free download that you install on your PC and it can help you pause or delay or remove programs that are not necessary at the initial stages of starting your computer. It cut my laptop startup by half.

Very easy to follow the instructions and there is even a video on the website.

http://www.soluto.com

Another handy computer tip from http://www.olivacomputers.com

VIPRE Antivirus + Antispyware is high-performance security software that doesn’t slow your computer down like older, traditional antivirus products that have been around for years. VIPRE combines antivirus, antispyware, anti-rootkit and other security technologies into a seamless, tightly-integrated security solution. VIPRE delivers comprehensive protection against today’s highly complex spyware, viruses, and blended malware threats.

I have been using Free and Paid AVG antivirus for most of the last decade and found it to be great but the last few releases from v7 onwards have become more and more obtrusive, like Norton and Mcafee and this tends to slow your PC and interupt you when you need it least.

Wipe Out, Destroy & Eliminate All threats and Corrupted Files Infesting Your XP Computer - While Fixing and Removing all of the Damage They Left Behind...

Thats the claim from the company Reimage who have their headquarters in New York and Reasearch and Development centre in Isreal.

Reimage can:

For just over 3 years 2006-2009 I ran a bricks & mortar computer shop here where I live in Oliva, Valencia. The shop, Oliva Computers was very successful as we catered for the English Speaking Community here which is quite large in the Costa Blanca.

We repaired all types of machines, built PCs, sold Laptops and all sorts of the usual computer accessories you care to imagine. However standing in a backoffice with my head in a PC wasn't really why I came to Spain.  Firstly, I was missing the sun when I was in the shop and secondly, its just plain boring.

We closed the shop in July 09, but I still do repairs and sell all the same things from my online shop Oliva Computers.