Category: Hardware

What Happened to my Hard Drive Space? »

Are you asking yourself where all the free space on your hard drive has gone when you don’t even have that many (big) files? Do you want to free up space but you don’t know how or what to delete? If yes, then it’s time to investigate and find out what’s taking up the space […]

Extend the Life of Your Laptop Battery »

If you are a laptop owner and you use your laptop outside of your home, you probably expect it to work as long as possible on one battery charge. I know that battery life was one of the main criteria when I was looking to buy my first laptop few years ago. You don’t want […]

Tips for Faster Broadband Speed »

If you are not happy with your broadband connection and think it should be faster, then you should try a few things to improve the speed or find out why it’s not performing better. First, you should know what kind of connection you have and what speeds you can expect. You can find this through […]

Virtual Memory is too low »

Perhaps you have seen this problem while working on your PC: You are surfing the net, writing a document or listening to music when suddenly a new window pops up warning you that your virtual memory is too low. You are asked to close some applications or you won’t be able to continue using your […]

Why Does a PC Freeze? »

Almost every PC user I know had this problem at some stage: a computer that freezes. I bet you’ve seen it too: you are surfing the Web, writing a document or playing a game, when suddenly everything stops and you can’t do anything with your PC. It doesn’t respond to input from your mouse or […]