In light of how much we depend on our PC, laptop, tablet and smartphone, here are five tips to optimise their performance.<\/em><\/p>\n
We are already four months into 2015, and in more temperate climes, it is spring. In the spirit of spring-cleaning, and noting that most of us cannot afford to have our PC, laptop, tablet or smartphone malfunction, it is opportune to give our computing devices some much needed attention. Below are five tips to speed up those devices and keep them operating optimally.<\/p>\n
This tip should be a regularly practice to ensure bugs and vulnerabilities in your devices Operating Systems are rectified as soon as the manufacturer has released updates or patches for the programme. Nevertheless ensuring that all critical updates have been installed is an excellent starting point when optimizing your machine.<\/p>\n
Frequently, running antivirus and other device security programmes can be a bother. They can take several minutes or even hours to complete, and depending on how they have been configured, you might experience frequent notifications and interruptions. However, these threats not only slow down your system, among other things, they can cause devastating damage to your data and your device. Hence do spend the time, and some money (if necessary), carefully address this matter.<\/p>\n
With a 500\u00a0GB or 1+\u00a0TB hard drive, there can be sense that you have a virtually unlimited storage, but the more your device has to read \u2013 to search for data on the storage medium \u2013 its performance will be affected. To help your system become more optimised, the following are recommended:<\/p>\n
In addition to ensuring that you have a separate and up to date backup of critical data stored on your devices, there are programmes, such as those for mail management (e.g. Microsoft Outlook), that store user data and files within the application. Over time, they not only become large, but also unwieldy and less stable. To alleviate this, consider (i) deleting some of the user files (or email messages) that are of little or no value, and (ii) archiving the older data for which you might no longer have an immediate need.<\/p>\n
Finally, most Operating Systems have device maintenance and utility applications to identify issues and to optimise their operation. It is thus an excellent idea to run those programmes, some of which are able to correct some basic problems to ensure that your system remains at its best and in tip-top condition.<\/p>\n
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