How Can I Speed Up My Computer Almost For Free – Increase PC Performance in Just Minutes

If you work on computer for long hours in a day and get even more tired because of slow performance of your computer, then you need not worry now. There are multiple things you can do about speed of your computer. Increased speed would not only save your time and effort but also make it easy for you to pay the electricity bills as you would not be wasting any power because of slow performance. If you want to know ‘How can I speed up my computer’ then read ahead and you would get to know various methods as well as tricks that you can use to increase PC performance in just minutes.

 

First off defragment your hard disk, Windows page file as well as registry.
Delete the temporary files regularly and also keep your recycle bin clean.
Many startup programs which you do not use frequently must be turned off. You can use ‘MSCONFIG utility’ for disabling the startup programs.
Search indexing service in Windows XP/ Vista is automatically turned on and you can turn off indexing to increase performance of your PC.
Fancy visual effects can be turned off (Performance Options)
If you are looking for answer to ‘How can I speed up my computer’ then you can clean registry; remove broken shortcuts/ missing DLLs/ invalid paths, installer references etc. you can download free registry cleaners online.
Keep your PC free from Spyware as they dramatically reduce the speed of your PC. You can download programs that remove Spyware instantly
Remove unwanted software or disable unnecessary services/ settings/ programs to speed up your computer
Delete Internet history and cookies
Disabling XP boot logo, reducing number of fonts that load during startup, unloading DLLs to free RAM improves performance. And disabling unused ports also speeds up boot time.
All these points serve as answer to the question ‘How can I speed up my computer’. Other than these disable search of network files/ printers and Vista thumbnails cache.
Vista performance can be improved by using Ready Boost and Vista Services Optimizer can be used to disable the unnecessary services.
Add more RAM
Run Windows Disk Cleanup utility every few days.
Clean mouse/ keyboard and fans regularly to clean dust buildup.
Slow hard-drive must be replaced with a faster one
Perform virus scan regularly on your PC
Remove unnecessary toolbars from Windows taskbar
Bad sectors on hard drive must be removed.

 

These are the things that come to my mind when I think about ‘How can I speed up my computer’. There must be some other options also; you can try these to increase PC Performance in minutes.

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My Almost Free Twitter-based Corporate Social Media Strategy

What if you could reach a few million people, improve customer support, tap into an incredible wealth of customer satisfaction data, protect and enhance your brand, and obtain some positive coverage, all for under $500? But wait, there’s more! Sounds like a late-night infomercial, but in fact, a minimal investment (mostly time) can help you establish a highly visible and rewarding social media outpost on Twitter.

If you’re trying to figure out how social media can be integrated into your corporate communications strategy, follow this simple program. Don’t hire expensive consultants, don’t spend millions of dollars on viral marketing programs, and don’t wait to be shown proven ROI for social media initiatives. Just roll up your sleeves, get on Twitter, be genuine, and actually respond to and assist consumers.

Of course there are other social networks and opportunities to use social media in your corporate communications initiatives, and Twitter hosts a relatively small audience, perhaps two million people. But online, two million people who are extremely well-versed in the use of social media tools can be a very influential audience. Their comments on your company, its willingness to engage with customers, and the quality of its customer support not only reach a potentially much larger audience, but once published, are on the web almost forever to be retrieved via a search on your company name. If those comments are negative, wouldn’t you like the opportunity to respond? And if they’re positive, wouldn’t you like to know that as well?

I’m sure you’ve heard it said hundreds of times, that there’s an online conversation going on about your company. And as much as this is a metaphorical conversation, it is also, in many social networks, forums and chat rooms, an actual conversation in which real people are sharing their experiences with your company.

I was inspired to write this piece as I watched this morning as a well known vehicle rental company come under attack on Twitter. A Twitter user with more than 1500 “friends” commented on a bad experience involving the company. Perhaps feeling that the company didn’t care about his plight, he invited other Twitter users to share their negative experiences with the company, and thus was born a groundswell of negativity. The company in question had no clear presence on Twitter, and did not get involved in the conversation. Here are a few of the comments:

“horrendous service…fails on many levels…poorly maintained trucks too.”
“I’m going to need a moving truck soon…maybe I should try another company this time around”
“abysmal customer service”
“I have had way too many problems with them – bad equipment, oversold equipment, etc.”
To get an idea whether your company is being talked about on Twitter, go to http://www.search.twitter.com, and enter your company name. You will be able to scan, in chronological order, user comments about your company. Whether these are largely negative, positive or neutral, each is an opportunity for you to weigh in, which is perfectly legitimate to do on Twitter. And you would be remiss not to.

It’s difficult for me to say that they “should” have been on Twitter, but I have to ask, why not? One company after another has been in the news as they have established a presence on Twitter and started engaging one-on-one with consumers. I am not exaggerating when I say the cost of being on Twitter is under $500. Twitter membership, even for corporations, is free, but I was allowing $500 to pay for the time to have someone in corporate communications sign up, create a simple graphics backdrop for the page, complete the very brief profile, and begin the conversation.

It’s not that hard to do. I recently wrote on my blog about the Seven Rules for Establishing a Corporate Presence on Twitter. These are very simple guidelines for branding your Twitter account and making it clear to consumers that it is an authorized company communications vehicle.
There are no barriers to Twitter entry. As I said, it costs nothing, and you do not need to create any content, but you do need to identify one or more company spokespeople who can be online periodically to respond to consumer inquiries, questions and concerns. Home Depot’s account is staffed by Sarah, a PR person who has agreed to “moonlight” on Twitter to respond to customer comments and issues. Comcast’s account is staffed by its “digital care” group, and jetBlue’s is managed by the company’s corporate communications team. Surely there are one or two people in your company who are social media savvy, and connected either to your communications or customer support organizations, who can spend 30-60 minutes a day engaging with consumers, solving problems, and improving the company’s reputation. Not doing so doesn’t seem very smart.

 

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Online Advertising Revenues Jump Almost 15 Percent In First Quarter

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