Comments on: How to Clog Up your Computer in 10 Easy Steps http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-to-clog-up-your-computer-in-10-easy-steps/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:43:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Nick http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-to-clog-up-your-computer-in-10-easy-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-16040 Nick Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:56:49 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-to-clog-up-your-computer-in-10-easy-steps/#comment-16040 after a while, Windows will start running really slow That's why I use Linux after a while, Windows will start running really slow
That’s why I use Linux

]]> By: Steve http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-to-clog-up-your-computer-in-10-easy-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-7762 Steve Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:20:23 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-to-clog-up-your-computer-in-10-easy-steps/#comment-7762 These are all good tips, except one. 7) Put as Many Files and Folders on the Desktop as You Can. Somehow this one has become a popular belief with many people, but the amount of files/shortcuts on your desktop has almost no effect on boot up time or your computer's performance whatsoever. Best I can guess people got the term desktop confused with startup folder or systray. Now those would make a difference. As would services that run automatically. But for most part, your desktop is treated just like any other folder. The fact that it is opened by default only means x number of icons have to be rendered, a minimal task for any computer. These files aren't processed or run just because they are on the desktop. These are all good tips, except one. 7) Put as Many Files and Folders on the Desktop as You Can. Somehow this one has become a popular belief with many people, but the amount of files/shortcuts on your desktop has almost no effect on boot up time or your computer’s performance whatsoever. Best I can guess people got the term desktop confused with startup folder or systray. Now those would make a difference. As would services that run automatically. But for most part, your desktop is treated just like any other folder. The fact that it is opened by default only means x number of icons have to be rendered, a minimal task for any computer. These files aren’t processed or run just because they are on the desktop.

]]> By: Copyright http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-to-clog-up-your-computer-in-10-easy-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-4429 Copyright Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:38:01 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-to-clog-up-your-computer-in-10-easy-steps/#comment-4429 http://www.pctipsbox.com/clog-up-your-computer-in-10-easy-steps/ Copied fro your site word to word http://www.pctipsbox.com/clog-up-your-computer-in-10-easy-steps/

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]]> By: LEO O FORTUGALEZA http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-to-clog-up-your-computer-in-10-easy-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-3235 LEO O FORTUGALEZA Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:31:33 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-to-clog-up-your-computer-in-10-easy-steps/#comment-3235 By following the exact opposites of the DOs stated here, I saw two of my six-year old desktops with XP Pro OS, an IBM NetVista and a clone,come to life. File retrieval and overall computer use were both made easier & faster. I believe I also got the optimum levels I am supposed to get considering their processor speeds. I just wonder why companies disable basic Windows tweaks in their PCs and employees do nothing but complain about sluggish computers. By following the exact opposites of the DOs stated here, I saw two of my six-year old desktops with XP Pro OS, an IBM NetVista and a clone,come to life. File retrieval and overall computer use were both made easier & faster. I believe I also got the optimum levels I am supposed to get considering their processor speeds.

I just wonder why companies disable basic Windows tweaks in their PCs and employees do nothing but complain about sluggish computers.

]]> By: Tony http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-to-clog-up-your-computer-in-10-easy-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-1956 Tony Wed, 10 Oct 2007 02:59:22 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-to-clog-up-your-computer-in-10-easy-steps/#comment-1956 HP printer drivers always have icons in the system tray which I cannot get rid of. How do i? HP printer drivers always have icons in the system tray which I cannot get rid of. How do i?

]]> By: Belgi http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-to-clog-up-your-computer-in-10-easy-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-1662 Belgi Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:28:27 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-to-clog-up-your-computer-in-10-easy-steps/#comment-1662 ... and if you really want to go for the ULTIMATE challenge, you should install a Symantec goodie ! :) … and if you really want to go for the ULTIMATE challenge, you should install a Symantec goodie ! :)

]]> By: Belgi http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-to-clog-up-your-computer-in-10-easy-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-1541 Belgi Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:12:58 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-to-clog-up-your-computer-in-10-easy-steps/#comment-1541 The worst of them all are actually the well known hardware manufacturers like HP, Canon, etc... For instance you buy a dirt cheap scanner for HP, the installion CD's that come with it are mostly old crap drivers, and a few hundreds of megabytes of lame, crappy software. They aren't even ashamed to install a few dozen of autorunning all-time-resident CPU-eating crappy goodies too. After all, these hardware manufacturers, mostly blinded moneysick fools think the only thing the user ever is gonna do is scanning documents all days long, and nothing else. The worst of them all are actually the well known hardware manufacturers like HP, Canon, etc…
For instance you buy a dirt cheap scanner for HP, the installion CD’s that come with it are mostly old crap drivers, and a few hundreds of megabytes of lame, crappy software. They aren’t even ashamed to install a few dozen of autorunning all-time-resident CPU-eating crappy goodies too. After all, these hardware manufacturers, mostly blinded moneysick fools think the only thing the user ever is gonna do is scanning documents all days long, and nothing else.

]]> By: Belgi http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-to-clog-up-your-computer-in-10-easy-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-1514 Belgi Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:08:28 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-to-clog-up-your-computer-in-10-easy-steps/#comment-1514 It ain't that bad to not defragment at some time. Most systems can handle quite a lot these days. The real problems start when people become aware of movies they get from some questionable sources, you know the pirated scene rips of DVD's. Those people automatically feel the urge to create their own rips and do some stuff like adding subtitles, converting, recoding and stuff, but the real problem is : This whole "Movie encoding/converting/editing" community is full of lousy folks that all brew some little tool to do this or that. For some nice encoding, adding your own subtitles, and making them even compatible for standalone hardware DVD-players, these people soon end up with 100, 200, sometimes 300 of lousy created "goodies".... They practically all mess the registry, create all kind of handles, and dump crap in the Windows/system32/ folder, because the authors think their program is worth doing that, some go even further by installing low-level system drivers, some assholes go even this far to install low-level CDROM access layers, and those people's AVI-creating adventure begins, while their nice fast OS becomes a real buggy, slow mess. This whole movie encoding scene is filled with braindead punks. They all know the ultimate solution, but only some hidden guys with brains, like the "superstar" aXXo should be allowed to play with this buggy toys. It ain’t that bad to not defragment at some time.
Most systems can handle quite a lot these days.
The real problems start when people become aware of movies they get from some questionable sources, you know the pirated scene rips of DVD’s. Those people automatically feel the urge to create their own rips and do some stuff like adding subtitles, converting, recoding and stuff, but the real problem is : This whole “Movie encoding/converting/editing” community is full of lousy folks that all brew some little tool to do this or that. For some nice encoding, adding your own subtitles, and making them even compatible for standalone hardware DVD-players, these people soon end up with 100, 200, sometimes 300 of lousy created “goodies”…. They practically all mess the registry, create all kind of handles, and dump crap in the Windows/system32/ folder, because the authors think their program is worth doing that, some go even further by installing low-level system drivers, some assholes go even this far to install low-level CDROM access layers, and those people’s AVI-creating adventure begins, while their nice fast OS becomes a real buggy, slow mess.

This whole movie encoding scene is filled with braindead punks. They all know the ultimate solution, but only some hidden guys with brains, like the “superstar” aXXo should be allowed to play with this buggy toys.

]]> By: Ron Nielsen http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-to-clog-up-your-computer-in-10-easy-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-1469 Ron Nielsen Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:27:38 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-to-clog-up-your-computer-in-10-easy-steps/#comment-1469 Have to agree with SteveOC on this one. Running Mepis 7 with none of those issues and I enjoy a secure fast operating system. Why so many people persist on keeping an unsecure problem filled OS like Windows on their computer amazes me. Have to agree with SteveOC on this one. Running Mepis 7 with none of those issues and I enjoy a secure fast operating system. Why so many people persist on keeping an unsecure problem filled OS like Windows on their computer amazes me.

]]> By: SteveOC http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-to-clog-up-your-computer-in-10-easy-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-1456 SteveOC Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:56:53 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-to-clog-up-your-computer-in-10-easy-steps/#comment-1456 Funny what a difference an OS can make. Lets see, I have dozens of computers here .. but all but 1 run some flavour of linux. 1. AntiVirus ?? Not a problem here. Never been a problem .. ever. 2. Additional desktop widgets in either Gnome or KDE dont seem to cause any slowdown on any of the machines. They MUST be consuming some resources, but its not noticable. 3. Running programs at startup ? Well, thats init's job, and startup is like .. once every 100+ days on average (the odd power failure). Not really an issue here. All my startup scripts are run in parallel anyway, so its always roughly 2 minutes between power up and full use of the desktop. 4. Not a problem here. Good luck infecting anything with a bad active-X control, or buffer overflowing image or whatever. 5. My whole operating system, every app and utility already is 'freeware' .. and installing things does not break other things, or consume resources outside of my explicit control. Performance on the file system does not suddenly degrade catastrophically when the number of files in a directory exceeds some critical mass either. (ala Fat32) Interesting point though. 6. Yep, excellent call. Each tab (may) consume huge amounts of resources. Totally agree with you on this one - its a fatal habit to get into. 7. Yep, agree, that would be a bad thing to do. 8. My recycle bin empties itself. Anything over a week old in the recylce bin gets cleaned at midnight. Dont generally use it though - delete is delete is delete. 9. Non-issue here. Temp files get auto-cleaned. /tmp is on a separate partition anyway, so when that fills up with junk, it cant affect the rest of the system. Log files also get auto-rotated and compressed via the standard 'logrotate'. 10. Ah .. bad me, Ive never defragged my hard drive. Oh wait - this is an auto-optimizing, journalled file system, it never needs to be defragged. Thanks for the article though - good points. Its interesting how much work people take on their own shoulders when they decide that Windows is somehow 'easier' to maintain than the alternatives which may be better designed in the first place. Thx Funny what a difference an OS can make.

Lets see, I have dozens of computers here .. but all but 1 run some flavour of linux.

1. AntiVirus ?? Not a problem here. Never been a problem .. ever.

2. Additional desktop widgets in either Gnome or KDE dont seem to cause any slowdown on any of the machines. They MUST be consuming some resources, but its not noticable.

3. Running programs at startup ? Well, thats init’s job, and startup is like .. once every 100+ days on average (the odd power failure). Not really an issue here. All my startup scripts are run in parallel anyway, so its always roughly 2 minutes between power up and full use of the desktop.

4. Not a problem here. Good luck infecting anything with a bad active-X control, or buffer overflowing image or whatever.

5. My whole operating system, every app and utility already is ‘freeware’ .. and installing things does not break other things, or consume resources outside of my explicit control. Performance on the file system does not suddenly degrade catastrophically when the number of files in a directory exceeds some critical mass either. (ala Fat32) Interesting point though.

6. Yep, excellent call. Each tab (may) consume huge amounts of resources. Totally agree with you on this one – its a fatal habit to get into.

7. Yep, agree, that would be a bad thing to do.

8. My recycle bin empties itself. Anything over a week old in the recylce bin gets cleaned at midnight. Dont generally use it though – delete is delete is delete.

9. Non-issue here. Temp files get auto-cleaned. /tmp is on a separate partition anyway, so when that fills up with junk, it cant affect the rest of the system. Log files also get auto-rotated and compressed via the standard ‘logrotate’.

10. Ah .. bad me, Ive never defragged my hard drive. Oh wait – this is an auto-optimizing, journalled file system, it never needs to be defragged.

Thanks for the article though – good points.

Its interesting how much work people take on their own shoulders when they decide that Windows is somehow ‘easier’ to maintain than the alternatives which may be better designed in the first place.

Thx

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