{"id":62,"date":"2009-06-30T10:37:27","date_gmt":"2009-06-30T00:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bonzamobilecomputerrepairs.com\/blog\/?p=62"},"modified":"2010-09-23T14:22:08","modified_gmt":"2010-09-23T04:22:08","slug":"tune-up-your-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bonzamobilecomputerrepairs.com\/blog\/?p=62","title":{"rendered":"Tune up your Computer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For reliable performance and stability it&#8217;s important to clean and tune up your computer regularly.<!--more--><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Delete unnecessary files from your computer.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Use the built-in Disk Cleanup tool that comes with most Windows operating systems.\u00a0<br \/>\nClick Start &gt;All Programmes&gt;Accessories&gt;System Tools&gt;Disk Cleanup.<br \/>\nYou should always have a minimum of 1-2 gigabytes of free disk space on your C:Drive.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Run the Disk Defragmenter tool.<br \/>\n<\/strong>The disk defragmenter tool reorganises your files and fixes any fragments. Your computer will find files faster when it is defragmented.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Start-Up Programmes<br \/>\n<\/strong>When you start your computer the desktop loads along with other programs in the background such as your Anti virus program.<br \/>\nIf you limit the programs by only allowing the most important programs to load on start up, your computer will run a lot smoother.<br \/>\nWindows has a built-in tool to manage programs. It&#8217;s an advanced tool so Bonza recommends you get your technician to step you through it.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"><strong>Anti-spyware<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">Even though you have anti-virus software, it&#8217;s recommended you also run Anti Spyware at least once a week. If you don&#8217;t have an <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">anti-spyware program ask your Bonza Computer Repair technician about installing a free program.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><strong>Reduntant Programs<br \/>\n<\/strong>Look through your Programs, are there any you don&#8217;t use anymore?<br \/>\nClick Start Menu&gt;<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">Add\/Remove Programs&gt;Control Panel.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;\">Uninstall any programs you no longer use. This will free up disk space.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tool bars and Add-ons<br \/>\n<\/strong>Windows, Google Tool bar, Firefox toolbar and their add-ons will slow Internet Explorer down. In Internet Explorer, go to Tools&gt;Manage Add-ons. You will see which add-ons are enabled and disabled. Go ahead and disable what you don&#8217;t need.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Windows Updates<br \/>\n<\/strong>You should have automatic updates enabled to ensure your Windows Operating System is protected with the latest fixes and service packs.HAPPY COMPUTING!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For reliable performance and stability it&#8217;s important to clean and tune up your computer regularly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[373],"tags":[13],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bonzamobilecomputerrepairs.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bonzamobilecomputerrepairs.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bonzamobilecomputerrepairs.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bonzamobilecomputerrepairs.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bonzamobilecomputerrepairs.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=62"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/bonzamobilecomputerrepairs.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2671,"href":"http:\/\/bonzamobilecomputerrepairs.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62\/revisions\/2671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bonzamobilecomputerrepairs.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=62"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bonzamobilecomputerrepairs.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=62"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bonzamobilecomputerrepairs.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=62"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}