http://www.brighthub.com/search/searchresults.aspx?u=2368&o=DateDescending&a=275Posts by Dianna Monda Dillen-UShttp://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/21052.aspxThu, 04 Dec 2008 03:12:39 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21052gallerymondaThis step-by-step Windows Vista tutorial provides instruction on how to create a striped volume to optimize disk performance. Creating a striped volume can double your hard drive throughput and significantly speed up your PC. It is especially well-suited for high end gaming, graphics manipulation, video editing, and databases, as well as websites t...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/40523.aspxMon, 29 Jun 2009 10:23:12 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:40523gallerymondaThis tutorial provides some technical and administrative tips on how to protect your laptop. In this article we discuss laptop protection strategies such as setting passwords, encrypting data, file sharing, and maintaining scheduled data backup. Create a System Password A top-notch password is vital to protecting your computer from being compromise...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/40509.aspxMon, 29 Jun 2009 08:52:58 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:40509gallerymondaThis tutorial provides some technical and administrative tips that you can use to protect your desktop computer. Here we discuss the importance of implementing an effective user permissions strategy and routine data backup. Limit User Access If you have more than one log-in account on your computer, or if it is networked to other computers in your ...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/20904.aspxWed, 03 Dec 2008 14:50:42 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:20904gallerymondaThis step-by-step Windows Vista tutorial provides instruction on how to use Vista's Defrag utility to de-clutter your hard drive and optimize its performance. Whenever you move or copy a file, delete an email, download or uninstall a program, you change the location in which related information is stored in your system. Over time, several block...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/21167.aspxSat, 27 Dec 2008 04:38:34 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21167gallerymondaWindows Vista, Microsoft’s latest operating system, is a powerful, resource-intensive OS. Learn how to optimize it with this tutorial series of tips, tricks, and tweaks. 21 Ways to Speed Up Vista 1. 21 Ways to Speed Up Vista: Part 1 - Get your PC Vista Ready Planning to upgrade to Windows Vista? This article will show you how to get your comp...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/24550.aspxMon, 26 Jan 2009 22:35:43 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:24550gallerymondaRead on to get an overview of USB TV Tuners, an external type of computer TV tuner that enables you to capture, record and watch live TV or video on your desktop or laptop computer. A computer TV tuner is a hardware component that is designed to enable your computer to pick up television signals. It converts a standard analog TV signal then demodul...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/40438.aspxSun, 28 Jun 2009 21:45:12 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:40438gallerymondaThis Windows tutorial shows you how to restore your Windows Vista system back to its factory settings. You can use a Vista recovery disk to restore your computer to its original factory settings . This is a disk or set of disks that are designed to completely erase your hard drive and reset your computer to the day you bought it . The recovery disk...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/40556.aspxMon, 29 Jun 2009 14:32:22 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:40556gallerymondaThis article provides an overview of the critical function of a motherboard in a computer system. The function of a motherboard is indispensable for the operation of any computer system. Motherboards are the primary hardware component on a computer, and perform a number of critical tasks. Following is an overview of the function of the motherboard....http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/40539.aspxMon, 29 Jun 2009 13:26:44 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:40539gallerymondaThis Windows tutorial shows you how to free up system resources to optimize performance and make your PC go faster. This is the second in our series on how to speed up computer performance. Over time, even the fastest, state of the art brand new computer seems to slow down with use. Luckily, there are a number of steps that you can take to make you...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/40540.aspxMon, 29 Jun 2009 13:28:59 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:40540gallerymondaThis Windows tutorial shows you how to make your PC go faster by upgrading and updating un-necessary Files. This is the third in our series on how to speed up computer performance. There are a number of upgrades and updates that you can install on your PC to speed up performance. Upgrade Your Memory RAM, your computer’s memory, is one of the most e...