Over a period of extended computer use, you will install numerous programs and save many files. These will be scattered throughout your computer's hard drive and they will increasingly take up more ...

A new laptop feels like a fresh digital start: fast, clean, and ready for anything. But before you dive in, it’s wise to ...

Digital junk piles up too quickly. Look no further than your phone and all those blurry photos and old screenshots in your gallery. What you don't see are the invasive tracking cookies saved in your ...

It seems almost every day of the year marks a little-known holiday, and today is no exception. It’s Clean Out Your Computer Day. Unlike Groundhog Day and any number of other occasions, observing this ...

A little spring cleaning can restore your PC and make it look and run as good as the day you brought it home. Your kitchen pantry and bathroom cabinets aren’t the only places that need a good cleaning ...

Heat is your computer's worst enemy. Over time, dust buildup inside your computer could undermine its cooling efficiency, resulting in shorter life spans for your computer's components. Ed Rhee, a ...

Virtual memory ensures that programs run smoothly. All programs on a PC use random access memory (RAM), but when there isn't enough memory to run a program, Windows temporarily moves information ...