Category ‘Behind the Scenes’

Conversation with Tibor Schiemann, co-founder of TuneUp

July 21st, 2012 written by Tibor in Behind the Scenes

Tibor Schiemann, co-founder of TuneUp, recently spoke with system-log.com journalist Thomas Sekkingstad about the company’s fortuitous start on a ski trip 16 years ago and how it has since evolved to a global entity with 100 employees. Read the full conversation below for previews on what to expect with TuneUp Utilities 2013 – and to [...]

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At the Speed of Light: Why CPUs Are As Fast As They Are

March 21st, 2012 written by Sandro Villinger in Behind the Scenes, Windows Insights

Even the best-equipped PC can’t deliver performance if it’s “heart”—the processor (or CPU)—isn’t strong enough. Despite all the amount of RAM and the power of graphic cards, the processor is what really determines the overall speed of a PC.         In this blog post, we’ll take a quick peek behind the scenes [...]

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Behind the Scenes of Google Chrome: Optimizing and Troubleshooting

February 1st, 2012 written by Sandro Villinger in Behind the Scenes, Tips and Tricks

Google Chrome is garnering some momentum these days with global market-share hovering at around 24% and an expected takeover of Firefox. Personally, Chrome has become one of my favorite browsers largely due its relatively low resource usage and the overall “snappy” look and feel. Many users also favor this browser because it has a very [...]

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TuneUp Economy Mode: Benchmarks, Benchmarks, Benchmarks

January 18th, 2012 written by Tibor in Behind the Scenes

A few week’s ago we had a blog post, in which we explained the reasoning behind developing our power-saving feature, TuneUp Economy Mode (part of our TuneUp Utilities 2012), and how it works. But in the end, it all boils down to one question: How much battery life can I really save? Today, we’ll put [...]

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TuneUp Economy Mode: 30% more Battery Life? Yes!

January 4th, 2012 written by Tibor in Behind the Scenes

If there’s one thing that’s really important for PC users on-the-go, it’s battery life. Thanks to the massive performance enhancements in laptops such as the second-generation Core i7 and AMD FX CPUs, many users tend to look out for energy efficiency and battery life instead of just raw processing power. To prevent your laptop from [...]

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Sandro’s Radio Interview Explains How TuneUp Utilities 2012 Can Give Your PC the Makeover it Needs

November 17th, 2011 written by Christoph in Behind the Scenes, News

In this radio interview with “Into Tomorrow with Dave Graveline“, Sandro Villinger details the key functions and new features and enhancements that come with TuneUp Utilities 2012. Listen to this clip to hear our blog editor-in-chief explain how TuneUp’s software can give PCs a complete performance “makeover” with its ability to deactivate background processes that [...]

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Does TuneUp Utilities 2011 Slow Down PCs?

April 13th, 2011 written by Christoph in Behind the Scenes

This is a question we’ve never dared to ask before—our flagship product, TuneUp Utilities, has been known to significantly improve PC performance and has won a fair share of awards for doing so. However, we’ve read some negative comments and heard some say that our software actually slows down PCs. We were shocked to hear [...]

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TuneUp Your PC with the New Update for Windows 7 Service Pack 1

March 22nd, 2011 written by Christoph in Behind the Scenes

Are you a TuneUp Utilities user who recently upgraded or are thinking of upgrading to Windows 7 Service Pack 1? If so, you can take advantage of our automatic software update to ensure your PC stays up to speed with the latest Windows service pack. Because we work closely with Microsoft, we’re able to constantly [...]

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5 Reasons Why Program Deactivator is Good for Your PC

December 8th, 2010 written by Tibor in Behind the Scenes

By now, you’ve heard about TuneUp Program Deactivator. It’s the answer to performance and stability problems caused by having too many programs running at once. Program Deactivator works by turning off programs that drain your PC’s resources and once you need them again, turning them back on. In our last post, we gave you all [...]

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Behind the Scenes: TuneUp Program Deactivator

November 24th, 2010 written by Tibor in Behind the Scenes

TuneUp charts new optimization territory each year with its releases of TuneUp Utilities. This year’s version lays a cornerstone in our development cycle, and introduces an entirely new approach to speeding up your PC and making it more reliable. It’s called: TuneUp Program Deactivator. In this week’s blog post, I’m going to share how I [...]

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