Today’s PCs come pre-installed with either the 32-bit (also known as x86) or the 64-bit (also known as x64) edition of Windows. With the full retail package of Windows 7 (which includes one 32-bit and one 64-bit disc) now available, both novice and professional computer users are having a difficult time deciding which version they [...]
Microsoft Windows remains one of the leading PC operating systems on the planet and with Windows 7, the company has taken the product line in an exciting new direction. However, as reliable and functional as Windows is, at times, the operating system can end up running slowly, leaving PC users frustrated. Fortunately, by following just [...]
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 [...]
Have you ever wondered what defragmentation really is? How an optimizer works or what lies behind a “Windows error code”? Tired of searching the Web for the right answer? With the TuneUp Glossary (available in English, German and French), you have a handy PC encyclopedia right at your fingertips. The TuneUp Glossary provides easy-to-understand explanations [...]
Remember the disaster that occurred after we installed 200 programs on a notebook? Our PC became so slow and was essentially unusable. The TuneUp Blog team then uninstalled all of the programs and compared the machine’s current performance to its original state. The results? Performance significantly improved, however, it was still not at the optimum [...]
TuneUp recently announced a contest in which respondents to a TuneUp Utilities 2010 survey would be entered into a drawing to win one of ten $50 Amazon gift cards. Well, guess what? The results of that survey—and the winners—are in!
This just in! The TuneUp Blog team has a very special update regarding our “200 programs” blog post series. Over the last couple of weeks, we have discussed the fact that installing too many programs will destroy the performance of your computer. Check out our two original blog posts and see for yourself: In Part [...]
Too many programs will slow down your computer to an absolute crawl. The TuneUp Blog team proved this theory, with a PC performance check that involved installing 200 new programs. The end result: The computer was basically unusable following the test. The experiment also left the TuneUp Blog team and our readers with more questions. [...]
PC users often get frustrated with their computers’ poor performance and find slow start-up and response times as well as laggy applications unacceptable. This podcast discusses the best ways to gain peace of mind when it comes to maintaining your PC and using utilities software. It includes results from a recent TuneUp research study, conducted [...]
There’s nothing more frustrating to gamers than when they lose a life or miss the next level because the frame rates (or frames per second) are in the single-digits area. But what can they do? This podcast discusses different ways in which gamers can improve their gaming experience—beyond just upgrading to a better graphics card—by [...]
