Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Ways To Speed Up PC

Life today is different. It is so fast that everything is changing in an instant. Technology has changed a lot and has affected the lives of most people in the world. The PC is now part of the daily lives of each people. This is what people use for work, chat with friends, research for information and go to social networking sites to meet new friends. You can't imagine life without a PC. But what if it is so slow, how can you cope up with the fast pace in the world? It is time to speed up PC. It must be competitive and perform fast to be able to use it properly.
  • To speed up PC, make sure you check your hardware and it is sufficient enough to enable Windows to function well. Evaluate all your files if you really need them in your PC. Some files are not so important and consume space in your hard disk. Clean your folders and delete those that you don't need anymore. Do a regular scan of your registry to make sure you can detect immediately possible errors that would affect your operating system. Clean or repair immediately if you discover something wrong in your registry. Schedule a regular virus scan of your system and make sure your antivirus protection is updated. You must update it regularly to make sure your PC has the latest defense against harmful viruses and software
  • Remove games that you don't play anymore. It is advisable to install one game at a time. Don't install many games at the same time. It will need large amount of hard disk space and performance of your PC will be affected. Concentrate on one game then if you finish it you can remove it already. If you want another game then you can install it provided that you have uninstalled the previous one.. Uninstall programs that you don't need anymore. Free up some space in your hard disk by doing this.
  • You can also adjust some features in your PC to enhance its performance. The visual effects can be reduced to suit your PC's capacity. Don't overdo your effects, use only those that are appropriate for your use. Automatic start of programs is also affecting the PC's speed. If several programs automatically start at the same time then you can expect a very slow start-up for your PC. Several windows will pop out asking you to connect to the internet or log in. You must set your programs to start only if you want it to avoid constant popping out in your screen.
  • Defragment of the hard drive is the best thing to do to speed up PC. This will enable your files to be organized properly inside your hard disk. This will help the PC to read your files easily. This will help your PC to perform faster and efficiently. You will always want your PC to perform at a level that is so high to meet your expectations from it.

Friday, July 15, 2005

Virtualization Technologies

With the ever increasing power of the computer world there comes a time when corporations have hundreds if not thousands of computers for the singular purpose of handling the work flow within their organization. However this has become costly on electricity, hardware, maintenance, and personal to keep these computers working. What can be done to reduce the cost but not the productivity of a company? Virtualization technologies holds the answer.
Through virtual tech it is possible to reduce a server room with ten, twenty, or even a hundred servers down to a handful of computers all running virtual machines. These VM's are the same thing as running two operating systems at the same time from one machine. However from a server standpoint it is like hosting your mail server on your application server, at the same time, yet neither server knows they are on the same box!
This new technology lets companies cut back on their costs while simultaneously improving their ability to scale up by using less electricity, air conditioning, and physical space for their servers. It also allows them to run more secure network since it is easier to monitor the activity of a couple virtual machines running on a single box than it is to monitor twenty or thirty servers.
However VM ware can be a confusing and low-documented technology to start moving into. With no knowledge of the technology or the big players that are involved within the tech it is very difficult to understand what is happening within the market, how to utilize the new technology, and how to effectively plan the transition to the virtual environment. Questions of which provider to go for come up, Microsoft virtual machines, or VM ware workstation? Should you run a baremetal server with a hypervisor or should you just run a full desktop virtual server. Do you need an application, workstation, or desktop environment?
All of these questions can easily be answered by industry professionals who are in the know, however for smaller business owners these are daunting questions that all require hours of research to answer faithfully. It can be difficult to find accurate information from the web that describes these differences and the pros and cons of each different type of server.
In the coming future you don't want to be left behind by faster more agile companies. Be on the fore front of new technology with virtualization.