One of the most frustrating things in life is a slow computer.
Every few years, we buy an expensive new PC and love how fast it starts up, runs programs, and loads websites. Inevitably though, it starts to slow down until eventually we are pulling our hair out waiting for it to do routine tasks.
Why is this? It turns out the answer is actually quite simple and you don't even need to be "technical" to understand the causes and solutions.
The good news: It's not the computer hardware that's the problem. In most cases, the hardware you have is perfectly capable of being restored to its original glory and kept in fast running condition with minimal effort.
Rather, the problem lies with changes that occur to the PC's software. The two most common causes of slowdown (along with easy solutions) are:
Senin, 25 April 2011
Rabu, 20 April 2011
Pros and Cons of Investing in Canada
Canada is considered to be one of the safest places to invest in the world. The Canadian landscape is rich in resources, the financial sector is fundamentally sound and our commodity-backed currency is one of the strongest among developed markets.
The Canadian stock market has been handily out-performing other indexes around the globe, with the TSX Composite Index averaging 15 percent growth per year over the past 20 years.
As safe and promising as the Canadian economy appears, there are also plenty of risks for investors. Let’s take a look at the pros and cons of investing in Canada.
THE PROS
Resource rich:
The Canadian stock market has been handily out-performing other indexes around the globe, with the TSX Composite Index averaging 15 percent growth per year over the past 20 years.
As safe and promising as the Canadian economy appears, there are also plenty of risks for investors. Let’s take a look at the pros and cons of investing in Canada.
THE PROS
Resource rich:
Senin, 18 April 2011
How to Make Your PC Fast
One of the most frustrating things in life is a slow computer.
Every few years, we buy an expensive new PC and love how fast it starts up, runs programs, and loads websites. Inevitably though, it starts to slow down until eventually we are pulling our hair out waiting for it to do routine tasks.
Why is this? It turns out the answer is actually quite simple and you don't even need to be "technical" to understand the causes and solutions.
The good news: It's not the computer hardware that's the problem. In most cases, the hardware you have is perfectly capable of being restored to its original glory and kept in fast running condition with minimal effort.
Every few years, we buy an expensive new PC and love how fast it starts up, runs programs, and loads websites. Inevitably though, it starts to slow down until eventually we are pulling our hair out waiting for it to do routine tasks.
Why is this? It turns out the answer is actually quite simple and you don't even need to be "technical" to understand the causes and solutions.
The good news: It's not the computer hardware that's the problem. In most cases, the hardware you have is perfectly capable of being restored to its original glory and kept in fast running condition with minimal effort.
Kamis, 14 April 2011
Who gets bin Laden's $25 million bounty ?
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The photograph of Osama bin Laden on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists list has a new caption: Deceased.
But it was unclear Monday how much, if any, of the up to $25 million in reward money offered on the terrorist leader has been granted.
The man behind the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history was killed Sunday by American forces in Pakistan, in what President Barack Obama called "the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort to defeat al Qaeda."
In the 10 years since the 9/11 attacks, the CIA, the FBI and other intelligence agencies have worked to locate bin Laden, who was found living in a compound outside of Islamabad.
The use of reward money has become an important asset in the government's fight against global terrorism.
But it was unclear Monday how much, if any, of the up to $25 million in reward money offered on the terrorist leader has been granted.
The man behind the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history was killed Sunday by American forces in Pakistan, in what President Barack Obama called "the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort to defeat al Qaeda."
In the 10 years since the 9/11 attacks, the CIA, the FBI and other intelligence agencies have worked to locate bin Laden, who was found living in a compound outside of Islamabad.
The use of reward money has become an important asset in the government's fight against global terrorism.
Minggu, 10 April 2011
Apple now second-largest buyer of MEMS sensors, says iSuppli
Apple has become the second largest buyer of MEMS (microelectromechanical system) sensors in the world, claims research firm iSuppli. During 2010 the company bought approximately $195 million worth of MEMS sensors, a 116.7 percent increase over the $90 million spent in 2009. The new figure puts Apple ahead of Nintendo, which slipped 11.5 percent from 2009 to $123 million, and just $5 million shy of Samsung, which grew 46 percent to $200 million.
iSuppli reports that 2010 MEMS deliveries to Apple included gyroscopes from STMicroelectronics, specifically for the iPhone 4, the iPod touch and later the iPad 2. Accelerometers were bought not only for iOS devices but MacBooks and the iPod nano. Acoustic wave duplexers were bought from TriQuint Semiconductor, but only for iPhones and 3G iPads. Relying on die from Infineon, Analog Devices, Knowles Electronics and AAC supplied microphones for the fifth-gen Nano, the iPhone 4, the iPad 2 and assorted headsets.
iSuppli reports that 2010 MEMS deliveries to Apple included gyroscopes from STMicroelectronics, specifically for the iPhone 4, the iPod touch and later the iPad 2. Accelerometers were bought not only for iOS devices but MacBooks and the iPod nano. Acoustic wave duplexers were bought from TriQuint Semiconductor, but only for iPhones and 3G iPads. Relying on die from Infineon, Analog Devices, Knowles Electronics and AAC supplied microphones for the fifth-gen Nano, the iPhone 4, the iPad 2 and assorted headsets.
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