Jordan Independent - computer - Comments

Good luck with all that,

Mathias Baden — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:57:34 -0500

Good luck with all that, Brandon. A faster computer would be nice, but there are just so many fascinating free programs out there that we want to download and try out.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

I'd recommend running

Kyle Thill — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:34:56 -0500

I'd recommend running Adaware as well, while not concurrently. Between both you'll get a higher percentage of the nasties [beyond the cookies which are the low fruit] and you can feel a lot more confident you got "most" of your problems if there are any out there. There are products that run around forty dollars that do the same work, and that are a lot more efficient in cleaning.

If the system is three years or older you might think about simply wiping it and starting over after backing up your data. You can never go wrong there.

Well, I run Spybot

Brandon — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:33:16 -0500

Well, I run Spybot periodically, but the last time I defragged was probably last year sometime. I'll give that a try right now.

Contributing perhaps, major

Kyle Thill — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:32:01 -0500

Contributing perhaps, major is unlikely. Do a Start > Run > then type MSCONFIG and click on your "start up" tab.

You'll see things there like qtime task, perhaps adobe and much more you might be able to disable. There's more you can look for, not the least of which is run a good spyware program, two perhaps like Adaware or Spybot and see if you've got any male ware or spyware utilizing your resources.

When was the last time you defragged your machine?

Everyone, including Editors,

bigbobbob — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:48:41 -0600

Everyone, including Editors, (or especially Editors) have the experience of sending out what they think are important words of wisdom and getting little or no response. Kinda a 'blah' reaction. Sort of like "Hollering down the rain barrel", ... and the echo says "Ain't nobody here but us chickens". We, like it or not, got a War and an Election going on. All that tends to distract and to remind us . . . We ain't got it too bad after all.

One would think that with

mittens — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:52:03 -0600

One would think that with the attitude of many Americans too scared to venture outside and be the least bit active that they could at least share in the conversation here. It sure beats a marathon of "Hogan Knows Best".

Speaking of spending time

Brandon — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:32:42 -0600

Speaking of spending time outside enjoying the snow, I got a pretty sweet set of cross country skis for Christmas this year. Anyone have any suggestions on where the best place to use them might be?

I keep checking in to see

Ruth Anne Maddox — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:32:26 -0600

I keep checking in to see who's posting what and I haven't been able to find a topic to chime in on because it's like a ghost town here...

Come on, people, turn off the TV (it's all reruns) and share. It's not like you're outside playing in the snow, because I've been unsuccessfully looking for people doing that, too.