Windows 7 Performance tweaks

Windows 7 is my favorite operating system of all time. I still remember when Vista came out, i had the chance to try it out and immediately realized, it's not for me. It was slow, the HDD was constantly working at it's peak so i decided to stick with Windows XP. Quite the opposite happened when Windows 7 came out and now i know that i will never have to look back at Windows XP, just because 7 is so good. But today, we are not talking about that. Sometimes i have to work with very slow PC's and i have to make them faster just so i can finish a job in time so let's look at some ways to tweak a Win 7 for performance.

Automatically shutdown your PC after X minutes

Sometimes you might need to turn off your PC after, let's say, 30 minutes, because you are downloading something, but you don't have the time to wait for it to complete. Here is a quick guide on how to turn off your PC after an allotted time without using any special software.

Oiling PC fans

In this post we looked at how to reduce high temperature of your PC components and now it's time to look at what you can do to reduce the noise that your PC outputs.

How to reduce high PC temperature

Last time we saw how to check your PC components temperature so now it's time to learn what you can do to reduce the temperature of your PC. Let's just dive right in to and take a look at what can be done.

Monitoring the temperature of PC components

Today we will look at the PC temperature. Having a lower PC temperature will result in a longer life of your computer so it's essential to keep an eye on it. First, we will need a software to check the temperature.

Firefox 4 - save tabs on exit

Let's look at one simple tweak that some users might like. If you are one of those people that work with a lot of tabs in Firefox, then the first thing you might have noticed in Firefox 4 is that it does not ask if you want to save your tabs when you close it. Let's just fix it real quick.

Alternative text editors

Many of us know only one text editor and that is the ever so popular Notepad that comes with every Windows operating system. A text editor like Notepad is a very powerful tool. It's where software is made and web sites are coded. But the downside of Notepad is that it does not have any functions that make your life easier when you are coding something so let's look at some alternatives to Notepad.

Alternative tools for PDF files

Today i would like to talk about some PDF readers. Most PC users know only one PDF reader and that's Adobe Reader, but there are several alternatives that have more functions and better performance.