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Windows 7: Resource Monitor Tool

5 Comments (Add) | Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 at 3:59am

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It doesn’t matter how new your computer is, you only have a limited amount of resources. You have to keep an eye on your CPU, your memory, and your disks – you need to know what’s going on! The Resource Monitor Tool has been improved for Windows 7 to make this easier for you to do.

How to Set up a RAM Disk for Free

38 Comments (Add) | Tuesday, November 6th, 2007 at 12:25am

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Many people confuse the difference between Hard Drive space, and RAM. A Hard Drive is where the data sits, and is stored. RAM is what the data uses when it is actually running. RAM has no moving parts, therefore it is faster. Therefore, you may find yourself in need of a RAM Disk. This will allow you some extra storage. In layman’s terms, it takes a section of the RAM and makes it act as though it is a hard Disk.

Free Disk Partition Tool

37 Comments (Add) | Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 at 3:06pm

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Many of you have asked me for a recommendation for a partition tool. In the past, I’ve recommended Partition Magic, which of course is not free. Wirelesspacket gave me a link to a free partitioning program that appears to be quite good!

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