As I've said in some of the other articles, there are times that
getting new hardware is not a waste of money but a sound investment.
Then, there's the rest of the time where you won't benefit that much
from new hardware or you can't afford new hardware. What do you do then?
Even new computers can be bogged down fairly quickly. The problem when this happens is that you (the user) are asking increasingly aging hardware to do increasingly new and laborious tasks.
For example, when you upgraded your version of Windows, that's a whole set of code that your hardware wasn't expected to run before. The same is true of that new copy of Office or Photoshop. Antivirus software, though a necessity, also has this problem on a daily basis as the manufacturer of the software adds viruses, spyware, and adware to the list of virus definitions that the software has to protect your computer from. New software increasingly slows computers down.
Thankfully, new software is not nearly the only cause of slowdowns. It is just the most benign appearing because in exchange for the slowdown you get new features. So, what is a computer user who does not want to constantly buy new hardware to do?
Despite the fact that antivirus and anti-spyware programs can slow a computer down, they do not slow it down nearly as much as the viruses and spyware they are meant to protect your computer from. Viruses are the #1 cause of system slowdown. I would estimate that 95% of the computers I have worked on were infected, whether that was the reason the client called me or not. Most users are capable of administering antivirus software, but most are not very good at getting rid of infections. For this, you need a qualified technician.
Many of the programs that you install, especially "free" or "shareware" software programs install other programs, add-ons, or web toolbars as part of their installation process. These usually can be opted out of, but most people just hit the "NEXT" button and leave the boxes on each screen checked, thereby allowing those programs to install. Other programs add themselves to the list of programs that start up every time you turn on your computer. So, while it may seem that you've booted up and opened Microsoft Word only, in fact 10 small programs have started up too. If you're not a power user, you probably need a technician to fix this problem.
Windows has a way of accumulating what can only be described as junk. I once heard a technician say that his job was to "decrapify" customers computers. As crude as it might be, most of our computers can use some cleaning up.
Finally, there are a host of other small things that only a qualified technician knows to do. A good technician will do what he can to speed up the computer but tell the client if it is time for a hardware upgrade.
Even new computers can be bogged down fairly quickly. The problem when this happens is that you (the user) are asking increasingly aging hardware to do increasingly new and laborious tasks.
For example, when you upgraded your version of Windows, that's a whole set of code that your hardware wasn't expected to run before. The same is true of that new copy of Office or Photoshop. Antivirus software, though a necessity, also has this problem on a daily basis as the manufacturer of the software adds viruses, spyware, and adware to the list of virus definitions that the software has to protect your computer from. New software increasingly slows computers down.
Thankfully, new software is not nearly the only cause of slowdowns. It is just the most benign appearing because in exchange for the slowdown you get new features. So, what is a computer user who does not want to constantly buy new hardware to do?
Despite the fact that antivirus and anti-spyware programs can slow a computer down, they do not slow it down nearly as much as the viruses and spyware they are meant to protect your computer from. Viruses are the #1 cause of system slowdown. I would estimate that 95% of the computers I have worked on were infected, whether that was the reason the client called me or not. Most users are capable of administering antivirus software, but most are not very good at getting rid of infections. For this, you need a qualified technician.
Many of the programs that you install, especially "free" or "shareware" software programs install other programs, add-ons, or web toolbars as part of their installation process. These usually can be opted out of, but most people just hit the "NEXT" button and leave the boxes on each screen checked, thereby allowing those programs to install. Other programs add themselves to the list of programs that start up every time you turn on your computer. So, while it may seem that you've booted up and opened Microsoft Word only, in fact 10 small programs have started up too. If you're not a power user, you probably need a technician to fix this problem.
Windows has a way of accumulating what can only be described as junk. I once heard a technician say that his job was to "decrapify" customers computers. As crude as it might be, most of our computers can use some cleaning up.
Finally, there are a host of other small things that only a qualified technician knows to do. A good technician will do what he can to speed up the computer but tell the client if it is time for a hardware upgrade.
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