Sunday, April 7, 2013

Nerd Chicks Adventures: Tips on speeding up a slow computer » Redding Record Searchlight

Nerd Chicks Adventures: Tips on speeding up a slow computer » Redding Record Searchlight: "One of the most common questions I get from customers, family and friends alike is how to improve system start up time.

When your system was new it probably felt like you were able to boot up and get working at record speed. Over time, as you install more programs and maybe collect a few malware programs, system boot up can take longer and longer."

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Skype trojan turns your computer into a Bitcoin miner - SlashGear

Skype trojan turns your computer into a Bitcoin miner - SlashGear: "here is a Skype trojan going around that is turning PCs into Bitcoin miners. So far, victims are mostly located in countries like Italy, Russia, Poland, Costa Rica, Spain, Germany, and a few others. Bitcoin Mining is a another way for users to acquire Bitcoin’s currency by “making computer hardware do mathematical calculations for the Bitcoin network to confirm transactions and increase security.”"

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