Optimize Your Personal Computing Experience

Try to tinker with your computer. Nothing bad really happens with today’s computers because everything is reversible (as they say using system Restore). But never try to download a virus or anything that would really be a bad thing to do to your computer.

Shift your icons about. Create shortcuts on the desktop for folders inside your cluttered my documents. Create shortcuts on the desktop for websites that you like most (yes, it’s possible).

Try to explore and change settings on your computer like the resolution, color depth and power settings. Try and find settings that you like and change them as often as you like as well to suite your personal needs. Power plans also save power for laptops so be sure to check and configure them to extend battery life for laptops.

Don’t be afraid that you might delete things. The recycle bin is always there for you to restore accidentally deleted files and folder. And if a file is important to the computer, it won’t allow you to delete that file (unless it’s a virus) so don’t be afraid.

For windows vista, try adding sidebar gadgets. These are helpful applications that sit on the right side of your desktop giving users access to most common of tasks like music playing, time, monitoring your computer’s status and even a cool gadget for my face book.

For your music, create playlist that you could play to suit your mood. This is best when you want to find music fast and easy.

Don’t be afraid to fill up your hard drive. Warning messages always pop up to annoy just about anyone with almost full hard drives.

Lastly, upgrade your computer yourself. Add RAM, hard drives, and upgrade your video card if you can. But keep in mind to follow given instructions carefully.

For all of this, I learned the hard way. I bought 3 computers, blown 2 power supplies, and crashed one motherboard’s bios. I’ve over clocked a video card, processor and RAM to the limit.
I started my interest in computer when my mother bought our first computer way back when I was still in grade four. But everything was worth it. Learn the hard way.