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    Why do computers slow down as they get older?

    That's a great link. Gives you a detailed instruction and some very useful links.
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    Comp Freezes Randomly

    If you already ruled out spyware and virus, do a test on the hard drive to make sure that it doesn't have any parity error. Have you defragged your drive lately? Might want to do a disk cleanup and defrag.
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    Why do computers slow down as they get older?

    The hard drive is usually the culprit as it gets fragmented over time. Here are a couple of articles about it. http://downloads.wugnet.com/whitepapers/WeakLinkGettingWeakerROIofDefrag.pdf http://www.microsoft.com/AtWork/getstarted/speed.mspx/
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    tablet pc

    Motion Computing's latest tablet is the LE1600 and is quite pricey. You may be able to save money by buying the older version M1400 or even buying a used one. A lot of people are upgrading to the LE1600 so there are a lot of used M1400 for sale. Motion Computing also came out with a smaller...
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    deciding between 2 headset mic's..... second opinions needed

    I use the Plantronics USB headset - a bit pricey but it's one of the best. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16826106012
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    defrag

    I agree that daily defrag may not be good but most non-windows defrag program (at least diskeeper) is smart enough to skip a day or so if the drive is not fragmented. Even though it runs daily, it only defrags when necessary.
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    defrag

    That is a common myth that defragmentation lowers the life of your drive. I think it will extend the life of the drive because when a disk is defragged, the head does not have to move as much because the files are bunched together. Most PC users upgrade their computers in 2 to 3 years and...
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    Slow XP Shutdown

    Probably Zone Alarm and/or Norton 2002. Stop one or both just before you shutdown and see if it will make your shutdown process faster.
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    LG 1400i restriction code

    Cingular should be able to help you unlock your phone.
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    [Movie Review] Batman Begins *SPOILERS*

    Re: [Movie Review] Batman Begins Man, you missed the best part. I saw it at a theatre called "The Bridge" in Culver City. Great theatre and an excellent movie.
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    Extremlt long Shutoff - NetDDE fault

    Do a disk cleanup and then disk defrag. Defragging your hard drive keeps it running optimal and has been known to speed up startup and shutdown.
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    looking for a reliable legit (US) webhost

    Here's another web host. http://www.hostdepartment.com/
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    Why are my folder views building so dern slow??

    Do you have file compression enabled? Have you defragmented your drive lately? Disk fragmentation could cause your file access, computer startup, and shutdown to be slow.
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    Hard Drive fixing prog

    There are tons of defrag program available out there but here's a couple of good links that might be of interest. http://www.hookbuilt.com/zine/Articles/defrag.html http://itresearch.forbes.com/detail/RES/1103631551_156.html
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