For the purpose of this lab I chose three different tutorials. Given the state of my home computer right now, I really was interested in the maintenance more than the security. Right now I am lucky because I have a fairly quick lap top that my school allows me to take home, but in the summer time it is back to the grind with my Toshiba.
The first tutorial I looked at was the "Msconfig" video. One of the things that I hate most about my Toshiba is that it takes at least four minutes to boot up and almost as long to shut down. I never really considered looking at the programs that ran automatically and shutting down the unnecessary ones as a way to end the madness. The information in this tutorial did not really surprise me, it just made me more aware and a little embarrassed that I never considered checking this before.
The second tutorial I looked at was the "PC Maintenance Checklist" video. Given the fact that I already dodged a bullet when the motherboard crashed on my work computer but all of my files were safe, I have been trying to remember to regularly update my computer and back up my files. The checklist provided in this tutorial gave me a much more organized way of going about this. What surprised me is that I already did all but two of the items, Msconfig and PC Pitstop. I already corrected my ignorance on start up speed with the first tutorial I watched, so I set out to correct another error in my ways with the last tutorial I watched.
The third tutorial I looked at was the "PC Pitstop" video. I was excited/surprised to know that one website (pcpitstop.com) can check out the performance of my computer and flag any potential issues without me having to do all sorts of individual scans. That feeling grew even more when the video explained that most of the operations can be done for free. I will definitely begin using this website in the future.
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