I was in my Lay-Z-Boy surfing the internet in my pajamas when the connection started to get slow and bogged down. I was the only one on the wireless network and I couldn’t figure out why the connection was bad. So, I did some more surfing after I reset the router.

I found out that the cordless phone system that I have also runs on the same frequency that the router is configured to run. Weird, huh? But I guess it makes sense after all.

Here are a few tips to help improve your wireless router connectivity from dummies.com.

If you have noticed that your laptop has been running slower and progressively torturing your patience… then here’s a little bit of geek that you can do:
While the laptop is off, turn it upside down and vacuum out the air vents (Don’t use canned air, you’ll force dust further into your laptop).
Turn on your laptop and completely amaze your friends with your new-found geekness!

Here’s the logic behind this:Dust and lint gets wedged between the fan and the heat sink and the airflow becomes limited. This can cause the laptops components to overheat and the fan spins faster to compensate for bad airflow. This overheating will reduce the performance of the laptop and it’s battery charge and could also reduce the laptop’s lifespan.

Have you ever fried your hard drive? Ever do it when you may have forgotten to back-up your client’s files? Do you notice that it always seems to happen right after a huge wedding season? Been there. Done that. Got a tee-shirt and a whole lot of  “I told you so’s” (Grrr.)

Well, BEFORE this happens to you, let me introduce you to a redundant back-up method that has not failed me once in over 6 years ( in techno-time it really equates to a millenia). Here is what you need to get.

1) Buy a whole lot of HIGH Quality Burnable CDs or DVDs. (For an in-depth review from Tom Peterson, Product Line Manager for Rimage Corporation click here .
2) Invest in 2 or 3 external hard drives that you can swap out.
3) Sign up for an ONLINE back-up service.

Now, here is what you need to with your stuff:

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There are many programs that enable you to ‘clean up’ your temporary files. You know – those pesky files that you get whenever you visit a website. And if you are a serious web surfer, those can add up to alot of data space if you aren’t regularly cleaning them up. I have found some free-ware that is the best. Its simple, fast and effective. Everything you wanted in your PC, right? (LOL)

Here is the link from Download.net: ATF Cleaner