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Hello Friend,

Has your PC become as slow as a Snail and you don’t know what to do??

Every social function I go to as soon as I mention am in the Software industry the most common question I get is “My Computer has become Very Slow, What can I do ???”

Well here  is a list of the Top most Common Problems that causes your computer to Slow Down.   The good news is that 90% of the time this problem can be fixed at a small cost.  We have given our recommendations,  but occasionally it may just be time to invest on a new computer.  See if you can identify with any of the following:
Windows Vista on an older computer

Vista operating system is very resource demanding and if you have a computer that isn’t pretty quick this will cause problems. Especially on laptops as they are less powerful than most desktop computers. There isn’t really much to do about this, you’ll just have to live with it or alternatively if you are desperate go back to XP.

Antivirus Hogs Resources

Antivirus software is often a big, big resource user and can slow down your computer. Try to either turn off some functionality of the antivirus software. For example, I run my Antivirus without automatic updates and without continually scanning my computer. Instead I download the updates about once a week and run the computer scanning during nights.

If this is a big problem we offer an Antivirus solution that is especially made to use very little resources, called VIPRE more about it here….

Hard disk is fragmented

If your hard disk is filled up and you haven’t defragmented it in a long time it will take time for the computer to locate documents and software when it needs to. You will then need to defragment your hard disk. The best tool for this is PerfectDisk more about it here…

Too large Hard Disk  Segments.

On new hard drives for 200 GB and upwards you should normally partition them into smaller partitions. This will speed up the time it takes to access stuff on your hard disk. The best solution for this is Partition Manager read more….

Too Much Old Junk Software

If you have been running your computer for a long time without clearing out old stuff it’s probably clogging your computer. System Mechanic is a great software to boost the performance by cleaning out old irrelevant files. Read more about System Mechanic…

I hope this helps!

For those whose computers are in top shape we have some freebies for you. This month we are giving you a taste of our new graphics pack add on Superstamps.

SuperStamps includes 197 professionally designed graphics/icons that you can access and use directly from within Snagit or any other graphics software.

As a small token of our appreciation to our Clients, we are now giving away a smaller version with 20 completely new images (not included in SuperStamps) to all  Softwarecasa Clients.

You can freely download this package and use it in both educational, commercial or for private use. The only thing we ask you is to not resell it.

Download your  SuperStamps MiniPack here.

Imagine having the freedom to have your computer organize your information the way you think.  Our latest addition PersonalBrain gives your desktop its own brain!  You can have a chance to try it out for yourself just download Free Personalbrain today and let your computer do the thinking for a change.

Would you like to create a movie of your family vacation this summer? To help you celebrate Summer  we have a Massive 30% Summer Discount on Cyberlink PowerDirector. Your only chance to Direct your own Summer movie and look like pro for only $ 48.95 Deluxe, $ 83.95 Ultra!! Offer Valid until July 31st 2009 . So hurry up while stocks last.

Until Next Time

Peter – Your Software Guide