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- January 24, 2012

Maurice @ 11:39 am

Nowadays speed and agility are essential parts of day to day life especially when we talk about computers and internet. Gone are the days of dial-up internet and 133Hz Pentium processors. Thank God for Broadband and multi-core processors. But despite all the technology available to make our computers faster with time they tend to slow down. What to do then?

In this article I’ll give you some tips to improve the processing speed of your computers. These tips are more or less in chronological order and when you reach the end of this article you will understand why.

Removing Temp Files

Many people are not even aware they exist, but they and with time they occupy huge slots of space within hard drives and start to slow computers down.

There is a simple and easy solution for this problem and it is called Ccleaner. This software is free to download and will clean up all the unwanted Temp files from your hard drives and optimise your computers performance which leads us to my next tip.

Where to find Ccleaner?

Simply do a search in Google and many download options will show up.

Optimising Performance

It sounds geeky but it is also fairly simple. To optimise performance you need to defrag your disks. Wait don’t panic!

Assuming that you use Windows, go to the start menu, all programs, accessories, system tools and select disk defragmenter. Run it but first make sure all programs are closed, it might take some time so I recommend living it running when you go to sleep. You can also schedule auto-runs, that you way you machine is always optimised to its best performance

SDD RAM Memory Upgrade

This one is a little more complicated and you will require the assistance of an IT Man or your local computer repairs man. If you installed many games, heavy software’s like Photoshop for instance you might notice that your computer is running slower when you play or run this programs. This is because they are using most of your computer memory the SDD RAM Memory.

To solve this problem you need to buy and install more SDD RAM Memory cards and to do that you will need professional help. Contact your IT Man or local computer repairs guy and he or she will be able to assist you in the best options available for your computer and more importantly mother board.

Formatting

Again I suggest you seek professional help for this one. Formatting is in other words restoring your computer to factory settings. By doing this all the data will be erased so make sure you ask whoever does that to you to backup the files and folders you don’t want to be erased.

Buying a new computer

This is my last resort! If you have the money to spare why not buy newer and faster computer but remember the first two tips should be done periodically to any computer be it new or old.

Tom is the owner of Computer Repairs Bedford and has over 20 years of experience fixing computers and giving IT support.

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Microsoft integrates CompTIA’s Security+ into new MCSA and MCSE security certifications

- February 15, 2007

David @ 12:12 pm

Filed under - News, Microsoft, Security+, MCSE

The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) announced today that its Security+ certification, launched December 2002, has been integrated into Microsoft’s new MCSA: Security and MCSE: Security certification specializations.These new Microsoft specializations will allow IT professionals to demonstrate deep, role-based skills around implementing security on the Windows 2000 platform and validate their ability to create a secure computing environment. Microsoft said that CompTIA Security+ supports the industry-wide objectives of these two new certifications. Candidates will have a choice between Security+ and the Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000 exam to satisfy one of the specialization requirements for the MCSA: Security and MCSE: Security certifications.“Security+ is a certification for intermediate-level IT professionals,” said John Venator, CEO and president, CompTIA. “Everything about it is designed to build a strong foundation for carrying out the daily tasks of information security. Microsoft’s decision about Security+ is a milestone for this new certification. We anticipate many more such milestones and are proud today to be recognized so significantly by Microsoft.”CompTIA Security+ provides a global benchmark for identifying candidates who are prepared for more advanced training, certification, and additional responsibilities in security. CompTIA Security+ certifies that a candidate has mastered security job-task skills equivalent to a networking professional with two years practical experience with some emphasis on security.

“Microsoft participated with CompTIA to develop the Security+ certification because we recognize the need for broad, cross-platform security skills across the industry,” said Dan Truax, Director of Business and Product Strategy at Microsoft Training and Certification. “We’re excited about including it in our security certifications because we know that these skills have particular value to IT professionals when combined with platform-specific security skills. We’re also happy to announce that Security+ is now an elective for our existing MCSA and MCSE credentials - this means that all IT professionals have the opportunity to gain and validate these skills - not just security specialists.

“CompTIA certifications, such as Security+, are developed by leading experts from all sectors of the IT industry, and meet the highest standards of certification testing. The objectives are generated by an extensive job task analysis of actual professionals performing appropriate job roles. All questions undergo a multilevel review process that ensures they are accurate as well as psychometrically sound and test responses are validated through statistical analysis.”

Candidates who have already earned CompTIA Security+ have taken a significant step forward toward preparing themselves for the MCSA: Security and MCSE: Security certification. These professionals have validated job-tasks skills typically performed by those with at least two years on-the-job networking experience with some emphasis on security. They have demonstrated mastery of general security concepts, communications security, infrastructure security, basics of cryptography, and operational/organizational security.

Representatives from the United States government were founding organizations of the CompTIA committee, which guided development of the Security+ certification examination. Founding organizations from government included: the FBI, Secret Service, Cybersmuggling Center - U.S. Customs, National Institute of Standards Technology, and Argonne National Laboratory.

Founding organizations representing leading corporations and security associations included: Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, Symantec, IBM/Tivoli Software, Novell, Motorola, Olympus Security Group, RSA Security, VeriSign, Entrust, Information Systems Security Association, and Information Systems Audit and Control Association.

Academic institutions and training and courseware providers on the committee included: Virginia Community College System - Institute of Excellence for Information Technology, Course Technology, Marcraft International, Sybex, Ascendant Learning, ElementK, New Horizons Computer Learning Centers, Tech-Connect, and Intense School. Courseware companies are developing textbooks and study-based software. Those passing quality guidelines are referenced on the CompTIA website. Academic as well as commercial training organizations have developed curricula to prepare certification candidates for the Security+ examination. “Source: Training Press Releases”

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