Techno Tidbit #23: Any internet browser will be sluggish if you use it for the whole day, restarting the browser can help fix that. In Google Chrome, you can make a quick fix by ending the processes, extensions or tabs that use the most memory. Go to the 3 line icons on the upper right portion of Google Chrome Go to More Tools Click Task Manager Click on Memory Tab to see the most used memory first Choose the processes, extensions or tabs that are eating up the most memory Click … [Read more...]
Techno Tidbit #22: Make Your WordPress Site Load Faster
Techno Tidbit #22: Make your WordPress site load faster by optimizing the images that you upload and use. You can manually resize them using Adobe Photoshop or Gimp , but this process might be tedious and takes a long time. You can automatically optimize the images that you upload by using plugins like WP Smush.It. Another alternative is to use plugins that let your images load as you see it, like BJ Lazy Load. Note: Check out this infographic that I collaborated with Fancy Girl Design … [Read more...]
Techno Tidbit #21: Use One Anti-Virus Program At A Time
Techno Tidbit #21: You might think that it will be better to have more than one anti-virus program instead in your computer, it's not. Anti-virus programs run and scan for viruses in the background, having 2 or more at the time same will create conflict in terms of scanning and cleaning/quarantining the viruses. It can also slow down and sap your computer's power, imagine having 2 programs simultaneously checking for viruses. Instead of installing 2 anti-virus programs, supplement it with … [Read more...]
Techno Tidbit #20: Signs Of A Virus Infection
Techno Tidbit #20: Your computer might be infected with a virus if it is having one or more of the following symptoms: slow computer performance freezing or hanging programs hardware failure (ex. printer not working, cd not accessible) unexpected crashing missing files additional unexplained files Make sure to have a reliable anti-virus installed in your computer. For free anti-virus, I would suggest Avast or Avira. But if you have the budget (you can get good anti-virus … [Read more...]
Techno Tidbit #19: Power cycling your modem & router
Techno Tidbit #19: Do you notice that when you encountered power outages or power fluctuations, you normally get internet connectivity issues? You might lose all internet connection or the speed is somewhat slower. If this happens, try power cycling your modem and router. What is power cycling? According to Webopedia, power cycling refers to turning the device's power off and then on in order to get the device to function again. Here are the steps in power cycling: Turn off your … [Read more...]
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