So i fell behind

life intervened and i forgot to update (seems not to matter tho since i have about 0 readers at this point but hey i can use a time waster).

i have seen alot of ways to boost PC performance recently. Most of which you need to pay for (go figure) the easiest way is to do as all the other blogs keep telling you. Uninstall programs you don't use. Remove programs from startup and of course get a virus scanner.

But by far if you have done everything short of completely reformation you computer to a "like new state" then i suggest you buy more ram. most carriers have it for 30-50$ per stick of 1 gig

US Modular ram 4 GIGS

or

centon 2 Gigs

both of those options (while not free) will be more then sufficient for running a Home PC. It wont be capable of high end gaming but if you only surf the Internet and type word documents then you will see vast improvements in Computer speed.

Recommended Programs to use (won't be providing links since i assume everyone knows how to search google :P)

AVAST (free antivirus)
Spybot Search and Destroy
Ad-Aware 2007
CCleaner
Comodo personal firewall (get 2.X version 3.X is just horrible with Defense+)

Optional Programs
TuneXP (Very advance program do not use unless you are willing to fix anything you break)

CachemanXP (nice for Computers with less ram and want to free up as much as possible)

AVG Anti Spyware