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• Randy’s remedies: Juice, heat, glass, social, grid, and malware

  Posted on September 19, 2022 at 02:43 CDT by Randy McElveen • Comment in the Forums

  SUPPORT

  

  By Randy McElveen

  Let’s finish up that list of remedies from Randy’s top 10 customer-support issues: Identified!

  In this article, we’ll tackle #6 all the way up to #1. If you remember, we’re going to get you some free malware-removal tools for #1, so find that flash drive!

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.38.0, 2022-09-19).

  Support Internet connectivity, malware, Newsletters, Overheating, Power, Support

• Freeware Spotlight — Open Hardware Monitor

  Posted on May 18, 2020 at 01:00 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

  BEST UTILITIES

  By Deanna McElveen

  Some of the most difficult computer problems to diagnose and resolve are random errors — those inconsistent blue screens, those arbitrary freezes and shutdowns, those odd Windows glitches.

  A common cause of random system failures is overheating — one or more hardware components running at higher-than-safe temperatures. Sure, spring might bring warmth and fresh flowers, but it also delivers shedding pets and lots of other airborne particles that clog up PC fans and put additional stress on CPUs, power supplies, and video cards.

  So how do you know whether something is overheating? Michael Möller’s Open Hardware Monitor (OHM) can help provide an answer.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.19.0 (2020-05-18).

  Best Utilities AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Fan speed, Hardware monitor, Overheating