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Mac/Windows tip: Frozen program? Here’s how to force it to quit

Mac/Windows tip: Frozen program? Here’s how to force it to quit

by ben patterson | Jan 12, 2015 | desktops, how-tos, laptops

Raise your hand if you hate the spinning beach ball! Yep, I’m talking about all those times when your computer mouse turns into a spinning blue disc (on a Windows PC) or a multicolored beach ball (on a Mac), just as the program on your desktop comes to a...
Windows tip: Slow startup? Your startup programs may be to blame

Windows tip: Slow startup? Your startup programs may be to blame

by ben patterson | Dec 1, 2014 | desktops, how-tos, laptops

So, wondering why your new Windows 8 PC is taking so long to start up in the morning? The culprit might be one of your startup programs—that is, programs on your hard drive that launch the moment you hit the power button. The Windows 8 Task Manager has a nifty feature...

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