10 Reasons Why Your Computer Runs Slow -

There are motives for your reduced speed and any one of them could result in a crash and an up close and personal viewing of the BSOD, (Blue Screen of Death). A slowdown occurs over a period of time. Essentially, if you are on dial-up that is slow to begin with and if you have less than 512MB of RAM, that too can be a major cause. This article list 10 other possible causes of computer slowdown.

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Recognizing Phishing Scams and Fraudulent / Hoax Email - Microsoft Security

Eventually most email users will receive a suspicious email. It may appear to be from a bank or a recognisable organistation. These are known as phising emails. Phishing is a type of deception designed to steal your valuable personal data, such as credit card numbers, Windows Live IDs, other account data and passwords, or other information. This article from Microsoft helps you to work out which ones are genuine and which are phishing ones.

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