A Complete PC Maintenance Checklist

From - Langa List information service - 2005-11-21
provided by Fred Langa
URL - http://www.langa.com/

Thwack! That was the sound of me slapping myself in the forehead.

It happened the other day, while I was working through the normal monthly
maintenance on my primary PC. Everything was going smoothly because
routine maintenance tends to prevent many problems from developing in the
first place; and can catch any others when they're small and easy to
correct.

I'll admit I'm a bit of a fanatic about maintenance because I depend on my
PC to make a living; I probably go further than most people would need or
want to. But odds are you depend on a PC at work or in a home office or
recreationally, and the smooth, trouble-free operation of your PC is
either essential to getting your work done, or is an important part of
your after-hours life. Some level of routine PC preventative maintenance
would be good for your PC, too. That's why we've covered many of the
separate steps and techniques of PC maintenance at Informationweek.Com
http://www.informationweek.com/LP/columnists/fredlanga.jhtml  and here in
the newsletter.

But the "thwack" moment came when I realized I'd never stitched all the
pieces together into a comprehensive whole for you--- I'd never itemized
the steps in checklist form to make it easy for you to select exactly
which maintenance steps you want to follow, and when. Let me correct that
oversight today:

In a new article posted now, and free, at
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=174300458,
I'll tell you all the maintenance steps I take on a daily, weekly,
monthly, semiannual and annual basis.

You may not need all the steps I take, and that's perfectly fine. You can
"cherry-pick" the ideas, techniques, and tools that best fit your own
preferences, to create your own PC maintenance checklist. Or, if you rely
heavily on your PC, you may wish to adapt my full task list to your own
unique situation--- or even expand upon it!.

In any case, with the right level of routine maintenance, maybe you'll be
able to avoid a "thwack" moment of your own!

Click on over and check it out:
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=174300458