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Question from Helen S.: Hi Rick. Based upon your recommendation, I’ve been using CCleaner to keep my Windows laptop cleaned out and optimized for some time now. I really appreciate you telling us about things like this!
My daughter just bought a brand new MacBook Pro
Thanks in advance for your advice!
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
CCleaner has been the preferred system cleanup utility for millions of PC and Mac users for quite some time.
Now you can get many of the same benefits of the PC and Mac versions of CCleaner on your Android phone or tablet.
CCleaner for Android will clean the junk out of your device and make it run faster and with fewer hang-ups and glitches. I’ve been using it on my phones and tablet for a while now, and I love it.
Here are a few of the ways CCleaner for Android can help optimize and speed up your Android device: [Read more…]
CCleaner has been one of my favorite Windows cleanup tools for years, and I’ve recommended it to countless other folks during that time.
Unfortunately, CCleaner’s maker Piriform has just announced that hackers have somehow managed to break into one of their servers and add malicious code to a recent build of the CCleaner software.
That means if you recently downloaded CCleaner to your PC or installed a recent update, your computer could well have malware on it. [Read more…]
Microsoft first introduced the Windows Store along with Windows 8, and now that Windows 10 is here the Windows Store and its many available apps are included with it as well.
The Windows Store is simply a collection of lightweight Windows apps that you can download and install on your Windows PC.
Some of those apps are actually quite useful, but many others offer little if any real value at all. Even worse, a few of them are nothing more than adware and junkware. A perfect example is the much-hated “Get Office” app that I wrote about in a previous post. [Read more…]
Question from Demetrius A.: I used a program called “Manycam” for a while but then it started crashing and causing problems. I uninstalled it, but it still gives me pop-ups every time I boot up my computer. How can I get rid of it for good?
Rick’s answer: Hi Demetrius. The built-in Windows uninstaller does a poor job at removing all the bits and pieces of a program, and the remnants that are left over can be both annoying and dangerous. That’s why I recommend using Geek Uninstaller instead. This awesome free utility completely uninstalls any program, and cleans up all the garbage that’s left over too. [Read more…]