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You Don’t Need To Regularly Reinstall Windows; Here’s Why

5:00AM December 29, 2009 | The How-To Geek

One of the most persistent myths about Windows is that you need to reinstall the operating system regularly to keep it running at top performance. Let’s take a look at the real problem and how to fix it. More »


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Mythbusting: Four Myths About Staying Hydrated Debunked

8:00AM July 14, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

Your mum wasn’t completely wrong about the need to stay hydrated in hot weather, but your sweet old mum, and many others, have been needlessly worrying about the wrong things. Here are four hydration myths you can safely discard. More »


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Debunking Common Windows Performance Tweaking Myths

1:43PM August 6, 2008 | Lifehacker US Edition

As a tech writer, one of my biggest pet peeves is the plethora of bad advice littered across almost every web site dedicated to system tweaking. Besides the tweaks that simply don’t work, some of them will actually cause your computer to run even slower—or worse. Let’s examine some of the most offensive myths out there regarding PC performance tweaking, and debunk them once and for all.

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