performance

  • Five Powerful, Built-In Windows Tools You Might Not Know About

    Five Powerful, Built-In Windows Tools You Might Not Know About

    Even if you live in Windows, you may be surprised to find that it includes some rather powerful built-in tools to help you monitor your system and troubleshoot when things go wrong. We’ve taken a look at Windows’ dark corners before and at some awesome features you may have forgotten about. Here are a few…


  • How Your Switch Improves Network Performance

    In an era where wireless networking is dominant, the role of the network switch is often an afterthought. However, switch selection and configuration can make a big difference to overall performance. Here are five ways switching up your switch can help.


  • Ask LH: Why Are Flash Videos So Slow In Chrome?

    Hey Lifehacker, Every time I’m playing a Flash video in chrome, it seems to cause lag in my other applications. I have a pretty powerful computer so it can handle multitasking, IE doesn’t cause this problem and it only started happening a couple of months ago. Any thoughts? Thanks, Rolling Chrome