en-us 2008 Leo A. Notenboom and Puget Sound Software, LLC Mon, 21 May 2012 14:26:32 -08:00 Mon, 21 May 2012 14:26:32 -08:00 720 http://img.askleomedia.com/altile144.jpg http://ask-leo.com 140 140 Tech Questions? Get Answers! Ask Leo! http://ask-leo.com/is_a_dual_core_processor_really_better_or_is_it_just_a_gimmick.html A computer with a dual processor can finally do several things at the same time. That gives programs a lot more options for speed. leo@pugetsoundsoftware.com (Leo A. Notenboom) Mon, 21 May 2012 14:26:32 -08:00 Technology http://ask-leo.com/can_i_delete_microsoft_office_updates_to_free_up_disk_space.html Deleting updates and folders might be okay if you do a backup beforehand, just to be sure. There are better ways to free up disk space that will be less problematic. leo@pugetsoundsoftware.com (Leo A. Notenboom) Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:50:00 -08:00 Technology http://ask-leo.com/can_i_encode_video_faster_with_quad_core_processors.html Quad core processors might process a video faster... but let's look at the software that you're using and see how it uses multiple processors. leo@pugetsoundsoftware.com (Leo A. Notenboom) Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:28:48 -08:00 Technology http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_monitor_network_activity_on_my_windows_7_machine.html Windows 7 has a useful utility for monitoring system activity. You can use it to find out a lot about what your computer is doing online. leo@pugetsoundsoftware.com (Leo A. Notenboom) Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:00:00 -08:00 Technology http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_tell_what_program_is_slowing_down_my_machine.html When your machine slows down, it can sometimes be traced to a single misbehaving program. We'll use Process Explorer to try to identify which one. leo@pugetsoundsoftware.com (Leo A. Notenboom) Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:52:07 -08:00 Technology