As goes your PC, so goes your life. After all, your computer is the nerve center of your work and your play. These easy tips will help you clear your system of clutter, improve its performance, and keep it free from malware and other security threats. You can also protect your kids through safe search software and a time management device.
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Admit it: You really have to get serious about organizing your PC. Let's start with your browser's download folder. For Firefox users, the is a free add-on that automatically saves downloads into user-specified folders based on file extension or on the site the file came from. To obtain similar functionality for your entire Windows PC, try , a free app that I personally created to bring the same automatic file sorting to any folder. And since you're cleaning, here's one more tip: You can dramatically speed your PC's boot time by removing any unneeded startup apps.