Prologue:

   Often people get confused as to what marketing on the Internet is all about and it's worth. It is just a different form done digitally with the possibility of reaching millions world wide instead of just thousands. Face to Face interviews were the first step in marketing, then came print, then came other various forms including seminars, radio, television and webinars. In keeping with the times web marketing is every changing, borrowing many techniques from the other medias or venues and is quickly putting the newspaper and phone book advertising out of business.

originally posted:1/22/09 - 10amPST

   I won't bore you with the details, suffices to say there is a serious threat out that could potentially bring down computers and networks all over the world. It can spread through USB, MP3 devices, BitTorrent sites and files as well as email by exploiting the Microsoft hole described as MS08-067. On Wednesday, about 3.5 million computers had been infected, mostly in Europe, the United States and Asia. Approximately six percent of computers scanned by Panda Security are currently infected by the Conficker/Downadup worm, Panda said Wednesday, dubbing the outbreak "an epidemic". By Friday, that number was nearly 9 million, and still climbing. . It's sure to be even higher as this week wears on and the worm seeks out more unprotected networks.

Recently a client of mine asked me:

"Why does every computer I get slow down more and more after every software install and even worse after a Microsoft update, specifically the Service Packs?"

I can't TELL YOU how many times I have heard of some variation of this question over the past 20 years of PC consulting. It seems with every new PC that is released the speed gets faster and fast....until the day that you have to do the latest Service Pack for your Windows based PC.

The Why
There are many reasons your computer slows down, I will simply give you the top 4 reasons why your PC is slower as time goes on.