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Why My PC is So Slow?

Advance Window Care The usages of PCs(Personal Computers) have increased many folds in recent years. The lowering hardware cost with more powerful devices has added further demand in this segment. I am a computer user when the memory (HD) size was just 256KB. Today the size is in GBs. Then response time has become very fast. But I was experiencing that my PC has become very slow. This is 2 years old Laptop with 4GB Ram and was functioning well. When I further studied my system and took actions my system is working fine. I would like to share for your knowledge also(may be). 1. The disk was fragmented. 2. The RAM was increased to 4 GB, but as this was 32 bit OS, it was not utilizing full RAM. 3. PageFile was improperly set. 4. Too Many temporary files were available on system. 5. Too Many services were running and consuming too many resources. 6. Many unwanted programs were running in startup itself. I fixed these issues and now the system is running fine. Actions 1. I

Project Cost Estimation Accuracy

Many time I experienced a dilemma when user is asking for estimated cost of Project instantly. As a project manager, It become utmost importance to say anything because, if it is over estimated you are going to have a bad name or may loose the project. If it is under estimated than your project will be a loss making lad. In my opinion to overcome such situation, we should give estimated cost but also update the user about the Accuracy tolerance in Cost Estimation. This will help user to be ready for listening something else when actual cost estimating is done. This will also help a project manager to throw away the unwarranted burden over head. As per prevalent market conditions, following is the accuracy in project cost estimation. 1. Rough Order of Magnitude - (-50% to 100% )against projected cost estimation. 2. Order of Magnitude  - (-25% to 75%). 3. Budgeted Estimates - (-10% to 25%). 4. Definitive Estimates - (-10% to 15%). Project Manager must understand the time of gi