The most recent Optimisers & Diagnostics articles from Personal Computer World

Review: Modus Interactive Powerwise

Alan Stevens — 2008-05-01T14:44:00.000Z

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Thursday 1 May 2008 at 14:44:00

Go green with this energy-saving software

Soaring electricity prices have prompted more and more companies to look for ways of managing the amount of energy they consume....

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Review: Stardock Tweak Vista 0.9 system utility

Paul Monckton — 2007-09-05T00:00:00.000Z

Paul Monckton, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 5 September 2007 at 00:00:00

Optimise your Windows Vista computers

Windows Vista offers a large number of new features and options, but they’re not always set up the way we’d like them to be....

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Review: Vcom Fix It Utilities 7 Professional utility software

Paul Lester — 2007-05-03T00:00:00.000Z

Paul Lester, Personal Computer World, Thursday 3 May 2007 at 00:00:00

A collection of utilities to help save your system and prevent disaster

Vcom's Fix It Utilities 7 Professional, available from Avanquest, is yet another amalgamation of tools to help diagnose and correct problems with your PC....

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Review: Tuneup Utilities 2007 Windows optimiser

Stephen Copestake — 2007-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

Stephen Copestake, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 9 January 2007 at 00:00:00

Reasonably priced, wide-ranging tools to get your Windows PC in top condition

If third-party Windows utilities had a best-of-breed award, Tuneup Utilities would be a clear favourite to win it. The 2007 version has just been released and supplies some 16 tools....

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Review: Smart PC Professional system optimisation utility

Paul Lester — 2006-08-14T00:00:00.000Z

Paul Lester, Personal Computer World, Monday 14 August 2006 at 00:00:00

This Windows utility is simple to use but features are rather thin on the ground

Smart PC Professional attempts to simplify the process of tweaking your PC by using a straightforward interface with a number of automatic tuning and cleaning tools, many of which can...

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Review: Business Objects Crystal Xcelsius data visualisation tool

Alan Stevens — 2006-07-07T00:00:00.000Z

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Friday 7 July 2006 at 00:00:00

Transform dull presentations into interesting, interactive events

Despite, or perhaps because of, the liberal use of applications such as Excel and Powerpoint, business presentations can be extremely dull affairs....

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Review: Gendan Engine Check 1.4 car maintenance software

Kelvyn Taylor — 2006-06-16T00:00:00.000Z

Kelvyn Taylor, Personal Computer World, Friday 16 June 2006 at 00:00:00

Save money by peeking inside your engine's black box

Engine Check is the latest in a growing range of PC-based car diagnostic packages aimed at the home enthusiast. They are all designed around the standard onboard data interfaces now...

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Software review: V-com System Suite 6 Professional

Paul Monckton — 2006-03-31T00:00:00.000Z

Paul Monckton, Personal Computer World, Friday 31 March 2006 at 00:00:00

Nine system utilities designed to keep your PC running in tip-top condition

Although it would be easy for suites such as this to appear like a lucky-dip of individual programs, V-Com has done a reasonable job keeping the majority of tools tidy...

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O&O Defrag 8 Professional

Will Stapley — 2005-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Will Stapley, Personal Computer World, Friday 9 September 2005 at 00:00:00

An easy to use defrag tool

Use your computer for any length of time and data on the hard drive will become fragmented. As a result, applications have to grab data from different areas of the...

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Orlogix Wincleaner Complete PC Care

Paul Monckton — 2005-08-09T00:00:00.000Z

Paul Monckton, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 9 August 2005 at 00:00:00

Everything you need to keep your PC running at full speed

Formerly known as Wincleaner Utility Suite, Complete PC Care is designed to give your system a thorough spring clean. It also provides a set of easy-to-use tools to protect you...

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Allume BoostXP

Laura Jones — 2005-06-03T14:26:51.000Z

Laura Jones, Personal Computer World, Friday 3 June 2005 at 14:26:51

Tweak and optimise your system

While Windows XP already includes plenty of tools to help keep your PC protected and in tip-top condition, some of these can be hard to find or difficult to use,...

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System Mechanic 5 Professional

Cliff Joseph — 2005-04-06T11:42:30.000Z

Cliff Joseph, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 6 April 2005 at 11:42:30

A great range of features make this a good choice for those in need of PC maintenance

Iolo Technologies isn't a well-known name here in the UK, so its System Mechanic utilities face something of an uphill struggle against big names such as Norton and McAfee....

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Symantec Norton Systemworks 2002 Pro

Roger Gann — 2002-03-28T15:42:53.000Z

Roger Gann, Personal Computer World, Thursday 28 March 2002 at 15:42:53

Everything you need in a utilities suite all accessed from a centralised console.

Norton's Systemworks 2002 Pro range of utility software offers possibly every utility you'll need. While the standard version includes Norton Antivirus, Norton Utilities, Norton Cleansweep and Roxio Goback, the Pro...

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Symantec Norton Utilities 2000 and Systemworks 2000

Clive Akass — 2000-02-01T24:00:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 1 February 2000 at 00:00:00

Workhorse utilities packages may not set your pulse racing, but preventing a hard disk crash might.

Norton Utilities made its name in the early days of the PC and seemed doomed when its key features began to show up in operating systems....

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