In honor of Valentine's Day, get this $20 utility free of charge. ASC Pro does a darn good job optimizing and repairing Windows and ferreting out malware. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books ...

Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog posts. He writes CNET's popular Cheapskate blog and co-hosts Protocol 1: A Travelers Podcast (about the TV show ...

Anti-spyware, privacy cleaner, PC optimizer…this all-in-one tool does a great deal, though the paid version does more. IObit’s Advanced SystemCare Free 4 offers a moderately useful set of free tuneup ...

It's a simple (and sad) fact of life: Windows-powered PCs slow down over time. I'll spare you the techie details as to why, other than to say it's analogous to the way a body's arteries get clogged.