FollowFriday – Friday March 30, 2012 – #FF


March 30th, 2012
FollowFriday : On any given Friday, thousands upon thousands (maybe even millions) of Twitter users enter the hashtag #FollowFriday (or #FF), followed by one or more “mentions.” The idea is for users to share the names of other “interesting people” that they follow and think you should too. These recommendations serve as positive comment cards for the digitally inclined.


JumpstartMyPC.com has decided to bring FollowFriday to our blog. Read on and, if you are so inclined, add these “interesting people” to your own list.

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5 FREE Steps to Speeding Up Your Slow Computer


March 27th, 2012

Slow ComputerYour computer seems to be working against you.  Every time you sit down to surf the web, check your Facebook page or even just send an email it happens.  That computer that you paid good money for just a couple of years ago is moving slower than molasses.  WHY?  You aren’t asking it to do anything complicated.

Don’t fall for the gimmicks and promises of those commercials or big-box electronics stores.  You don’t need their help to get your PC running like new again.  All the tools and information you need are right at your fingertips.

JumpstartMyPC has the how-to information and clean up utilities you need to speed up that old computer and it is all 100% FREE.

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