Microsoft has released a patch for Internet Explorer 7 which resolves a performance issue related to the phishing filter.
Here's the scoop:

When you use Windows Internet Explorer 7 to visit a Web page, the computer may respond very slowly as the Phishing Filter evaluates Web page contents.
This problem occurs when one or more of the following [...]

This time last year I wrote a post called Things to do to your Mom’s PC over Thanksgiving.  It consisted of some nice, useful things that you could do to improve your Mom's PC as a "thank you" for the splendid Thanksgiving meal she cooked for you (if you're feeling nice you can also tweak your Dad's [...]

"I've been told that it's a good idea to make sure that Windows XP is set to have a system managed page file.  How do I check that this is set like this on my system?"
Here's how to check if your virtual memory (also known as swap file or paging file) is set to system [...]

Over the past few days there's been a lot of gaming going on at the PC Doc HQ (an awful lot  - maybe it's the nice weather that's making us want to stay in more).  None of the PCs here are specific gaming systems simply because it would be a waste - since we go through [...]

Here's a tip (gHacks , via Connected Internet ) that is supposed to reduce the memory usage of Firefox when it is minimized to the Task Bar:

Fire up Firefox
In the address bar type:about:configHit Enter
Right-click and select New > Boolean
Type:config.trim_on_minimizeHit Enter
Select True from the next dialog box
Close and restart Firefox

I've tried this and the results are, well, odd.  [...]

After years of claiming that a monthly defrag was good enough, Microsoft now changes their mind and recommends a weekly defrag .

To maintain peak performance when using Windows 2000, the condition of your disks should be analyzed on a regular basis—preferably once a week for moderate-to-heavy use; less frequently for intermittent use—and defragmentation performed as needed.

This article [...]