Writing about browser memory.

What Chrome tabs actually hold, why closing them is the wrong fix, and how to keep a browser fast without losing your place.

• WindowsAugust 28, 2026 · 6 min read

  How to speed up Windows 10 (and what its end of support means)

  Windows 10 stopped receiving free security updates in October 2025. Here is how to make a machine still running it faster, and how to decide what happens next.

• LaptopsAugust 27, 2026 · 5 min read

  Speed up a laptop without wrecking the battery

  Most laptop speed advice quietly costs you runtime. Here is which trade-offs are worth it, which are free, and which give up an hour of battery for nothing.

• By use caseAugust 26, 2026 · 5 min read

  How to make a computer faster for the things you actually do

  Video calls, thirty tabs, photo editing and games each strain a different part of the machine. Generic advice helps generically — this is what helps for your work.

• By effortAugust 25, 2026 · 5 min read

  How can I speed up my computer? Pick by how much time you have

  Five minutes, an hour, or a weekend — the useful answer depends on what you can spend right now. Three plans, each complete on its own.

• Q&AAugust 24, 2026 · 5 min read

  How do I speed up my computer? Twelve questions, answered directly

  The specific questions people ask about slow computers, each answered in a paragraph. No preamble, no twenty-step checklist — find yours and act on it.

• TroubleshootingAugust 23, 2026 · 5 min read

  PC running slow all of a sudden? Start with what changed

  A machine that was fine last month and is slow today has a cause with a date attached. Six things change quietly, and finding which one beats working through a generic checklist.

• LaptopsAugust 22, 2026 · 5 min read

  How to speed up a laptop: the four things desktops do not have

  Laptops are slow for reasons desktops are not — power limits, heat in a thin case, shared graphics memory, and docks. Fix those before working through generic advice.

• MaintenanceAugust 21, 2026 · 5 min read

  How to make your computer faster, and keep it that way

  Speeding up a computer takes an afternoon. Keeping it fast takes about five minutes a month. Here is the maintenance routine, and why machines get slow again.

• Free fixesAugust 20, 2026 · 5 min read

  How to make my computer faster without spending anything

  Every fix here is free and uses software you already have. No upgrades, no subscriptions, and nothing to download — which rules out most of what gets recommended.

• Start hereAugust 19, 2026 · 4 min read

  How to speed up my computer: answer three questions first

  You do not need to understand computers to fix a slow one. Three yes-or-no questions narrow it down to a single fix, and none of them require installing anything.

• ExplainerAugust 18, 2026 · 9 min read

  RMM tools: what they do, who actually needs one, and what to check first

  Remote monitoring and management software watches fleets of machines and fixes them without a desk visit. Here is what the category covers, when it is overkill, and the security question most buyers skip.

• WindowsAugust 17, 2026 · 8 min read

  How to speed up a Windows PC, setting by setting

  The exact Windows settings worth changing, where to find each one, and what it actually does. Plus the ones commonly recommended that do nothing.

• Quick fixAugust 15, 2026 · 5 min read

  Speed up your computer in 10 minutes

  No hardware, no reinstall, no downloads. Six things you can do right now, timed, in the order that gets the most back soonest.

• ChecklistAugust 14, 2026 · 9 min read

  How to speed up your computer: 12 changes, ordered by payoff

  A complete checklist for making a slow computer fast again, sorted by how much each change actually gives you per minute spent. Start at the top and stop when it feels fixed.

• GuideAugust 13, 2026 · 8 min read

  How to speed up an older laptop

  An older laptop is rarely slow because it is old. It is slow because something is using more memory than it has. Here is how to find what, in order of what actually helps.

• ExplainerAugust 12, 2026 · 6 min read

  How much memory do Chrome extensions actually use?

  Extensions cost memory in two places, and only one of them shows up where you would think to look. Here is how to measure yours and decide which are worth keeping.

• DiagnosticsAugust 11, 2026 · 7 min read

  Why your computer is running slow, and how to tell what to fix

  Slow is a symptom, not a diagnosis. Four things cause almost all of it, they feel different from each other, and you can identify yours in about two minutes.

• GuideAugust 10, 2026 · 6 min read

  How to free up RAM in Chrome without closing your tabs

  Chrome tabs hold memory even when you are not looking at them. Here is what that memory actually is, why closing tabs is the wrong fix, and how to release it in one click.