Technology Rambles: Myths people who 'sort of' know technology believe

Tips for the non nerdy: So, I’m a Computer Science major [not double majoring in English anymore, though :(], and yes I am biased; however, I think there are a few things you should know about Windows. [I’m assuming this is your OS for many reasons]:

Explorer.exe is in charge of everything you do…don’t just let your nerdy friends turn it off without telling you how to fix it. Restarting your computer to play old games [and yeah, quite a lot of people have this issue ;)] is not conductive to keeping information saved.

More cores does not mean faster internet connection. I’ve heard this a few times and I don’t understand where the myth started, but it’s out there and incorrect. More cores doesn’t even mean faster computer, because they might not be at the right speeds and multithreading is something each program needs to be prepared to do in order to take advantage of your many processors.

Overclocking is not easy, and can physically damage your computer if you do it incorrectly. Overclocking tends to lead to overheating, and that breaks computers faster and more permanently than quite a lot of other things, and cannot be fixed by rebooting or reinstalling Windows.

If a program wants you to install something else to install it, you should automatically check the legitimacy of that program, unless it’s a famous program, that other thing could be a virus or spyware [though, you probably already have spyware problems if you’re using a computer] or something harmful.  I’m not saying don’t install it, but definitely stay on the safe side.