Every week I get the same question in about a dozen different outfits: why is my computer slow, and what do I actually need to fix it? A lot of it comes down to one thing people mix up, memory versus storage. So this week I took the whole thing apart, one piece at a time. Here's the series:

• Memory vs Storage covers the desk and the filing cabinet, and why buying the wrong one is the classic mistake.
• RAM Explained: Your Computer's Desk Space covers how much you really need, and when adding more actually helps.
• HDD vs SSD: The Best Upgrade for a Slow Computer covers the change that makes an old machine feel new.
• VRAM and the Graphics Card: Do You Actually Need More? covers the memory a lot of people pay for and never use.
• USB Drives, SD Cards, and External Drives: What's Safe to Trust covers the portable stuff, and the one rule that keeps you from losing everything.

If any of it left you wondering what your computer actually needs, that's exactly what a remote session is for. Book one here and we'll sort it out.

See you next week, Mike, PCRescue