Why do you loose track of time when you get on the computer?
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Because you're having fun.  And time flies when you're having fun.
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Hi - this may not give you a direct answer or even help much - but I found a great website.\n\nBasically if you bring up Task Manager (normally Ctrl Alt and Delete then click on Task Manager)... and see what is running in the background by going to the process tab.... \n\nOften there are things running that shouldn't be, or are running and using lots of memory / CPU time that aren't really needed.\n\nGoto http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm\nand see what each process is... you may find some obvious ones that can be removed... The website tells you to remove them by using their software... but if you just search for the file that is running on your computer there may be easier ways to stop them.
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Keep in mind your computer needs memory to operate efficiently. Now for example, when you first bought your computer it didn't have too many programs loaded on it, over time you add programs that create startup items (programs that load when the desktop loads) and this increased the time it takes for the computer to load your desktop. Now when your tech came out and installed anti virus software on the computer, this added another program to load at startup, thus increasing the time for the desktop to load. Best thing to do is upgrade your memory (RAM). RAM isn't to expensive and will definately speed up your computing.
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A/C current\nClocks and everything use A/C current to keep track of time. This is always exact and time gets taken away or goes ahead gradually. There are time servers out there that your clock can set itself to everyday so you don't loose alot of time.
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I turn my computer on first thing in the morning\nIf I'm home I'm on and off all day till around 11:00pm sometimes later. computer is off while I sleep.\nAll week and weekend.
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Go to CONTROL PANEL and then click POWER OPTIONS and choose how long you want your computer to be on when you're not using it.
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Computers are very good at counting.\n\nThe clock inside the computer is just a counter.  The speed at which it counts is measured in Hertz (that is, cycles per second), or more commonly on computers GigaHertz (Billions of cycles per second).  For each cycle, a counter is incremented.  When the appropriate number of cycles have passed (based on the speed of the computer), then the computer knows that a second has passed.\n\nWhile machines CAN measure time very precisely, your typical PC will only measure it accurately to maybe the 100th of a second.  This is sufficient for most uses.
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There could be issue with the BIOS. Check for your computer Motherboard vendor.\n\nThere could be BIOS update.\n\nSynchronizing the time online is a temporary solution. Once you disconnect from Internet it will again go back.
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if its xp it probably just needs to have the cookies, temporary internet files, and the msconfig startup cleaned out. how many icons do you have showing up next to the clock?
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Sounds like your memory is not able to handle it with the other computer operations that it is trying to perform at the same time.\n\nYou need to have enough short term memory to let all programs function - when you are asking your computer to do multiple tasks at once - it has to stop one thing to do another and then stop the other to the next... (kind of like you if you have to do 3 or 4 tasks and you say  - Hey I only have TWO hands... hold on a sec."   this is why sometimes other programs you work on may run slow.  They are "hesitating" just like your CD's.  it's just you can totally notice it when you are listening to something like music, that is supose to be streaming and it is cut into by this memory issue.
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he is using the computer as a way to relax and it is nothing against you, time just gets away from you on here.
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Maybe your computer is dumb
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takes time for the fast moving computer age to catch up with us slow moving and slow thinking mortals
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Maybe we spend too much time at the computer :)
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You may have a memory problem (lack of it) or you may be badly infected with a computer virus.
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You probably have lot of back ground softwares running... Like Anti virus, Google Desktop Search, Konfabulator, etc which takes time to shut down... Check how many processes are running by doing Ctrl-Alt-Del and checking the processes list.
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This is from the website I listed, There's other tips and advice on \nit.\n\n"If you're always late by a different amount of time -- five minutes sometimes, 15, or even 40 minutes other times -- it is likely that the cause is technical," Morgenstern tells WebMD. "That means you are not good at estimating how long things take," whether it's drive times or routine activities like taking a shower.\n\n\nKeating says she falls into this category. "It's a case of bad planning, of thinking you need less time than you actually do."\n\n\nThe solution, Morgenstern says, is to "become a better time estimator." She suggests keeping track of everything you do for a week or two. "Write down how long you think each thing will take and then how long it actually took." This will help you find a pattern, so you can adjust your time estimates.