OK, I have had a few clients come to me shortly after paying some online or TV advertised service to clean their machine. So I started doing some digging on what these services really do. My own experience is that I have had to do our standard clean up just days after these “tools” have been run.
Others have broken down the “offers” in detail.
http://www.pchell.com/reviews/mycleanpc.shtml
http://www.nygeekgirls.com/333/warning-should-i-download-doublemyspeed-com/
The truth is that there are simple things we can show you to do to keep your machines clean. Most often, businesses have us do quarterly or semi-annual clean up of all their machines and this is done quickly as a part of regular maintenance. But there are other options that can take a 3 year old machine and make it much faster. A quick assessment of what is really slowing down your machine, a look at the cost of upgrades, and a true assessment of your needs will do much better than a quick fix from a TV ad that just wants your credit card information.
