This is a "+" update regarding computers.

This is not directly dental health related. My office is very high tech. We have more computers than team members. This is the age that we live in. As a matter of fact we could probably use another computer or two but that is another story.

Computers are essential but they can also be a big pain. We come to take them for granted when they are working well, but when we have problems with them it is quite often a major headache. My office is fortunate to have Hadi working with us. He set up the network at Smiles of Skokie. We have a server and a high speed networking switch managing our digital x-rays, digital appointment book, .... If you would like Hadi to help you with your computers at home or office he is available. Just let us know and we will get you in touch with him. He is excellent and we are happy to support him and provide all of you with an excellent resource.

Hadi works with 2 utility programs that clean out the excess data that is not needed but really slows up a PC based computer. If you do this on your own you do it at your own risk and you should be fairly knowledgable with computers. One of these programs is "Ccleaner" and the other is "Malwarebytes Anti-Malware". Both of them are free. Use them with care. You can do damage to your system if you use the "Ccleaner" software to "Fix selected issues" in your registry. Hadi doesn't recommend that you use Ccleaner to do this. Ccleaner should just be run in the "Windows" tab and don't let it work with your "Cookies" or "Autocomplete Form History". I would also not let it "Empty Recycle Bin" or do anything with the "... Shortcuts". "Advanced" should not be used at all except by advanced users in my humble opinion. "Malwarebytes" is pretty intuitive to use. If you work with computers much at all this program should be no problem to use. These two programs can help tremendously from what I have found. Thank you, Hadi!

The other program that I have found very helpful is Uniblue's "Registry Booster". This program will analyze your system and do very limited cleaning of the registry unless you pay to register it. Once you have paid for it [less than $30] it will clean all of the problems and back up your registry in the event that it makes an error. I have never had a problem using this software. Hadi doesn't like making changes to the registry but I have found that this helps my computer performance tremendously in conjunction with the other 2 programs mentioned above.

Again, use these 3 suggestions totally at your own risk. If you have other suggestions or would like to contact Hadi for help please get in touch with the office. All of us at Smiles of Skokie know Hadi and appreciate his help and, most of all, we are happy to be of help to you!