Atlanta 12/16/2010 2:17:37 AM
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Get the “Must-Have” Gift of the Year for any Computer Owner, Defragmentation Software

With the holiday season now in full swing most of us have been subjected to the advertising blitz that has introduced us to the “must-have” presents of the year. The truth is most of these “must-have” presents become “seldom-used” closet food, forced to spend eternity with the other “must-have” presents from Christmas past. The problem with most of these gifts is that they are not practical and because of this they don’t really fit the billing as a “must-have” item.

 

A “must-have” item should be just that, something that not only serves to enhance but also protect. While that may sound a bit boring there are certainly a number people out there who have had the unpleasant experience of pulling over on the side of the road because of a flat tire only to feel relief remembering that they still had a can of fix-a-flat that was placed in their stocking the previous Christmas. It’s hard to imagine how a “must-have” gift like a talking gerbil or 3D flat screen TV would help you in that scenario.

 

Because for most people driving a car is a daily occurrence giving a gift that can make that experience better and/or safer fits the billing of a “must-have.” Fortunately we don’t spend all of our time in cars which means there are other “must-have” items that can enhance other experiences. Most people probably spend more time on their computers than they do in their cars and that brings to mind the “must-have” items for any computer owner.

 

Of course you may hear about the revolutionary new mouse that makes browsing the Web easier or the latest keyboard that allows you to type more words per minute but these aren’t exactly “must-have” and they’re probably not even real. What a computer owner values most about their computer is the speed and convenience that it offers. So obviously a “must-have” item for a computer owner should be something that enhances both of those attributes.

 

Fortunately this doesn’t have to be complicated as there is one item that is unquestionably a “must-have” item for every computer owner. Defragmentation software is not only enhances a computer’s performance ability but also protects it from the potentially devastating computer disease known as fragmentation. In one gift you enhance speed and convenience while also safeguarding the drive from a progressive disease, not bad.

 

The idea of getting a gift for a computer owner can be a bit intimidating because it can be hard to know what an individual wants but the great thing about defragmentation software is that it’s something they need. Defrag software is not a nice add-on or something to improve the aesthetic beauty of a computer screen, it’s a necessity and without it the results could be catastrophic. Just as anti-virus software protects against the dangers of viruses, worms and trojan horses, defragmentation software protects against computer slowdowns, lost files an potential crashes.

 

Defragmentation software is a necessity simply because fragmentation is an inevitable occurrence on an unprotected drive. Failing to protect against the disease only strengthens its grip on the drive, attacking the speed and convenience that the computer owner values so much.

 

Before you consider your shopping done for the season think about the people you know who use a computer, probably everybody on your list, and get them the gift that truly brings value. Companies like Diskeeper have designed their defragmentation software for these computer owners, making it simple to install and providing not only protection against fragmentation but the restoration of speed and convenience that has suffered due to the disease.