There is no hard and fast list of background programs · Proposed air date:
Asked which background programs slow a computer, Dr. Dave says the answer changes with the machine and the person using it. He admits that removing a program and checking whether needed functionality disappears is inelegant, but refuses to invent a universal list where none exists.
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Proposed recording date: 2006-10-14. The exact broadcast date may differ.
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