#computer ref

Just because otherwise I know I'll forget where I wrote it all down --

Depending on how old your comp is, I'd clean out the insides to improve airflow and replace the thermal paste (the stuff that conducts heat away from the CPU) Super easy and relatively cheap thing to and helped my old laptop tons. (ifixit has breakdowns on how to take apart techy stuff) Just be careful with warranty if it's still applicable or if you care about the warranty. I'd also check bg processes via task manager to make sure nothing dumb is running when you don't want it to ^^

VPN PSA: any free VPN is assumed to be unsecure. Private internet access is one of the best paid VPNs and they're chill with torrent bandwidth. If you're in Canada, companies can send you the "oh stop being a pirate, we'll sue you" email, but they can't have any personal info from your isp, and can't actually sue. I personally use transmission as my bittorrent client. And the P*ratebay is still one of the most popular and best places to get software.