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New Issue Sunday

Posted by TheTankTribune - July 8th, 2023


Rest assured there will be a brand new issue of The Tank Tribune this Sunday. I have a lot going on, with medical issues, to now computer problems. I've been using Microsoft Edge for quite a while now. However it now runs on my computer at an abysmally slow rate. I switched to Firefox. However my computer has trouble running Newgrounds even with Firefox. Google Chrome is too much of a sponge for me to trust with my current setup. I've had my computer for ten years now. It is time for an upgrade.


A lot of people are going to suggest build a new PC. Which is a fantastic idea. Problem is, I have now hospital bills to pay, so I can't save up to build a PC. I can't buy a pre-built PC because that would take too long to get here. I'm just going to have to drop money on a PC from Staples or Target so I can keep working on content and then later on build a new PC. At least I'll be able to use the Staples PC for storage so that works out there.


To put it into perspective for all of you. I have to reload an Audio Portal entry around 2-5 times just to get it to load up so I can listen to it. I know it's not a problem on Newgrounds part, because I have a similar problem with YouTube Music lately as well. Working on the paper can be a bit cumbersome.


Thank you all for your time, patience, and dedication to The Tank Tribune. It means a lot to me.


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Back to school sales are a particularly good time to get a good deal on prebuilt PCs.

I recommend you get one of those refurbished and upgraded Dell optiplexes from those stores, I've heard they're pretty good at running browsers and doing stuff like that. Maybe put in an SSD if speed is an issue. Idk just an idea

Alot of issues with most computers I have fixed for other people are because over the years alot of system files get corrupt. Try opening a command prompt by right clicking on it and opening it up in administrator mode and run the following commands:

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

when thats done do:

SFC /scannow

After that's done, run windows update (even if you think there is no updates right now), once thats done, reboot your computer and see if anything has improved.

These commands are generally safe for most normal and typical computer users unless you have some weird environment set for development purposes. You can read what these commands do on the internet. Its not a magic fix all but it does seem to resolve 90% of problems my clients used to have.

If something DOES happen to go wrong, it could indicate a disk/hardware issue or something more complex. I'd back up any important files to another drive before doing so.