Tips to maximize laptop and PC performance amid the RAM crisis

If you haven’t looked at the cost of RAM recently, then don’t. They haven’t changed in any positive way since the RAMpocalypse began, and if anything, it’s going to get a lot worse before it gets any better. That makes almost any upgrade untenable, whether it’s buying a new laptop or upgrading your existing desktop PC. There is another way, and that’s the wonderful world of software optimization. A few tweaks here and there can add a little extra performance to…