> For some reason, my machine seems to be getting slower and slower no matter how much I upgrade. I've been feeling this way for years, and I've mostly ascribe

> For some reason, my machine seems to be getting slower and slower no matter how much I upgrade. I've been feeling this way for years, and I've mostly ascribed it to my faulty perception. I figured that if things simply aren't getting faster (i.e., they're not changing at all), I'm probably just imagining them getting slower. But then I start wondering why aren't things getting faster...