We know what a pain it can be to source all the locations to update the different devices and peripherals of your system. Well now you can fast-track straight to them by clicking on the relevant logos.

All of the links are direct to the manufacturers websites and point to the nearest geographical locations we could find to improve your download speeds.

The computer hardware industry is a very competitive arena. The pressure on manufacturers to keep ahead of competitors with new generations of components, means that they are rushed on to the shelves before a lot of testing can be done.

The optimisations are done, and can continue for quite some time after a product has been released. These improvements are then released by the manufacturers as driver updates.

These updates can improve how your product operates e.g. stability, speed, features. As these updates are provided freely on the manufacturer's websites, it makes sense to make sure you are up to date.

In the image above you can see the version of the driver. It's then just a matter of checking it against the version on the manufacturers site and if the number there is higher then it is a newer version. e.g. 8.1.8.7 is newer than 8.1.8.5.

In the same way that hardware gets updates during it's product cycle, the same thing happens to the applications on your computer.

Some programs will automatically prompt you if there is an update available, but not all do. With you program open, if you have a help menu selector, there is usually a 'check for updates' option with it.

You could be getting many of the benefits that an update to a hardware driver gives you, so why not check to see if your computer is as up to date as you think it is.