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+type: idea
+title: computer optimizer
+tags: [utility, performance, software]
+status: raw
+first_captured: 2026-03-27
+updated: 2026-04-10
+sources:
+ - sources/ideaflow/2026-03-27_optimize-computers.md
+ - sources/google-sheets-ideas.md
+---
+
+# computer optimizer
+
+computers and phones are usually slow. a system/harness for optimizing them — RAM, memory, network, etc. "like CleanMyMac or Mole but much better and hitting all OS." everyone would want it. generalize as a command-line tool that just works.
+
+listed in "best" top picks. the spreadsheet emphasizes: "pretty big problem that people have all over."
+
+**spreadsheet evaluation:** tech depth 7/10, labeled [WRONG FIT] ("low-level systems work is deep but hard to demo and unclear market"). listed in top picks despite the [WRONG FIT] label, suggesting personal conviction.
+
+---
+
+## timeline
+
+- [2026-03-27] captured — cross-OS computer optimization
+- [2026-04-10] google sheets evaluation — tech depth 7/10, [WRONG FIT] tier, listed in top picks