The 15 minute Windows XP tune-up
Wednesday, August 9th, 2006Computing siteTweak3D.net offers a few suggestions that can get that sluggish machine running at max speed in fifteen minutes or less…
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Free book: The Easiest Linux Guide You’ll Ever Read
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006The author Scott Morris says: “After several months of writing and revising, I have made available the Easiest Linux Guide You’ll Ever Read. It is a book geared towards people who are competent with using Windows, who have never attempted to use Linux but are interested in giving it a try.”
The Wi-Fi in Your Handset
Sunday, July 30th, 2006Instead of burning minutes on standard cellphone networks, the phones will make use of the anarchic global patchwork of so-called Wi-Fi hotspots. Other models will be able to switch easily between the two modes. Wi-Fi not only has the potential to offer better voice quality, but it also opens the door to videoconferencing and other data services.
The Back the Future Movie You’ll Never See (Screenshots)
Friday, July 28th, 2006Back to the Future was actually filmed twice
â??once with Eric Stoltz in the role of Marty McFly, and once with Michael J. Fox. But despite Studio proclamations that only a few scenes were involved, the truth is that the majority of the film was shot with Eric Stoltz. The other actors confirmed it was flmed twice.
3 Ways to Immediately Increase Search Engine Traffic
Thursday, July 27th, 2006Amongst the commercial blogosphere there is huge interest in the dark, and mysterious art of SEO, or Search Engine Optimization. There shouldn’t be. Not because paying attention to Search traffic is bad, or that wanting to rank higher in Google is evil, simply because it’s not rocket science, and anyone can do it. Even you.
10 ways to cancer proof your future
Sunday, July 23rd, 2006The fear of the Big C strikes terror into all of us.Not surprising, when one in three men and one in four women will be directly affected by cancer before the age of 75. But according to Professor Ian Olver, from The Cancer Council Australia, 50% of all cancer cases are potentially preventable and “are directly linked to lifestyle factors.”
How to speed up PDF loading with Adobe Acrobat
Thursday, July 20th, 2006It took me far too many years to finally get sick of how slow Adobe Acrobat loads PDF files. It was taking between 10 and 30 seconds to load a single file. How could this be? Well, I found a solution and I highly recommend it to everyone, everywhere - itâ??s that good.
Is your Windows systems slow to log-off or shutdown?
Wednesday, July 19th, 2006Microsoft has a utility called UPHClean which helps unload the user session quickly and completely at log-off or shutdown. I’ve tried it and it’s significantly reduced the amount of time it takes to shutdown my laptop at the end of the day.
Is your name popular? (Or, when did people stop naming their kids Edith?)
Wednesday, July 19th, 2006Amazingly cool Java app lets you enter a name and shows you how popular it was from 1880 to the present. Edith has been on the decline since 1880, Sunshine peaked in the 1970s, and the undisputed king of girls names Mary is just on the way out circa 2006. Click “Launch NameVoyager” towards the bottom.
Reinstall and Restore Win XP Activation
Wednesday, July 19th, 2006If you have to reinstall Win XP on the same equipment, you know what a pain it is to reactivate XP. This simple guide tells how to backup and restore two small files so you can avoid reactivation.