en Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:14:53 +0800 217 Everybody’s favorite open-source browser, Firefox, is great right out of the box. And by adding some of the awesome extensions available out there, the browser just gets better and better.But look under the hood, and there are a bunch of hidden (and some not-so-secret) tips and tricks available that...

]]> Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:12:38 +0800 When you boot your WinXP home box, does your system hang for a looooooong time after the desktop appears?? You try and click on items and nothing happens? Then all of a sudden, all those things that you clicked on during the hang start to load and pop up?I had this problem with my computer, and I ha...

]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:16:51 +0800 Win9x sets DMA to OFF by default. You have to switch it on. In theory, enabling DMA increases UDMA Hard Disk access to 33.3 MB/sec. In practice, speed will increase substantially from the old standard of 16MB/sec. Furthermore, DMA uses only 25% of CPU resources compared to 40% normally. Nearly a...

]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:08:12 +0800 This tip works on ALL Windows 95/98/ME and NT4/2000 systems with MS Internet Explorer 4/5/6 installed. This Registry tip speeds up internet/remote (using Windows Explorer and/or Internet Explorer) browsing process considerably on most MS Windows 32-bit machines connected to a network and/or rem...

]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:06:58 +0800 To remove any delay from menus sliding out. use regedit The key to change this is located in HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelDesktop. The actual key is called MenuShowDelay - all you have to do is change the value to 0. and re-boot your computer.

]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:04:50 +0800 Start regedit. go to H_KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWSNT\CURRENTVERSION\WINLOGON. In the key LegalNoticeCaption enter the Title you want to give the window. In the key LegalNoticeText enter whatever message you want to display at logon. Close regedit. restart your computer.

]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:04:07 +0800 On occasion, you'll find that an application listed in Add/Remove Programs even after you've uninstalled it from your computer. You can remove such applications from Add/Remove Programs by editing your computer's registry. Begin by running Registry Editor and accessing the key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHI...

]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:03:39 +0800 The following tweak applies only to Windows XP Professional edition. The default system behavior is that all 100% bandwidth is available, however, if there is a running application that indicates to the OS it needs to send high priority/real time data, then as long as it has the socket open, Win...

]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:02:49 +0800 First open up Registry Editor go to this location... HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->System->CurrentControlSet->Session Manager->Memory Management. In there find SecondLevelDataCache. There enter the size of your cache in decimals. So if you have a Athlon because the size of L2 cache is 256KB, e...

]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:01:37 +0800 One of the best-kept secrets at Microsoft is its collection of Windows Sysinternals tools. On the main page, you’ll find tabs for disk, networking, process, and security utilities. Within each category are free programs designed to keep your machine safe and efficient.  Process ExplorerProcess ...

]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:58:06 +0800 If you work out of your car and your laptop rarely leaves your side, skip the standalone navigator and try Microsoft Streets & Trips 2008 with GPS Locator. This software includes automatic rerouting, night view, and perspective map view, which displays your route as seen through the windshield. ...

]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:45:45 +0800 Here are a couple of things that you can do to clean up your computer when you're either throwing it away or selling it off. Reformat:Find your Windows Vista/XP Recovery DiskBoot to your CD-ROMDelete your current partitionChoose to create a new partitionReformat your hard driveReinstall the operatin...

]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:40:24 +0800 1 Calibrate ItCalibrate the battery based on its usage. “Under the normal usage, batteries should be calibrated once every three months,” Wentzel said. “However, a battery that is rarely discharged fully should be calibrated about once a month.”To calibrate, turn off all hibernation or suspend modes...

]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:23:09 +0800 What is Network? A network or communication network is a system of interconnected communication devices that can communicate with one another and share information. Therefore computer network can be defined as:A system in which mo...

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