Tag: extensible

Learning Linux Commands

May 17, 2007 by Jason

If you are a complete newbie to Linux, or if you “know enough to be dangerous, then here are some pointers that may help.

One of the great things about Linux is that, even though the operating system is extensible through the addition of arbitrary commands, there are standards for documenting such commands. Because of these standards, not only is it easy to find out what a command does and how it works, but its easy to find out that these commands exist in the first place, even if you don’t know their names. Read More»

Disable Performance Counters

February 05, 2007 by Jason

Windows XP has a performance monitor utility which monitors several areas of your PC’s performance. These utilities take up system resources so disabling is a good idea.

To disable:
1. download and install the Extensible Performance Counter List
2. Then select each counter in turn in the ‘Extensible performance counters’ window and clear the ‘performance counters enabled’ checkbox at the bottom.button below