Tag: speed
December 09, 2008 by
Jason
You really donât need to tweak your browser in case you are using Firefox because it is a browser which has been specially designed for optimized and fast browsing but if you can make it even a little more fast that would certainly be a treat for you. Likewise there is a trick to make Internet Explorer 6 fast too. Browsers are designed to work with fast connections but with this trick even dial-up users can experience fast and smooth browsing.
Optimize Firefox and IE Browsing Speed
I shall be teaching you two tricks which work separately on Firefox and Internet Explorer. It doesnât require you to be some expert rather all you have to do is change some registry values and you are done. I have also included a video tutorial for those who want to see it step by step visually. This is perhaps one of the oldest tricks to optimize Firefox and IE but it still works great.
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December 09, 2008 by
Jason
Yes, firefox is already pretty damn fast but did you know that you can tweak it and improve the speed even more?
Thatâs the beauty of this program being open source.
Hereâs what you do:
In the URL bar, type âabout:configâ and press enter. This will bring up the configuration âmenuâ where you can change the parameters of Firefox.
Note that these are what Iâve found to REALLY speed up my Firefox significantly – and these settings seem to be common among everybody else as well. But these settings are optimized for broadband connections – I mean with as much concurrent requests weâre going to open up with pipelining⊠lol⊠youâd better have a big connection.
Double Click on the following settins and put in the numbers below – for the true / false booleans – theyâll change when you double click. Read More»
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November 26, 2008 by
Jason
Firefox has been outperforming IE in every department for years, and version 3 is speedier than ever.
But tweak the right settings and you could make it faster still, more than doubling your speed in some situations, all for about five minutes work and for the cost of precisely nothing at all. Here’s what you need to do.
1. Enable pipelining
Browsers are normally very polite, sending a request to a server then waiting for a response before continuing. Pipelining is a more aggressive technique that lets them send multiple requests before any responses are received, often reducing page download times. To enable it, type about:config in the address bar, double-click network.http.pipelining and network.http.proxy.pipelining so their values are set to true, then double-click network.http.pipelining.maxrequests and set this to 8.
Keep in mind that some servers don’t support pipelining, though, and if you regularly visit a lot of these then the tweak can actually reduce performance. Set network.http.pipelining and network.http.proxy.pipelining to false again if you have any problems. Read More»
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November 09, 2008 by
Jason
When you get a new PC that contains the latest specifications offered in the market, you will always be thinking of speed. Normally, a new PC will perform up to par but if you notice, at some point it will deteriorate and slow down.
A lot has to do with the programs you install and use. The more programs you have on your PC, the larger the load will become. A PC user cannot help but install as they wish the programs that they have and normally it eats up space and adds to the usual processes that a standard computer has to run.
Once that happens, you can notice a decline in system performance. You may even think you have a worm or a virus inside. But while that would be a good conclusion, do consider the fact that there is such a thing as overdoing it when it comes to your computer capacity. No matter how large the hard drive may be, it remains that processors and memory chips also have their limitations. Read More»
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November 08, 2008 by
Jason
Every time a file is read from your Linux ext3 partition it writes back a attribute to the file detailing the last access time. There are very few programs that actually use this to operate and it slows everything down.
Disabling atime and diratime on your Linux ext3 file systems can improve disk performance up to 40%!
WARNING: If you are using programs such as tmpwatch, mutt, or mail-notify this configuration change could cause those programs that make specific use of atime not to work.
1. Start a terminal.
2. Switch to root using the âsu -â command.
3. Backup your fstab – âcp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.oldâ.
4. Open your /etc/fstab in the editor of your choice (nano, kate or gedit recommended). This can be done by issuing the command ânano /etc/fstabâ, âkate /etc/fstabâ, or âgedit /etc/fstabâ. Read More»
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October 20, 2008 by
Jason
Microsoft has been sending out surveys to selected Windows users. Thereâs nothing unusual in that. It does it all the time, but this one is seeking opinions on a feature dubbed the âInstant On Experienceâ. You may recall that this is something several mini laptop makers have been dabbling with. Asus are one of the first with a system called Splashtop. The idea is that if all you want to do is collect you emails, or surf the net, why should you have to wait ages for Windows (or Linux) to load? Instead, at startup you can opt to run a super-small Linux based operating system, which only takes a second or two to load and gives you more or less immediate access to the web. Microsoft is clearly taking an interest in the feature, possibly for the upcoming Windows 7 (rumoured now to be called âStratus), which is due to make its public appearance next year. The survey also asks respondents what other applications they would like to see fire up in a just a few seconds, now theyâre asking, how about WindowsâŠ?
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October 12, 2008 by
Jason
It is recommend for you to have a secure connection network between your PC and the Gmail server. Let say if you login to Gmail using a public network like wireless or hotspot in Starbucks, someone can tamper or see the sensitive information transferred from your PC to the Gmail server. This is because the network you are using is not secure and is open to everybody.
Non-secure networks make it easier for someone to impersonate you and gain full access to your Google account, including any sensitive data it may contain like bank statements or online log-in credentials.
To check whether you are in a secure connection or not, check that the protocol that being used is https at the address bar. And also, there is a Lock icon at the bottom right corner of your browser (Firefox).
When you have both of them, thatâs mean you are in a secure connection. No one can tamper or modify or spying on the data transferred between you and the Gmail server. You are now safe and secure to send emails, at least. Read More»
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September 29, 2008 by
Jason
Vista DVD include all the vista version and include more feature that cause it need a high speed computer with at least CPU=2.0Ghz , Ram=512,HDD=30Gb But we can reduce some feature to make it smaller,faster and can support computer only 800 Mhz, Ram=256, HDD=5GbâŠyou will enjoy it by following remove this feature below:
# accessories #
accessibility
mobility center
speech support
welcome center
# drivers #
printers, modems & scanners
graphics ,sound and ethernet drivers are still included.
# games #
all games removed
# hardware support #
fax support
internet small computer system interface (iscsi)
smartcards Read More»
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September 20, 2008 by
Jason
Save energy
Leaving your PC on wastes both energy and cash: running it overnight could cost you more than ÂŁ100 a year. Itâs time to stop sinning and make some savings.
Step1: Click Control Panel > System and Maintenance > Power Options. If your system uses the High Performance power plan then you can save a little energy by selecting Balanced.
Step2: Selecting Very low power delivers a real energy cut, but mainly by limiting the work your CPU can do, so itâs best used on laptops or PCs that arenât running anything too intensive.
Step3: Click Change plan settings for your plan. Windows Vista normally turns the display off after 20 minutes of inactivity; cut this to 10, perhaps set the PC to sleep after 20 minutes or so.
Save power â disable Windows Aero at will
Run REGEDIT and go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\Shell. Right-click the Shell part, select New > Key and call it Aero On. Read More»
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