Showing posts with label howtos. Show all posts
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Friday, February 23, 2007

Speed Up Your Windows PC: The basics



To start off, the single most important thing you can do to increase your computer’s speed is to add RAM--random access memory. It’s also the one thing in this course that will cost you money (but it’s worth it).


The challenge, however, is getting the correct memory module for your PC. Just about every computer is different. Some are already equipped with plenty of memory, while others have very little. And there are a lot of different types of memory, so you need to be sure to get the exact right module for your system.


A good reference on this topic can be found at CNET Labs’ guide to buying RAM. This guide explains what RAM is and how to install it. There’s also an online tool called a


Configurator" target="_blank">memory configurator that tells you exactly what kind of memory your computer make and model uses.


Cut the graphics


Here’s how:


  • Go to Control Panel and choose Display (you may have to click Appearance and Themes first).

  • On the Themes tab, change your current theme to Windows Classic, which uses fewer resources than the new look does. You can then click the Appearance tab and change that look to suit yourself.

  • Go into Control Panel and choose System (you may have to click Performance and Maintenance first).

  • Click the Advanced tab.

  • In the Performance box, click Settings.

  • You can now select Adjust for best performance, or you can choose Custom and play around with the settings. The more you uncheck, the less work your computer will have to do.

  • Browse files faster


    So let’s tell Windows not to search for them unless you ask it to. Here’s how:


  • Open My Computer.

  • Click the Tools menu.

  • Choose Folder Options.

  • Click the View tab.

  • Uncheck “Automatically search for network folders and printers.”

  • Click OK.
  • Howto Create your own Windows Installation CD with all updates & software included

    clipped from: www.nliteos.com

    nLite


    Deployment Tool for Unattended Windows
    (Remove components, integrate hotfixes, drivers and themes. Tweaks, patches...)


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    CloneCD 5.3.0.0

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    20 Must Read HOWTOs and Guides for Linux

    clipped from: www.foogazi.com

  • Introduction to Linux
    This is a great overview of Linux, a definite must read for Linux newbies.

  • Advanced Bash Scripting
    Understand and learn how to write bash scripts for the command line.

  • Linux Administration Made Easy
    A very detailed document on Linux administration.

  • Linux Complete Backup and Recovery
    Anyone who has a Linux desktop or server must know how to backup and restore their system at any moments notice. This is an important guide if you absolutely do not want to lose any crucial data.

  • Linux Gamers
    Learn the inner workings of how games work on Linux along with how to resolve common problems.

  • Linux Security
    Understand the general concepts of security on a Linux system, complete with examples and applications to use.

  • Linux System Administrator’s Guide
    Learn the aspects of the Linux System Administrator.

  • Networking Overview
    A great overview of the networking capabilities of the Linux operating system.

  • XWindow User
    Learn how to configure and use the XWindows system in Linux.
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    Best Application Site:
    http://www.freshmeat.netFreshmeat is the webs largest index of Unix/Linux related software. There are a ton of Linux application sites out there, but nothing as well established as Freshmeat. There are also a good deal of articles on software applications and book reviews that I enjoy reading from time to time. If your looking for a software application for your Linux desktop, server, or router, chances are it is listed on Freshmeat.


    Best Development Site:
    http://www.sourceforge.net


    Best Document Site:
    http://www.tldp.org



    Why windows takes so long to start up

    clipped from: www.intelliadmin.com
    Most of us have had a brand new computer at one time. It's a great feeling. You boot up windows and within 30 seconds you are surfing the net, checking your email, or playing your favorite game. 10 months down the road things aren't so nice anymore. You power up your computer and it seems to take forever to load.

    1. The prefetch cache

    Here is how it works: Yesterday you used MS Word, and Duke Nukem 3D. Today you boot your system to check e-mail. It sees parts of these two programs in the prefetch folder and loads them into memory before windows completes the boot process. The benefit is faster application launch times. If you really wanted to use MS Word, it would pop up really quick when you double clicked on it.

    What can be done about it? Well there are a few things we can do to tweak the prefetch cache. One method is to disable it partially, and this can be done quite easily.

    Simply browse to the windows folder (Ex: C:\Windows) and under there you should see the prefetch folder. Go into the prefetch folder and delete all the files (Careful! It should look like this c:\windows\prefetch) And here is a screenshot of one if you still have questions


    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters

    2 - Boot : The prefetch only caches boot system files.

    2. Hard drive fragmentation

    3. Disconnected network drives

    4. Spyware & Adware

    5. File and Printer Sharing

    One other item that can significantly impact is the "File and Printer Sharing" feature within windows. Obviously, if you are sharing your printer, or folders you don't want to disable this - so this tip is not for you. If you never use it, then why waste your time waiting for it to load?

    Here is how to turn it off:

    Go into the control panel. Click on "Network Connections"


    Now right click on "Local Area Connection" and click on properties

    Uncheck the "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks"

    Click OK, and reboot.

    Tuesday, February 6, 2007

    How To Surf Anonymously

    clipped from: www.pcworld.com

    Surf Anonymously


    Not too long ago hiding your tracks on the Web usually meant finding an open proxy server to surf through or paying for proxy software like Anonymizer ($30), which redirects traffic through its own proxy servers.


    Today there's a better solution, and it's free: the Torpark browser. Torpark is a Firefox-based browser designed to access the Tor network of encrypted proxies. When you use the Torpark browser, your Web session bounces through multiple secure proxies, encrypted all the way, until your request reaches its destination. Torpark is a quick download and doesn't require a formal install on your PC; just launch the executable when you need it and make sure the Tor Network icon is active when the browser starts.


    Secure browsing is considerably slower than regular browsing, though, so skip it If you don't need the extra security---and most people don't most of the time.

    How to Lock a Folder Using Notepad

    clipped from: www.cucirca.com


    How to Lock a Folder Using Notepad


    There are plenty of software which lock your folders, some are free, other costs a lot of money. Why you’ll waste time and money when you could do it with your notepad.

    * Consider you want to lock a folder named PICS in your D:\, whose path is D:\PICS

    * Now open the Notepad and type the following

    ren pics pics.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}

    * Where pics is your folder name. Save the text file as loc.bat in the same drive.
    * Open another new notepad text file and type the following

    ren pics.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} pics

    * Save the text file as key.bat in the same drive.

    Folder%20Lock%20notepad

    Usage:

    * To lock the pics folder, simply click the loc.bat and it will transform into control panel icon which is inaccessible.
    * To unlock the folder click the key.bat file. Thus the folder will be unlocked and the contents are accessible.

    That’s all.

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