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The 130 World's Healthiest Foods

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 05:32:22 GMT

clipped by: coecoe321

130 foods that can serve as the basis of your Healthiest Way of Eating. Links to the articles about these foods can be found below.

Vegetables Fish & Seafood

Fruits

Low Fat Dairy

Beans & Legumes

Poultry & Lean Meats

Nuts & Seeds

Grains

Spices & Herbs

Natural Sweeteners

Other

Tags: food, health

Reduce Firefox Memory Usage

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:27:03 GMT

clipped by: abbysname

Clip Source: www.helpero.com

How to lower the amount of memory that Firefox uses?

Fist of all you should see this: How to Reduce Firefox Memory Usage

But if you are in a hurry...

1. In your Firefox address bar, enter the following text: about:config

2. Scroll down to the entry titled browser.cache.memory.enable and make sure the Value is set to true. If it’s not, double-click anywhere in the browser.cache.memory.enable line and the status will change to true

3. Right-click (Apple users ctrl-click) anywhere in the about:config window and select New and then Integer from the pop-up menu

4. Enter browser.cache.memory.capacity in the New integer value pop-up box

5. You’ll need to enter a number in the Enter integer value, but that number depends on how much memory you have (specifically, how much you want to 'give' Firefox). If you have 256MB or less RAM, enter 4096 as the value. If you have 512MB of RAM, enter 6144 or 8192. If you have 128MB or less RAM, you may want to consider upgrading - memory is getting very inexpensive.

6. Confirm that the new entry has been created and the integer value is correct

7. If for any reason you wish to restore the default settings, change the browser.cache.memory.capacity integer value to -1 (that’s minus one).

Source: simplehelp.net

Tags: firefox, computer, memory, practical

Do you clean your toilet with Coke?

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 04:38:00 GMT

clipped by: CrazyRedHead

Clip Source: www.wackyuses.com

Discover hundreds of little-known uses for well-known products,
by just clicking on a product!

Alberto VO5^® Conditioning Hairdressing

Alka-Seltzer^®

Bounce^®

Canada Dry^® Club Soda

ChapStick^® Lip Balm

Coca-Cola^®

Cool Whip^®

Crayola^® Chalk

Dannon^® Plain Yogurt

Easy-Off^®

Efferdent^®

Gatorade^®

Huggies^® Baby Wipes

Irish Spring^®Soap

Jell-O^®

Jif^® Peanut Butter

Lipton^® Tea Bags

Listerine^®

Maxwell House^® Coffee

Maybelline^® Crystal Clear Nail Polish

McCormick^®Food Coloring

Miracle Whip^®

Oral-B^® Mint Waxed Floss

Reddi-wip^®

Reynolds Wrap^®

Tags: science, humor, humour, house

Unintentionally funny newspaper headlines

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:35:46 GMT

clipped by: kankamuso

Clip Source: funnies.paco.to

Some are just slips of the tongue

Grandmother of eight makes hole in one
Deaf mute gets new hearing in killing
Police begin campaign to run down jaywalkers
House passes gas tax onto senate
Stiff opposition expected to casketless funeral plan
Two convicts evade noose, jury hung
William Kelly was fed secretary
Milk drinkers are turning to powder
Safety experts say school bus passengers should be belted
Quarter of a million Chinese live on water
Farmer bill dies in house
Iraqi head seeks arms

Some become unintentionally suggestive

Queen Mary having bottom scraped
Is there a ring of debris around Uranus?
Prostitutes appeal to Pope
Panda mating fails - veterinarian takes over
NJ judge to rule on nude beach
Child's stool great for use in garden
Dr. Ruth to talk about sex with newspaper editors
Soviet virgin lands short of goal again
Organ festival ends in smashing climax

Grammar often botches other headlines

Eye drops off shelf
Squad helps dog bite victim
Dealers will hear car talk at noon
Enraged cow injures farmer with ax
Lawmen from Mexico barbecue guests
Miners refuse to work after death
Two Soviet ships collide - one dies
Two sisters reunite after eighteen years at checkout counter

Once in a while, a botched headline takes on a meaning opposite from the one intended:

Never withhold herpes from loved one
Nicaragua sets goal to wipe out literacy
Drunk drivers paid $1,000 in 1984
Autos killing 110 a day, let's resolve to do better

Sometimes newspaper editors state the obvious

If strike isn't settled quickly it may last a while
War dims hope for peace
Smokers are productive, but death cuts efficiency
Cold wave linked to temperatures
Child's death ruins couple's holiday
Blind woman gets new kidney from dad she hasn't seen in years
Man is fatally slain
Something went wrong in jet crash, experts say
Death causes loneliness, feeling of isolation

Tags: funny, humor, newspapers, headlines

MOZILLA FIREFOX CHEAT SHEET

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 16:24:15 GMT

clipped by: Scattered_Fusion

Clip Source: lesliefranke.com

GENERAL KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Add Bookmarks	Ctrl + D
Bookmarks	Ctrl + B
DOM Inspector	Ctrl + Shift + I
Downloads	Ctrl + J
Full Screen View	F11
Help	F1
History	Ctrl + H
Page Source	Ctrl + U
Print	Ctrl + P
Refresh Page	F5
Refresh Page & Cache	Ctrl + F5
Save Page As	Ctrl + S

NAVIGATION KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Back	Alt + Left Arrow
Down One Line	Down
Down One Page	PageDown
File Open	Ctrl + O
Forward	Alt + Right Arrow
Frame Next	F6
Frame Previous	Shift + F6
Home Page	Alt + Home
Jump to Address Bar	Ctrl + L
Jump to Search Bar	Ctrl + K
Page Bottom	End
Page Top	Home
Stop	Esc
Tab Close	Ctrl + W
Tab New	Ctrl + T
Tab Next	Ctrl + Tab
Tab Previous	Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Tab Select	Ctrl + [1 - 9]
Up One Line	Up
Up One Page	PageUp
Window Close	Alt + F4
Window New	Ctrl + N

TEXT KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Copy	Ctrl + C
Cut	Ctrl + X
Delete	Del
Text Size Decrease	Ctrl + -
Text Size Increase	Ctrl + +
Text Size Default	Ctrl + 0
Undo	Ctrl + Z

SEARCH KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Find Again	F3
Find as You Type Link	'
Find as You Type Text	/
Find in This Page	Ctrl + F
Find Previous	Shift + F3

MOUSE SHORTCUTS
Back	Shift + Scroll Down
Forward	Shift + Scroll Up
Open Link in Background Tab	Ctrl + Left Click or Middle Click
Open Link in Foreground Tab	Ctrl + Shift + Left Click
Open Link in New Window	Shift + Left Click
Scroll Line by Line	Alt + Scroll
Tab Close	Middle Click on Tab
Tab New	Double Click on Tab Bar
Text Size Decrease	Ctrl + Scroll UP
Text Size Increase	Ctrl + Scroll Down

LOCATIONS
Cached Elements
C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Local Settings\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\[profilename]\Cache\
Profile Manager
Close Firefox. From the "Start" menu, select "Run", type "firefox.exe -p"
User Profile Folder
C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xxxxxxxx.default\
Advanced Configuration
Address Bar: about:config
Cache Info
Address Bar: about:cache
Plugin Info
Address Bar: about:plugins

Tags: mozilla, firefox, internet, web, cheat sheet, technology, tips, education

Removing unused device drivers from Windows XP machines

Sat, 30 Dec 2006 00:20:35 GMT

clipped by: fisherman2005
clipper's remarks: improve boot up time

Clip Source: articles.techrepublic.com.com

Takeaway: Did you know that unless you uninstall a device driver on a Windows XP machine that it still may be sucking up valuable system resources? Here are step-by-step instructions on how you can view and remove these unnecessary devices.

When you install a device driver on a Windows XP machine, the operating system loads that driver each time the computer boots regardless of whether the device is present—unless you specifically uninstall the driver. This means that drivers from devices that you have long since removed from your system may be wasting valuable system resources.

Follow these steps to view and remove these unnecessary device drivers:

Press [Windows]+[Break] to bring up the System Properties dialog box.
Select the Advanced tab and click the Environment Variables button.
Click the New button below the System Variables panel.
In the New System Variable dialog box, type devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices in the Variable Name text box and 1 in the Variable Value text box.
Click OK to return to the System Properties dialog box and then click OK again.
Select the Hardware tab and click the Device Manager button.
In Device Manager, go to View | Show Hidden Devices.
Expand the various branches in the device tree and look for the washed out icons, which indicate unused device drivers.
To remove an unused device driver, right-click the icon and select Uninstall.

Tags: devices, drivers, windows xp

OpenDNS makes your web surfing much faster

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 23:54:02 GMT

clipped by: juliapatriciaroy

Clip Source: www.lifehacker.com

OpenDNS (Domain resolution, free)

For anyone whose ISP is cranky about resolving web pages, OpenDNS' free, fast, and huge distributed database of domain names can seriously speed up your web browsing session. Plus OpenDNS automatically fixes common URL typos like lifehacker.cmo and uses community-policed phishing protection from PhishTank. Set this one up on your parents' computer when you're home for the holidays this month.

Tags: opendns

Why windows takes so long to start up.

Thu, 28 Dec 2006 05:57:28 GMT

clipped by: ragendem

Clip Source: 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.

Tags: software, technology, windows, microsoft, howto

All the different names for beer glasses in Australia

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 23:24:29 GMT

clipped by: TadhgB
clipper's remarks: Just as there is a perfectly good reason for Eskimos to have tons of names for varieties of snow...

Clip Source: en.wikipedia.org

edit Names of beer glasses in different Australian cities
Capacity	Sydney	Darwin	Brisbane	Adelaide	Hobart	Melbourne	Perth	Canberra
115 ml (4 fl.oz.)	–	–	–	–	small beer	–	shetland (pony)	–
140 ml (5 fl.oz.)	pony	–	small beer	pony	–	pony	pony	–
170 ml (6 fl.oz.)	–	–	–	–	six	small (glass)	bobbie	–
200 ml (7 fl.oz.)	seven	seven	beer	butcher	–	glass	glass	–
225 ml (8 fl.oz.)	–	–	glass	–	eight	–	–	–
285 ml (10 fl.oz.)	middy	handle	pot	schooner	ten (ounce)/pot	pot	middy	middy
425 ml (15 fl.oz.)	schooner	schooner	schooner	pint	schooner	schooner	schooner	schooner
570 ml (20 fl.oz.)	pint	–	pint	imperial pint	pint	pint	pint	pint
1140 ml (40 fl.oz.)	jug	jug	jug	jug	jug	jug	jug	jug
Notes: 1. Entries in bold are common. 2. Entries in italics are old-fashioned and/or rare. 3. Entries marked with a dash are not applicable. 4. Traditionally 425 ml is a size not found in Victoria or Western Australia. 5. Traditionally 570 ml is a size unusual or not found outside Western Australia and Melbourne.^{[citation needed]}
Reference: 1. Australian Alcohol Guidelines Standard Drinks Guide

Tags: australia, beer, words