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Why windows takes so long to start up.

Thu, 28 Dec 2006 05:57:28 GMT

clipped by: ragendem

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

5 keys to getting a clip popped

Thu, 28 Dec 2006 02:28:32 GMT

clipped by: egoldstein
clipper's remarks: In light of some of the recent conversations on the site about the pop-able character limit, I’ve been thinking about some of the factors that influence whether a clip gets popped. It seems to me that these are 5 factors that play a key role in determining a clip’s “pop-worthiness”

Clip Source: clipmarks.wordpress.com

1. Give it a clever, compelling title. This is the first step in peaking someone’s interest.

2. Upload a profile picture. Doing so shows a certain level of committment to the site and also humanizes the clip. Both of these factors tend to increase people’s interest in viewing a clip.

3. Clip enough to make an interesting point, but not too much that you lose people’s interest. Remember, it’s a clip, not a summary.

4. Earn a reputation for high quality clips. Once this happens, your clips will likely be viewed by a lot of people simply because you are the one who posted them. Plus, you’ll likely be added to lots of “My Clippers” list which will definitely increase exposure to your clips.

5. Tag effectively. This will help make sure that people who are searching for clips about a particular topic find your clips. If you think your clip falls into one or more of the right-side topics, then tagging it as such will help it be seen.

Tags: clipmarks, pop

Selling this shirt is illegal in two states and may soon be illegal nationwide.

Thu, 28 Dec 2006 19:52:55 GMT

clipped by: Thorne
clipper's remarks: Please read the whole story about this. It's a serious 5th amendment issue.

Clip Source: carryabigsticker.com

Above: Front. Below: Back.
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Bush Lied They Died T-Shirt
Says "Bush Lied" on the front and "They Died" on the back. With names of all 2,803 U.S. troops killed in Iraq through 0ct. 23, 2006. List of names is preceded by larger text that reads "U.S. Troops Who Died in Iraq from March 20 2003 Through October 23, 2006." List is in alphabetical order.

Selling this shirt is illegal in two states and may soon be illegal nationwide. With your support, we will continue to sell this shirt in all 50 states until the troops come home or they throw us in jail, whichever comes first.

Tags: anti war, protest, freedom of speech, 5th amandment

Best chart ever

Thu, 28 Dec 2006 11:15:44 GMT

clipped by: tadamz

Clip Source: craphound.com

Tags: pacman, chart