In the first and second part of our effort to speed up our buildbox, we replaced the harddisk with a RAM disk and swapped in a bigger CPU. This brought the build time down from 03:30 minutes to 02:00 minutes.

Boosting the memory

When we began the journey, we wanted to undercut the 02:00 minutes threshold. The last component that directly impacts performance of our box was the memory. We started out with 4 GB of DDR2-800 modules. To have a feeling for the effects, we upgraded to 4 GB of DDR2-1066 first and then added another 4 GB, resulting in 8 GB of RAM. We expected the performance gain to be small, but noticeable. The RAM disk, for example, is directly affected by memory speed.

As much, but faster

The first upgrade brought the first surprise: Upgrading from DDR2-800 to DDR2-1066 modules didn’t change anything. It’s not that the mainboard or CPU doesn’t support the faster RAM, it just seems to be fast enough, despite the data bus clock rate. Our build process still took 02:00 minutes, reproducible and without exception.

Filling all the banks

The mainboard can load up to 16 GB of RAM, but our budget just allowed to buy 8 GB of DDR2-1066 RAM. We installed it and ran the same 32 bit Ubuntu Linux as before. The build process took 02:00 minutes, which was expected now.

Changing to 64bit

We changed to boot harddisk, installed a 64 bit Ubuntu Linux and ran the build again. Still 02:00 minutes. The switch to 64 bit wasn’t a big deal with Java, but some of the included native libraries complained about the change. Recompiling them solved the issue.

Finally reaching the target

As a last measure, we increased the maximum memory of the build JVM to the biggest value it would accept. This was -Xmx2600m, a surplus of 600 MB to the original setting. This sped up the build process by five seconds, it took 01:55 minutes now.

Conclusion and perspective

We’ve reached our anticipated target of less than two minutes build time. We exceeded our original budget of 500 EUR, but bought some parts that finally weren’t used in the build box, but elsewhere. The two parts that made the whole difference were the CPU and some more memory to spend it on the RAM disk.

If you want to speed up your single build box, aim for the CPU/RAM combo and try to install a RAM disk to perform all the work on.

This leads me to the perspective of the next part of the series: If you plugged in the most expensive CPU and enormous amounts of RAM to speed up your buildbox, you still aren’t done. You should invest some time to look into distributed builds. Hudson as our continuous integration server provides nearly instant “build slave” support. With this feature, you can set up a whole build farm to further increase your build throughput.

Stay tuned for “Part IV: Beyond the box”

It’s a common problem among computer users: after a few months, our computers become weighed down by programs and all sorts of other junk, and inevitably become sluggish. For the less tech-savvy users, this may induce thoughts like “Why is my computer so terrible?” or “I guess I could always upgrade this… what-cha-ma-callit RAM thing”.

Regular maintenance is usually required to keep a computer optimized and running at its best. Here are four programs that will make your computer faster, and four trade-offs to help make the best use out of the amount of RAM that’s installed on your computer.

MSConfig

For those who despair endlessly that their computer lags too much at start up yet don’t know how to go about fixing that, taking a look through MSConfig would be the place to start. Msconfig can by accessed by hitting Windows-R, which brings up the “Run” dialog, and typing in “msconfig”. Under the “Start Up” tab, there is a list of programs and executables that are launched when the computer starts up.

Having a lot of programs that start up when the computer boots is one of the main reasons that boot times are so long, for most PC users. Thus, the remedy would be to go through the entire list and uncheck anything that is unnecessary to have on boot up. If there are any entries you are not sure about, be sure to check them thoroughly on the internet before messing with them, as unchecking the wrong entries could potentially mess up the functionality of some of your programs.

CCleaner

CCleaner stands for “Crap Cleaner” and that is exactly what the program is great for. Over time, temporary files bog down your system, and take up unnecessary space in your harddrive. Thus, it is good PC maintenance practice to go through your computer once every while, and delete all the temp files.

It is incredibly simple: just navigate to the Cleaner tab in CCleaner, check everything you want to clean up (it would be best to leave the “Advanced” section alone, unless you know what those entries refer to), and then clean Analyze. You’ll then see an overview of what CCleaner is about to clean up and delete, and how much space CCleaner will free up for you. To permanently erase the temp files off your computer, simply click “Run Cleaner,” and all those temp files will be history.

Temp files aren’t the only junk files cluttering up your computer, however. Broken registry keys also pose a huge problem when it comes to useless files clogging up your system. Fortunately, CCleaner also has the ability to keep your registry clean.

To do this, use the “Registry” tab in Ccleaner. Once again, select all the entries you want CCleaner to prune, and let it do its thing. The only difference between this type of maintenance and clearing temp files is that if you accidentally delete a key that is still being used by your system, your computer can begin to function strangely. With that said, you should back up your registry settings before you give CCleaner the go ahead to torch everything. When you click “Fix Selected Issues” to delete the faulty registry entries, CCleaner will prompt you to back up your registry, and you should always click ‘yes’.

CCleaner was also discussed by Stefan in his article How To Uninstall Applications Efficiently And Remove Obsolete Files.

Revo Uninstaller

Revo Uninstaller is like the on-steroids version of your own Add and Remove Programs option in the Control Panel, but it also scans your computer for any files that the default uninstaller doesn’t catch, and deletes them. Revo’s layout is pretty much exactly the same as the Add and Remove Programs dialog, so it should be simple to navigate.

Revo also has a panel that lists all of the clean up tools that are provided with Windows systems. This menu can be accessed by clicking the Tools icon, and then the Windows Tools tab on the left.

For a more in-depth review of Revo Uninstaller, check out Jimmy’s article Revo Uninstaller Will Hunt Down Your Bloatware.

Defraggler

So once you’ve cleared all of the unnecessary files from your computer, there are now a bunch of holes where the data for those files used to be. While this may seem like no big deal to most people, having random gaps of empty space can also slow down your computer, because the rest of your files are still splintered into many different pieces, and the newly generated empty space isn’t being used efficiently. The more pieces a file is split to, the longer it takes the computer to access that file, so it makes sense to put all these pieces back together, once space has been cleared up to store whole files.

Defraggler is one of the best free defragmentation tools on the market. The visual representation of the space on the computer as pieces of files are being reunited is extremely enlightening, because most people don’t realize the extent of file splintering on their systems.

But cleaning up your computer isn’t the only thing you can do to optimize how fast your computer runs. Believe it or not, the programs you choose to perform daily actions such as chatting, or opening PDFs, can also affect your computer’s running speed.

Best Program Trade-Offs

This section discusses several alternative applications that perform more efficiently and provides your computer with the speed boost that it needs. Especially on slower computers, the difference is quite noticeable. Try it them out for yourselves!

1. Pidgin vs. AIM

If you don’t mind the spartan interface, Pidgin is a great multi-protocol IM client with a light footprint. Unfortunately it doesn’t natively support video chat, but it does have a plug-in for Skype (although you’ll need to have Skype running to use it).

2. Firefox or Chrome vs Internet Explorer

I recommend this switch not just based off memory footprint, but also because both Firefox and Chrome trump IE when it comes to customization and start-up times.

3. Foxit Reader vs Adobe Reader

Adobe Reader is notorious for its slow load times, especially when it comes to huge documents. Being a student, I regularly load 500+ page PDFs (the digital versions of my textbooks), so having to wait ages for them to load would be severely detrimental to my productivity. Foxit Reader, however, is so snappy that a 500+ page PDF loads almost instantly, and the browser integration is much smoother and faster than that of Adobe Reader. Once again, the interface is a bit more spartan, but Foxit definitely packs more features, and is a very worthy switch.

Click here for Guy’s article on more light alternatives to Adobe Reader.

4. VLC Player vs Windows Media Player

VLC is like the Pidgin of media players in that it supports a multitude of different video formats, and has a quick loading interface. Another great, recently implemented feature of VLC is that it can now be skinned to fit in with your windows theme!

5. Foobar2000 vs iTunes

The great thing about Foobar is that it is so customizable: everything from the layout of the interface to the plug-ins to extend the program’s capabilities can be tweaked. Many people worry that without iTunes, they wont’ be able to sync their iPod or iPhone, but Foobar actually has a plug-in to support iPod syncing.

Today, I’ve covered eight of the best programs for de-crapping your computer and maximizing your available RAM. Hopefully you’ve found a few of these programs to your liking, and decide to trade out your slow, sluggish apps for something a bit more snappy. Here they are again:

CCleaner – Download
Revo Uninstaller – Download
Defraggler – Download
Pidgin – Download
Firefox – Download
Chrome – Download
Foxit Reader – Download
VLC Player – Download
Foobar2000 – Download

Try out our suggestions, and let us know if they help speed up your computer a bit. If you have your own favorite programs for speeding up your computer, let us know in the comments!

ini adalah murni dari hasil pengalaman saya mencoba tiga layanan internet yang berbeda, adapun hasil mugkin akan berbeda dengan di tempat anda. Untuk flexi dan smart saya pakai modem hape 2115i dengan sinyal sama lima bar dari delapan bar yang ada

Flexinet Unlimited
Merupakan layanan berbasis data dari telkom flexi, dengan layanan ini anda dapat intenetan sepuasnya cuma dengan Rp. 2500 / hari atau Rp. 15.000 / hari. Caranya ketik REG HARIAN / REG MINGGUAN kirim ke 2255. setalah itu anda akan mendapat konfirmasi username, password dan nomor dial. INGAT ..!! apabila anda menggunakan username dan password biasanya yaitu telkomnet@flexi maka otomatis yang terpotong adalah pulsa reguler, walaupun register flexinet unlimited anda sudah ada konfirmasi berhasil.

Soal kecepatan, Payah….. untuk download cuma dapat 3 kbps dan langsung drop ke 1 kbps. Hasil speedtest dari speedtest.net nggak ada, lha gimana mau ngecek kecepatannya, untuk membuka halaman speedtest.net saja nggak bisa. Akhirya pake milik sijiwae.net/speedtest. Dengan hasil kecepatan 14 kbps. Buka facebook dan yahoo harus puas dengan versi mobile di m.fcebook.com / m.yahoo.com

Sebenarnya saya pertama langsung milih flexi karena berpikir bahwa itu milik PT. Telkom yang mana tentu jaringan dan layanannya pasti lebih bagus. Tapi ternayata flexinet nasibnya sama denga telkom flash yang banyak di cacimaki pelanggan. Mengenaskan nasib telkom ini.

Smart
saya menggunakan kartu smart yang ada gratisan satu gigi perbulan. Dengan hasil cukup lumayan. Lebih cepat dari flexi. Ohya maaf nggak bisa ngasih hasil speedtestnya, karena kartunya keburu di pinjam sama yang punya. Xixixixi.

Fren mobi unlimited
Kartunya saya dapat ketika membeli usb modem cdma merk Speedup di HI Tech mall atau yang lebih terkenal dengan THR MALL surabaya dengan harga Rp.3.87.500,- pertama kali tidak saya daftarkan mobi unlimited, tapi pakai pulsa regular. Ternyata puas. Langsung cabut ke konter pulsa tetangga rumah beli pulsa fren 50 rb dan dapat pulsa tambahan 25 rb. Kalau dla brosurnya disebutkan 100 rb untuk internetan tiga bulan non stop. Cara daftarnya, ketik REG MAX50 SPEEDUP kirim ke 777 (ini sama persis seperti petunjuk dari brosurnya speedup) dan hanya berlaku untuk kartu fren sobat. Lalu akan dapat balasan konfirmasi tentang user name dan password nya. Dan sekali lagi awas…..! gunakan password dan username yang baru diberikan lewat sms jangan pakai m8.

Hasil speedtes.net kalau dai sijiwae Kecepatan koneksi : 82.7 Kbps
10.1 K Bytes/sec

Ohya, hampir lupa, saya pakai Linux Mint Gloria

In the first part of our effort to speed up our buildbox, we replaced the spindle harddisk with a Solid State Disk (SSD) and finally, a RAM disk. This brought the build time down from 03:30 minutes to 02:50 minutes.

The Central Performance Unit

The next step on our journey to a faster buildbox was to replace the processor. Our initial processor was an Intel Core2 Duo E6750 with 2.67 GHz. To our pleasure, the processor socket, namely the LGA775 socket, is extremely versatile in supporting different processors. We had no problem in plugging in faster dual or even quad core processors, except upgrading the BIOS.

Taking the 3 GHz mark

The next processor to try out was an Intel Core2 Duo E8500 with 3.17 GHz operating frequency. The L2 cache went up from 4 MB to 6 MB.

The build time went down immediately from 02:50 minutes to 02:20 minutes. That’s nearly 20 percent less build time. And it’s perfectly linear with the CPU speed increase (also nearly 20 percent).

As a result: Investing in CPU clock power seems to pay off. The higher the frequency, the lower the build time.

Doubling the cores

Fortunately, the LGA775 socket supports quad core processors, too. We plugged in a Core2 Quad Q9550 with 2.8 GHz and ran the build again.

The result was astonishing: Despite the lower frequency, the build time dropped from 02:20 minutes to 02:00 minutes. We can’t really explain this one with basic math like the frequency coupling of the dual cores.

If your build is perfectly multithreaded, something javac isn’t, you’ll notice an even bigger speedup.

To sum it up: you can’t have enough GHz or processor cores when running a build.

Reviewing the result

We replaced the harddisk with RAM and upgraded the processor to meet the current performance threshold. This brought us from a starting 03:30 minutes build time to 02:00 minutes now. The CPU is the major player in this game, so upgrade it first.

Outlook on the third part

But what about the RAM? We really wanted to know what happens when we replace the RAM with bigger and faster one. Read more about this experiment in the third part of the series, coming soon.

Netbeans – самая лучшая IDE для разработки на php, но иногда несколько задумчивая. Этот недостаток исправляется некоторыми настройками для java-машины.
В /etc/netbeans.conf или в ярлык для запуска IDE нужно добавить следующие опции

-J-client -J-Xms32m -J-Xmx384m -J-XX:PermSize=32m -J-XX:MaxPermSize=200m -J-Xverify:none -J-XX:CompileThreshold=100 -XX:+CompressedOOPS -XX:+AggressiveOpts -XX:+TieredCompilation -XX:+DoEscapeAnalysis -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC -J-XX:+CMSClassUnloadingEnabled -J-XX:+CMSPermGenSweepingEnabled

Таким образом мы разрешаем использовать до 384 мб памяти, компилировать в машинный код большинство функций и оптимизировать их.

Результат вас приятно удивит.

We actively use Hudson as our continuous integration server software. It has a nice little feature called “build history trend” that shows the duration of all archived builds. One of our major projects started out small and fast with a build duration of 01:20 minutes. One and a half year later, it reached for the 04:00 minute hurdle. It wasn’t a surprise to us, as the build has more than four times the work now and the hardware staid the same.

But a question emerged: How can we speed up our build?

Applying optimization: The basic maths

We did a quick review of our ant build scripts to ensure there’s nothing fundamentally wrong with them and then decided which road to follow first: Optimizing the build scripts or boosting the hardware? There is only one pragmatic answer to us: boost the hardware as long as it stays reasonable in price. Every optimization in the build script would need its time (which isn’t cheap) and possibly increase the script complexity (which is very expensive later on).

Optimizing the hardware

So we went on the journey to make a fast buildbox even faster. We started out with a dual core processor (2.6 GHz), a decent-but-standard harddisk and 4 GB of memory. We replaced every part on its own to see the effect. The journey includes:

• Part I: The harddisk
• Part II: The processor
• Part III: The memory
• Part IV: Beyond the box

Our goal is to cut our build time down by 50 percent, to a little less than 02:00 minutes. We don’t want to spend more than 500 EUR for new hardware. So now, after this introduction:

Part I: Replacing the harddisk

Our buildbox starts with a more or less normal harddisk (0.5 TB), certified for continuous usage. We could have bought just another normal harddisk of a newer generation, but that doesn’t cut it in our experience (we didn’t verify specifically, though).

Calling the carnivores

If you need to upgrade your harddisk, you can buy yourself a VelociRaptor drive and be pretty much assured that you’ll notice the difference. We had pleasant experiences with this kind of fast-spinning drives before, but this time, we wanted to go a step further and try a fast Solid State Disk (SSD). As you only need to relocate the working directories (called workspaces in hudson terminology) of your projects to the new disk, the capacity isn’t important as long as it’s greater than your project sizes. You can just plug your new disk in the buildbox and format it with a high performance file system. As our buildbox runs on Linux, relocating the workspace is just setting a symbolic link. You do not even tell hudson about it. If you happen to run on Windows, check out the “use custom workspace” setting on your job’s configuration page.

An investment of about 200 EUR and 15 minutes of installation later, we had the result: The build average before was 03:30 minutes and now 03:10 minutes. That’s not a big leap forward, as others found out, too. It’s not that the SSD was bad, it performed exceptionally well in the benchmarks, but the harddisk wasn’t the bottleneck. To further proof our assumption, we installed the fastest harddrive you can get: the RAM disk.

Only pretend to use the disk

Linux (like other unixoid systems) has the great feature of an emulated harddisk right in your memory. On Debian/Ubuntu systems, this emulated drive is mounted at /dev/shm and has a capacity of half your total physical memory. It grows dynamically, so you don’t have to worry about its initial size. But you have to check if your workspace fits into it. Our buildbox had 4 GB of RAM and 2 GB were enough to contain the hudson workspace. We configured hudson to build there (you can use symbolic links or the “custom workspace” setting as shown in the picture) and got the result: The build average went down to 02:50 minutes.

Review on the results

That’s as far as we could speed up our buildbox by just replacing the harddisk. Down from 03:30 minutes to 02:50 minutes, a reduction of 40 seconds or 20 percent. In fact, we even cheated as the buildbox doesn’t use an harddisk anymore for building. With Linux, it’s incredibly easy to utilize a RAM disk as long as you have enough RAM to loan. For Windows systems, there are several software products that can do the same. If you don’t want to loan your RAM, you can look into HyperDrives, but for a price!

So we conclude that the fastest harddisk is an emulated one and even then, its effect on the build time is limited.

Stay tuned for the next episode of our journey to a faster buildbox, when we apply a faster CPU.

    Previously, I’ve shared with you articles like “Convert Firefox into FasterFox” and “ Speed Up your Firefox with SpeedyFox” to optimize FireFox. Moving futher, today I’m sharing with you another free tool called FireTune which optimize Firefox and make it faster.

    Usually you have to optimize Firefox manually, which can be time consuming and difficult for the novice user. FireTune helps you here – it includes all the performance optimizations. The only thing you must do is: make your selection. FireTune does the work for you.

   Basically it is based on a collection of optimization settings collected and tested by Tweakfactor.

Key Features:-

• No installation or uninstallation required – download, unzip, execute and you are done
• Speed improvements according to your computer speed
• Improves browsing speed according to your internet connection speed
• Speed improvements for slow, medium and fast computers / connection speeds
• Enables some hidden tweaks of Firefox for even more browsing speed
• Includes a configuration backup and restore function
• Optimizes SSL connection speed
• Optimizes Firefox memory usage
• Works with the installable and the portable version of Firefox
• Multi language user interface: includes language files for more than 30 languages
• Includes a help file with details on what FireTune exactly does
• Online update check – notifies you when a new version is available
• Completely FREE – FireTune is freeware and does not cost a cent!
  

   To check whether your Firefox is faster or not after optimizing  it, you can refer to my previous article.

Download FireTune v 1.2.0 (1MB)

Enjoy!

For more information about FireTune

Como optimizar Windows vista/XP, para correr mas rápidamente los juegos, incrementar los frames por segundo (fps), liberar memoria, reiniciar mas rápido la PC, eliminar los servicios “basura”, etc.

En un post anterior comente q había optimizado vista para acelerar la velocidad de refresco de los juegos 3D, así q a continuación les muestro q es lo q hice y como pasar de “vista lento” a “vista normal” en 1 minuto. Recuerden q deben seguir las instrucciones bajo su propia responsabilidad.

Primero debemos bajar este programa:

GameBooster

A continuacion deben bajar este script:

Download

GameBooster detiene algunos de los servicios menos importantes de Windows vista, para liberar un poco de tiempo del procesador para su uso por los video juegos. Pero la lista de servicios es editable,así q podremos agregar unos cuantos mas, para ver la lista completa deben ir al siguiente link, donde esta clasificados por versión de sistema operativo: Lista de Servicios

En la lista de servicios hay una columna q se llama “Tweaked” q es la q yo use para filtrar solamente los q se van a Deshabilitar. De esta lista solo vamos a tomar la columna “Service Name (Registry)” la cual es la q acepta Gamebooster. a continuación les doy los pasos a grandes rasgos.

1. Buscar la carpeta de Gamebooster y localizar gamebooster.ini.
   
2. Copiar la sección de servicios correspondiente a su sistema operativo en mi caso XP.
3. Pegar la lista en Excel utilizando el “import wizard” para separar en dos columnas en nombre y el numero 1 eligiendo “=” como separador.
   
4. Abrir la pagina de Lista de Servicios y copiar la tabla de servicios en otro documento de Excel diferente. lo q vamos a hacer es seleccionar únicamente el Service Name de los registros marcados como Deshabilitados.
   
5. A continuación copiamos esa columna a la lista original de gamebooster ordenamos por nombre y removemos los q se repiten.
   
6. Ahora le concatenan “=1” recuerden q deben leer bien para q sirve cada servicio y remover los q Uds. consideren de la lista.
   
7. Esa lista la copiamos al archivo gamebooster.ini y lo grabamos. Así gamebooster va a Detener aproximadamente el doble de servicios q antes.
8. Esto no termina aqui. Ya q solo detenemos los servicios Microsoft. ahora falta detener todos los q no son. Ejecutar run-> MSCONFIG.
9. Esconder los Servicios Microsoft, y a los q resten, quitarles el check, nuevamente repito, aunque lo ideal es detener todos los q no son Microsoft, podrías quedar vulnerable a virus si detienes los servicios de tus antivirus y demás, así q usa tu criterio.
   
10. A continuación pasamos al tab de Startup y quitamos el check a todos. (excepto los q Uds. consideren muy importantes).En mi caso yo quite todos menos el antivirus.
    
11. Hay q reiniciar.
12. Ok ya tenemos todo listo, recién iniciada la PC. Ejecutamos el archivo Kill.Bat q bajamos. Este archivo cierra todos los programas q estén corriendo bajo tu nombre de usuario solamente. No cierra procesos del sistema.
13. Ejecutamos Gamebooster y presionamos “Switch to Gaming Mode”.
14. Tu PC correrá tus juegos mas rápido q nunca.

Ahora para regresar todo a la normalidad. Puedes utilizar GameBooster y presionar “Back to Normal”, y además utilizar el MSCONFIG y cambiar a modo de reinicio Normal. Notaras la diferencia.

   Previously,  I’ve shared with you an article “Convert Firefox into FasterFox” and now I’m taking that one step further and now I’m going to share with you free tool to speed up your Firefox.

    Mozilla Firefox is by far the best feature-rich and fastest browser out there, but with the passage of time it slows down considerably. It will take a lot of time to load during startup, the overall speed will be effected, and browsing Histories will be too slow. This is very common problem and it occurs largely because of fragmentation of databases.

    SpeedyFox is a brand new small utility that fixes this problem with a single click! It seems unbelievable but after you optimize your Firefox with this tool, you will get a fresh newly-installed feel because the speed indeed gets considerably faster. You will get up 3 times faster startup speed, browsing history will become faster, and performing operations with cookies will be quicker than before.

How does it work?

    Firefox uses SQLITE databases to store lots of its settings. By the time the databases grow and Firefox starts working slowly. SpeedyFox compacts those databases without loosing any data.

Features :-

• Boost Firefox startup in up to 3 times!
• Speed-up browsing history
• Quicker operation with cookies

Tutorial:-

    Once installed, SpeedyFox automatically detects your Firefox’s default profile. If you have more than one profile, you can select the one you want to optimize from the drop-down menu. All you have to do is select the default profile that you want to optimize and hit Speed Up Firefox button.

    The optimization process can take anywhere from 5 minutes to an hour depending on how large your databases are. The whole optimization process is safe as it does not effect your history, bookmarks, passwords, etc.

How to tell whether Firefox is faster after optimizing it:-

1. Clear the cache of Firefox from the Firefox settings dialog – this is very important!

2. Before you optimize Firefox, navigate to http://www.numion.com/stopwatch/ and do a speed test on http://www.mozilla.org/productsl/firefox/

3. The time needed to load the site completely will be displayed to you in the browser window. Write down the time

4. Clear the cache of Firefox from the Firefox settings dialog again – this is very important!

5. Now, close Firefox, and optimize it with SpeedyFox

6. Start Firefox again, and repeat the speed test on http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

7. Compare the displayed result with the result from the test before the optimization.

    SpeedyFox has significantly improved several factors that must be taken into account, however the results in most cases are satisfactory, you just check this out and feel  the difference in speed of firefox. Download now!

Download SpeedyFox.exe (1.5MB)| SpeedyFox(portable (1MB))

    More tools to come in future, So stay connected. Subscribe to my RSS Feeds or Subscribe via Email.

You can repair computer errors on your PC or laptop, without even having to know anything about their inner workings.  All you need is a quality piece of software to help you out–one that you can buy for less than an hour of a computer technician’s time!

I’m not talking about an anti-virus program.  This sort of program is, of course, good to have.  After all, it protects your computer from infection, and (usually) catches the viruses that pass through, once it gets the proper updates.  But this only helps with threats that come from outside of your computer and doesn’t fix the actual computer errors themselves.

The same goes for anti-spyware applications.  Again, these are a vital part of PC and laptop security.  In fact, both anti-virus and anti-spyware programs are vital in preventing computer errors.  Unfortunately, they do not usually fix these errors–even when they remove the programs that caused them!

If you see an error message or mini-window on your computer, it’s almost certain the problem originates in the registry.  The registry is that part of your operating system that directs executable and process files, telling them which other hardware or software to interact with.

Unfortunately, programs like viruses, spyware programs, and Trojan horses often damage the registry.  They may disable important files in an attempt to make their own malicious processes run more smoothly.  Or, they may disguise their own processes under legitimate file names, causing your system’s functions to connect with the wrong files.

Fortunately, there do exist programs that will help you repair computer errors.  These programs are called registry cleaners.  They are built for the specific purpose of removing clutter and repairing damaged files in your registry.  And most of the good ones cost less than fifty bucks.

How do you know which registry cleaner is right for you?  Click on the link below, and you’ll be able to sign up for a free report on six ways to make your computer faster; you’ll also read reviews on the top programs that will help you once and for all repair computer errors.

One of the scariest things when you need to fix blue screen of death problems is the fear that you’ll have to re-install Windows and loose all of your old files.  Fortunately, this just isn’t so!

This scary blue screen often pops up when your operating system receives contradictory information about how it needs to run.  This problem is actually not a root problem, but a symptom of something that is wrong.

There are a few things that could be causing this.  Sometimes, the problem can be fixed as easily as removing the new RAM card you bought (not all RAM types work with all computers).

Other times, however, you may have software problems you need to resolve in order to fix blue screen of death.

First, you need to start your computer in safe mode.  Then, run whatever anti-virus and anti-spyware software you may have.  There are many viruses and “rogue anti-virus/anti-spyware” programs that will tell you to fix blue screen of death.  In fact, they will falsely display this screen just so you’ll freak out and buy their product!  You should only use anti-spyware programs that you have installed yourself.

If this doesn’t fix the problem, then the error is probably with your registry.  The registry is a database that tells a computer’s programs “where to go” when they operate.

If you’ve had a virus or other malicious software on your computer, you likely have a damaged  registry.  While anti-virus and anti-spyware programs may remove the original threat, they don’t always take care of the registry like you need them too.  For that, you need a registry cleaner.

Which registry cleaner is the best?  That all depends on  your needs.  You can read reviews AND get a free computer optimization report by clicking this link to fix blue screen of death.

Did  you know that you can probably fix your slow running laptop without buying any new hardware–for less than it would cost you just to have your computer looked at?

Sounds too good to be true, right?  Well, it’s not.  In fact, the most common cause of a slow running laptop is not with any of its physical components.  The problem is usually with a vital part of the operating system known as the registry.

What does the registry do, and why is it making your computer run at less than optimum speed?

The answer to the first question is that the registry actually helps your computer to run faster than it otherwise would.  Every time you use or even open a program, its process files and routines need to work in conjunction with hardware and other software.

The registry records where these files need to be directed, and points them down the right path.  Without the registry, these process files and routines would have to search anew every time you used your programs.  This would give you a very slow running laptop; it would also give you one that frequently overheated!

Unfortunately, most registries become cluttered and occasionally even damaged over time.  This is not your fault.  This happens because of simple things like software updates and programs that refuse to uninstall properly.

It can also happen due to viruses, Trojan horses, spyware, and other malicious software threats.  Unfortunately, the programs that remove these threats, don’t usually take proper care of the registry.

What you need to take care of your problem is a good registry cleaning program.  There are several on the market; most can be had for less than an hour of a computer technician’s time.

How do you know which one is right for you?  Click on the following link to read reviews that will help you decide how to fix your slow running laptop.

“My PC is slow, even though I’ve got a 2 gig processor and 3 megabytes of RAM–what the heck is going on?”  This is the exact same question I asked to any semi-computer literate person who would listen to me when I needed to fix my slow running computer.  Fortunately, I found an answer to my question.  In fact, I found several!

It’s really frustrating when the computer you paid nearly a thousand bucks (or more) for, suddenly starts to run at half the speed it used to.  At one time, my reaction would always be, “Well, my PC is slow–guess I should try a new brand.”  But as you imagine, this method of “repair” got old pretty soon.

When my third computer went from “souped-up system” to “slow-running computer,” I decided that there had to be more to it than just the brands I was buying.  After all, I had bought three good brands–Dell, Gateway, and Toshiba–and every single one of them started to lag on me after about six months.

So I did a little bit of research into how computers work.  It just so happens that when my PC is slow, it’s not the fault of the manufacturer.  It also came as a relief that it wasn’t my fault, either.

The problem is with a part of the operating system known as the registry.  The registry is a database that directs the executable and process files of various programs in the right direction.  Without the registry, the Windows operating system would be excruciatingly slow.

Unfortunately, the registry can become cluttered and even damaged over time.  The best way to fix these errors is to use a quality registry cleaner.  You can have one for less than what you’d pay for an hour of a computer tech’s time.

Which one is best?  The link below will take you to a site that explains the advantages and disadvantages of the best registry cleaners available.  Pick the one that’s right for you, and you’ll never again have to complain, “My PC is slow!”

How can you fix slow running computer programs when they just don’t work as fast as they used to?  First, you have to ask the question 90% of people don’t even know to ask: Do I need to fix slow running computer programs, or do I need to fix the actual computer?

In every case, you need to take a look at your entire system before you decide to simply look at the program or software you’re having a problem with.  Why?  Because most of the time, the problem is more far reaching than the less-than-speedy program.

A majority of all PC and laptop speed problems originate not in individual programs, but in a vital part of the operating system known as the directory.  This directory is a database that directs individual programs’ executable functions in the right direction.

Without this directory, these functions would have to scan your entire computer for the correct hardware and software components each time they needed to operate.  The directory acts as a shortcut in this process.  Without it, your computer would be much slower and much more likely to overheat on a regular basis.

Unfortunately, through no fault of your own, this directory can become cluttered or even damaged over time.  This can happen when software upgrades add new executable files without deleting the old ones.  These programs can also uninstall, without taking care of their directory files.  Finally, viruses or other malware can damage the directory; the programs that remove the original threat do not always fix this damage.

The best way to take care of these problems is with a good registry cleaner.  Registry cleaners will get rid of old, unnecessary files (the “clutter”).  Good ones will even repair damage done by spyware, Trojan horses, viruses, and other malicious software.

Which program is best?  To find out, click the link to see reviews for the three best programs that will fix slow running computers.

¿Y por qué esta mezcla tan rara? Porque son todas las cosas que he aprendido ultimamente intentando hacer arreglillos en Photoshop.

1. ¿cómo eliminar la hoja de contrato de licencia de photoshop que sale a algunas personas siempre al arrancar el programa? http://www.taringa.net/posts/ebooks-tutoriales/2539128/Eliminar-el-Contrato-de-Licencia-de-programas-Adobe-%28CS4%29.html

2. ¿Cómo hacer que photoshop tarde muchísimo menos en arrancar? Con este programita, que permite personalizar la carga de elementos para que no esperes innecesariamente por aplicaciones que apenas usas y que llegado el momento de usarlas se cargan sobre la marcha y no al inicio. http://adobe-photoshop-speedup.softonic.com/

3. Videotutoriales photoshop: Dos recopilaciones interesantes:

http://www.filefactory.com/f/50747156e190c568/

http://www.x-caleta.com/2008/05/14/videotutoriales-domina-photoshop.html

Al estar formados por tantas partes probablemente no quieras dar a bajar cada archivo tras los tiempos de espera. Asi que quizas te interese administrar tus descargas con:

Usdownloader No elimina los tiempos de espera, pero pega toda la lista y el solito descarga cuando pasan esos tiempo para que no estes pendiente.

Y por último en el segundo link varios de los tutoriales vienen en formato swf (alias flash) asi que si prefieres tenerlos en avi u otro formato puedes convertirlos con este otro programa. (viene bien tenerlo)

Y FIn.