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Improving Performance in Vista and Windows 7 with ReadyBoost
Especially on older systems, the more strain you can take off of critical components, the better. Windows Vista and Windows 7 have a feature called ReadyBoost, which works by using a USB 2.0 drive, SD Card, Compact Flash, flash memory or any kind of portable flash mass storage system as a drive for disk cache. It works because flash memory has a faster access time than typical hard drives. While upgrading your RAM is primarily your best bet to get a performance increase, if this that isn’t an option or you have a USB stick lying around and want increased performance this is a great way to put it to use.
Setting up this feature is quick and painless. Simply insert a compatible flash card or USB drive, go to My Computer, Right Click on the device, select the ReadyBoost tab, then select use this device and manually select the amount you would like to dedicate to ReadyBoost. Microsoft recommends 1 to 3 times the amount of installed RAM to be dedicated to ReadyBoost. So if you have 1 gig of memory installed, set it from 1 to 3 gigs. Click apply, ok, and you’re all set.
Most users find that the FAT32 file system works the quickest. While using ReadyBoost on your memory card, that amount a space will not be available for files, however you still can store items on the rest of the free space. You’ll also want to make sure that you remember to ‘Safely Remove the Device’ before removing your flash memory.
Now for the technical side:
That’s all there is to it. Hope you enjoy your increased performance.
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There are buzzes about certain updates on Internet browser software and these types of net-gossips just don’t fail to intrigue people who would love to try out new features for their PCs. One of the latest buzzes in online community forums, blogs and computer-related websites is the release of Google’s own Internet browser named Google Chrome.
Source:Google Chrome Review – A Sneak Peak
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Foxit PDF Reader
It seems like every other day lately there is a new zero day exploit for Adobe Acrobat
and Reader. You don’t have to worry about these exploits any more.
An excellent alternative is Foxit PDF Reader. Some of the key
advantages to Foxit PDF Reader are:
Although there are many Pro’s to this. There is
a con, but it can be easily worked around. The con is that it will
try to install a toolbar and other adware. This can be overcome by
following these simple steps during installation:
The little bit of extra time to install this reader nag free
is definitely worth the alternative of risking your PC’s security and speed using
Adobe’s Reader.
Foxit Reader can be downloaded from:
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/download.php
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Computers slow down over time. To keep it at optimum performance and keep you working, here are a few simple tips to help speed up your computer.
Source:Simple Tips to Speed Up Your Computer
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