Browsing articles from "June, 2007"
Jun
26
2007

Firefox Speed Hacks

For Broadband users this could significantly improve surfing speed in Firefox Type “about:config” into the address bar and hit return. Scroll down and look for the following entries: network.http.pipelining network.http.proxy.pipelining network.http.pipelining.maxrequests Enabling pipelining makes the browser make multiple requests for a page. Set “network.http.pipelining” to “true” Set “network.http.proxy.pipelining” to “true” Set “network.http.pipelining.maxrequests” to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it [...]

Jun
24
2007

Here is a list of commands that you can run off from the Run Command prompt in XP:

Accessibility Controlsaccess.cpl Add Hardware Wizardhdwwiz.cpl Add/Remove Programsappwiz.cpl Administrative Toolscontrol admintools Automatic Updateswuaucpl.cpl Bluetooth Transfer Wizardfsquirt Calculatorcalc Certificate Managercertmgr.msc Character Mapcharmap Check Disk Utilitychkdsk Clipboard Viewerclipbrd Command Promptcmd Component Servicesdcomcnfg Computer Managementcompmgmt.msc Date and Time Propertiestimedate.cpl DDE Sharesddeshare Device Managerdevmgmt.msc Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)*directx.cpl Direct X Troubleshooterdxdiag Disk Cleanup Utilitycleanmgr Disk Defragmentdfrg.msc Disk Managementdiskmgmt.msc Disk Partition Managerdiskpart Display Propertiescontrol desktop Display Propertiesdesk.cpl Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected)control color Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utilitydrwtsn32 Driver [...]