Tweaks
20 essential free apps for your new Windows 7 PC
Nov 12th
The world feels like a better place when developers work hard to create amazing free software that does the job just as well, or even better than the paid versions. Here are 20 free Windows 7 applications that stand out in terms of quality of results you get of them. Ninite is a quick and easy way to download most of these applications into a single customised installer.
20 Essential Tricks and Skills Every BitTorrent User Should Know
Nov 11th
BitTorrent, as you’re probably already aware, is a decentralized peer-to-peer file sharing protocol ideal for transferring large files (and if you didn’t know that, don’t worry, we also include some lightweight tips to get you started). In a nutshell, the way it works is when you’re downloading a massive file — like a Linux distribution, for example –bits and pieces of the file will be uploaded at the same time. Typically BitTorrent allows for a more efficient and faster transfer method than traditional, Direct Connect P2P software.
Tweaks to speed up Internet Explorer 8
Nov 5th
Several users have reported significantly slower performance under Internet Explorer 8, particularly when the browser is first launched or when navigating to new pages. Delays of up to 30 seconds or more have been reported.
The problem, in most cases, is the presence of IE restricted sites and enhanced security configuration zones, which are generally created automatically by spyware removal software, such as Spybot and IESpyAd.
http://windowsfixup.com/2009/03/speeding-up-internet-explorer-8/
