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Tip of the Week: Turbo Charge FireFox
Many feel that FireFox is the fastest browser for Internet surfing, but if you are on a broadband or high-speed Internet connection, you can make it even faster (by default it is configured for dial-up connections).
WARNING: This tip requires you to make changes to the way FireFox works and if not performed properly can cause performance issues.
If I have not scared you off yet, here are the steps to tell FireFox to download multiple items on a page at once, instead of one at a time:
- In the address bar, type “about:config” and hit return. Next, in the filter field, type “network.http” and change the following settings
(double-click on them to change them):
Set “network.http.pipelining” to “true”
Set “network.http.proxy.pipelining” to “true”
Set “network.http.pipelining.maxrequests” to 30. This will allow it to make 30 requests at once, if you see a reduction in performance, reduce it to 20, etc.
Finally, right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it “nglayout.initialpaint.delay” and set its value to “0″. This new value is the amount of time the browser waits (0) before it responds to the information that it receives.
Close the browser and then re-open it to see the performance improvement!
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Headwhack of the Week: My old program won't run in Vista
If you have migrated to Windows Vista, but still have old programs that you want to run (clearly they had no idea about Vista when they were written), you may run into compatibility issues when you attempt to use them. In most cases, you will need to update the program to a more current version that is Vista compatible, but in some cases you can get it to work in "compatibility mode".
Right-click on the program's executable (.EXE) file and choose Properties, then click the Compatibility tab, check the box that says Run this program in compatibility mode for: and select the operating system that worked best with the software. If it works, you can save your money to pay for gas!
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Geek Speak of the Week: White-Box Computer
A "white-box" Computer is generally a non-branded computer assembled from off-the-shelf parts. This approach to building a computer is common with system integrators, mom & pop computer stores and the DIY crowd. It allows more flexibility (no proprietary parts that cost more) and in the case of Windows XP, will be the only way to order a new computer with Windows XP installed as the primary operating system.
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Security: Storm worm version uses China earthquake to lure victims
If you want information about the earthquake in China get it from a news site and not from a link to a video that arrives in your e-mail inbox; it may be the Storm Worm knocking!
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News: A Misconfigured Laptop, a Wrecked Life
When the Commonwealth of Massachusetts issued Michael Fiola a Dell Latitude in November 2006, it set off a chain of events that would cost him his job, his friends and about a year of his life, as he fought criminal charges that he had downloaded child pornography onto the laptop.
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News: Microsoft blames ‘human issues’ for Bluetooth patch hiccup
Microsoft has re-released its critical MS08-030 bulletin for Windows XP SP2 and SP3 users, warning that “two separate human issues” caused a major hiccup with the critical security patch.
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Data Doctors Video on Cnn.com: Can I get a virus from watching online videos?
YouTube videos are all the rage and the popularity has some security experts concerned about what is coming. Can you catch a virus from watching a video of a chimp completing an expert Sudoku puzzle? Click here to find out!
Watch the video and help our rankings on CNN.com! You can watch us live every Saturday morning at 9:30AM Pacific, 12:30PM Eastern or watch the archived versions of our segments whenever you want at CNN.com/video.
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Opinion: Cell phone as a desktop computer?
John Carroll of ZDNet.com ponders what could be possible if cell phones had full blown desktop operating systems and just how far off something like this could be.
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Weekly Advice Column: Is it true that I can't get Windows XP anymore?
Janice asks: I went into a computer store and they told me I can’t get a computer with Windows XP anymore. Is this true?
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This Week's Show: Windows XP: The End is Nigh!
The impending "end-of-life" decision that Microsoft has been struggling with on Windows XP is pretty well set. June 30th marks the first event that will signal the end of Windows XP for the masses, culminating in an absolute end on January 31st, 2009.
But what exactly does all of this mean? Should you rush out and get a Windows XP system before they are gone? Is there a way to buy a new machine that has Windows XP loaded on it, but includes the disks to migrate to Windows Vista down the road?
The usual confusing information that surrounds the end of a product cycle announcement will all be cleared up by simply listening on on this week's show!
Join us Saturdays from 12:00PM–2:00PM (Pacific) on News 92.3 KTAR or listen LIVE via the Internet at KTAR.com as we discuss your computer questions at: 602.277.5827 or ask your questions during (or before) the broadcast using the ask a question page.
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