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Google Chrome
Nov 14th
If rumors are true we will see Google’s free linux based operating system ,Chrome OS, launched next week. Sweet now my notebook will dual boot Windows 7 and Google Chrome!
Speed up your Usb Devices
Nov 14th
For those of you who want a little better performance from your usb drives you can try this.
There is a setting for the USB drives which tells the OS how to optimize their usage. Either it is optimized for Quick Removal or for Performance
. To check it, do the following:
- Right click on the USB drive icon in My Computer
- Select the Hardware tab.
- Select your USB drive and click on Properties.
- Now click on Policies tab.
Optimize for Quick removal
This setting disables write caching on the disk so that you can disconnect this drive without using the Safely Remove Hardware icon.
Optimize for Performance
This setting enables the write caching on the disk so as to improve disk performance. To disconnect this drive, you should use the Safely Remove Hardware icon so as not to hurt your USB drive.
Computer Acronyms
Nov 13th
Ever wonder what all the industry acronyms stand for? Here is a great place to look them up
… and a few of my favorites
ASCII – American Standard Code for Information Interchange
TWAIN – Technology Without Any Interesting Name
DOS – Disk Operating System
RAID – Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
Eide – Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
LAME – LAME Ain’t an MP3 Encoder
PCMCIA – Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PCMCIA – People Can’t Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms (coined take off of original)
PDF – Portable Document File
POP – Post Office Protocol
Intel to Pay AMD $1.25 Billion to Settle Disputes
Nov 12th
This is a big win for AMD and hopefully it sends a message to the rest of the industry.
