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Tips and Tricks

10 Simple Ways to Speed Up Windows XP

If you’re anything like me or most people I get to chat with on a regular basis, you’ve had your times when you think that your Windows XP machine is the slowest thing in the world and you quietly beg the computer gods to send you more RAM, or a faster machine. Well, you’re not alone, and we found a pretty good article with some step-by-steps on how to speed up Windows XP by disabling some services and features that you probably didn’t even know were eating up valuable system resources in the background while you weren’t looking.

The author of the article is using a pretty old image there of Windows 95 or NT, but don’t let that fool you; these tips are specifically for Windows XP, and they’re pretty useful. We blogged about it over at Gears and Widgets [ http://www.gearsandwidgets.com/ ] and we’ll link you to both the original, and our post. By the by, if you haven’t been over to Gears and Widgets yet, head on over! We update just about every day with tech news, tips, reviews, and more!

So check out the tips, give em a try, and leave us your feedback! Did they really help?

[ LordOfNet :: 10 Simple Ways to Speed Up Windows XP ]

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Programming and Podcasts

CrankyGeeks // Episode 1

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The first official episode of CrankyGeeks is up and ready for download! John C Dvorak is back from CeBIT in Germany, and is bringing his opinionated self back to share his comments and thoughts with you.

The guests on the panel today are Sebastian Rupley – West Coast Editor, PC Magazine; Peter Galli- Senior Editor, eWeek; David Spark – Host of ‘The Communications Insider.’

Among the topics are CeBIT, Microsoft’s Ultra-Mobile PC (the “Origami” project) and who’s in the market for one, and more! Head on over and check it out!

CrankyGeeks Episode 1 // March 16, 2006
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Programming and Podcasts

DL.TV // Episode 44

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On this episode of dl.tv, Patrick and Robert get down to talking about wireless net access versus wired net access, and whether wireless can possibly hold a candle to wired-and what equipment you’ll need if you’re gonna try and make it. Bill Gates disses the MIT $100 laptop, all those folks who participated in the free iPod craze got their info sold, opening up the Mac Mini, Alex Lindsay comes back from the Pixel Corps and struts his stuff, and much much more!

Show’s up for download now; head over and check it out!

DL.TV Episode 44 // March 16, 2006
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