Category: Tips

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Microsoft decided to make Windows XP and Vista to take 20% of your internet bandwidth for itself. Why is this? I really do not know but according to Microsoft it takes this for reservation of all programs running on the system.

To take back this 20% you have to this the following:

1. Execute gpedit.msc (WIN + R)

2. Go to Local Computer Policy / Computer Configuration / Administrative Templates / Network / QOS Packet
Scheduler / Limit Reservable Bandwidth

3. Right Click on Limit Reservable Bandwidth and choose Properties. Enable it and put limit to 0%. (read the explain tab and you can see that by default windows takes this 20%).

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I am looking for an Apple Mac, my first one ever, so I navigated thru many sites to see which one is the right one and I found a great post by BUY.BLORGE.com that tell you many differences between the MacBook and the MacBook Pro so you can choose the right one for you.

So that is why I decide to talk about it in this post so don not waste more time and take a look in this very useful and interesting post.

Just click here to go to the article.

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I was navigating the web using Stumble and I saw an interesting post that enumerate 40 tips for the optimization of your PHP code so I decide to post this tips on mi site.

If a method can be static, declare it static. Speed improvement is by a factor of 4. echo is faster than print. Use echo’s multiple parameters instead of string concatenation. Set the maxvalue for your for-loops before and not in the loop. Unset your variables to free memory, especially large arrays. Avoid magic like __get, __set, __autoload require_once() is expensive Use full paths in includes and requires, less time spent on resolving the OS paths. If you need to find out the time when the script started executing, $_SERVER[’REQUEST_TIME’] is preferred to time() See if you can use strncasecmp, strpbrk and stripos instead of regex str_replace is faster than preg_replace, but strtr is faster than str_replace by a factor of 4 If the function, such as string replacement function, accepts both arrays and single characters as arguments, and if your argument list is …

Your easiest choice is one of those LCD cleaning solutions they sell in places where they sell computers. But they’re expensive, and why bother when you can make your own solution for next to nothing?

What you’ll need:

Distilled water (available at your supermarket; tap water leaves streaks and minerals). White vinegar (you may substitute isopropyl alcohol; either way, make sure these substances are diluted before they come near your screen). A clean, soft cloth (never use any kind of paper product). A spray bottle.

Directions:

In the spray bottle, mix the distilled water and alcohol/vinegar, in a 1:1 ratio. Turn off the LCD display. Spray the mixture onto the cloth, never directly onto the screen. Wipe gently – oh, so gently – from top to bottom. Do it horizontally, too, if you think that leaves a cleaner result. Let the screen dry before turning it back on. Hands Off!

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Maybe you need some images for your website or blog, but sometimes you have to pay for them so here is a list of many sites where you can get the image you are looking for, for free.

FreeFoto.com is made up of 111245 images with 147 sections organized into 3154 categories. Is the largest collection of free photographs on the Internet (link back and attribution required).

Kavewall If you are looking for images and textures in unique categories like tattoo, smoke, and food this is the correct place.

Digital Dreamer Free, royalty-free stock images can be found here.

FreePhotosBank. check back often because they have new images everyday.

FreeDigitalPhotos.net. Thousands of royalty free photos for websites, PowerPoint presentations, newsletters, forums, blogs, schools

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You do not have to pay for a ringtone for your brand new iPhone, just follow these instructions:

Duplicate and rename any AAC file (or convert other files types to AAC via iTunes).
In the Finder, select it and choose “Get Info” from the File menu
Change the file’s extension to .M4R
If it is already in your iTunes library, delete the original from your iTunes Library (re-import the original back to your library when you’re done)
Double-click your .M4R file to automatically add it to your iTunes library
Click on your iPhone in your iTunes “DEVICES” list and select the “Ringtones” tab - you should now see your new ringtone
Sync to add it to your your iPhone

Now you can have your own ringtone. I hope you enjoy this post.

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