RegMon is a superb real-time Registry monitoring tool which lists what applications are accessing the Windows Registry, in addition to which keys they are accessing, and what data is being read or written to.
Why is this important? Well, for starters, if you suspect some Malware is residing on your computer, this is one way to view what’s occurring at a granular level. [Read more →]
AutoRuns is a great utility which packs a powerful punch! It shows you what programs are configured to run during system boot up or login. This is a nifty way to disable those annoying programs which start automatically – chat programs being notorious after installation. By disabling unwanted or unneeded programs at startup or login, Windows will start faster, and you’ll free up some memory. [Read more →]
As Linux continues to offer a strong alternative to Windows, more and more people are curious about installing and using Linux. For a “newbie” or those new to Linux, one option is to use a Linux Live CD which allows you to start and use Linux from a CD. The advantage to this approach is that there is no installation required and you get to test drive a specific Linux distribution. A major disadvantage to using a Live CD is that it’s very slow due to the input/output speeds occurring from your CD-ROM. Also, if you only have 1 computer, booting from a Linux Live CD ties-up your Windows operating system, making it non-useable while you use Linux. [Read more →]
The Mac versus Windows tit-for-tat continues. This VIDEO shows Microsoft Windows Vista with SP 1 running 108 applications at only 30% processor usage. Apparently, this was in response to a picture of a Mac OS X Leopard running 150 applications. Then again, does it really matter?
This nifty tip is for XP Professional users and can help speed up your Internet speeds by 10% to 25%. By default, XP Professional limits 20% of available bandwidth for packets or data deemed as higher priority. This is not necessarily a bad thing, [Read more →]
