The Weekly Geek

I have taken a large collection of my tips for tweaking and optimizing Windows XP and put them in this PDF just for you. Some tips are “old” and some of the changes suggested were implemented by Microsoft with XP’s Service Pack 3, however I have put them all in one place, just in case.
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Over the years I have written several articles on the use of Virtual Memory and how to use it to speed up your computer.
Now that you have several “old” and “small” USB thumb or stick drives around that you don’t use anymore you can format them and install them on the back of your computer [...]

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With Firefox 4 about to come out, I figure it is way past time to get some tweaks about version 3.x out.
Now I used to be a big fan of Firefox until it become more bloated than Internet Explorer and started taking 2 or 3 minutes (literally) to load. But unless I want to get [...]

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When you click on the “Start” button and hover over the “All Programs” button and then your individual programs buttons, there is a slight delay. I see no reason for that. We can decrease and even remove that delay with a simple registry edit.
Before you make the following changes to the registry, be sure to [...]

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Continuing on with the quick things you need to do for your computer, here is my list of monthly suggestions.
Update software programs – check for updates on all programs, even those you “rarly” use. Adobe, Pinnacle, your GPS software. Bad guys use “holes” in these programs to get into and mess up your computer and [...]

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