10 easy way to speed the internet
1. Disable Indexing Services
Indexing Services is a small little program that uses large amounts of RAM and can often make a computer endlessly loud and noisy. This system process indexes and updates lists of all the files that are on your computer. It does this so that when you do a search for something on your computer, it will search faster by scanning the index lists. If you don’t search your computer often, or even if you do search often, this system service is completely unnecessary. To disable do the following:
- Go to Start
- Click Settings
- Click Control Panel
- Double-click Add/Remove Programs
- Click the Add/Remove Window Components
- Uncheck the Indexing services
- Click Next
2. Optimise Display Settings
Windows XP can look sexy but displaying all the visual items can waste system resources. To optimise:
- Go to Start
- Click Settings
- Click Control Panel
- Click System
- Click Advanced tab
- In the Performance tab click Settings
- Leave only the following ticked:
- Show shadows under menus
- Show shadows under mouse pointer
- Show translucent selection rectangle
- Use drop shadows for icons labels on the desktop
- Use visual styles on windows and buttons
You may have noticed that everytime you open my computer to browse folders that there is a slight delay. This is because Windows XP automatically searches for network files and printers everytime you open Windows Explorer. To fix this and to increase browsing significantly:
- Open My Computer
- Click on Tools menu
- Click on Folder Options
- Click on the View tab.
- Uncheck the Automatically search for network folders and printers check box
- Click Apply
- Click Ok
- Reboot your computer
4. Disable Performance Counters
Windows XP has a performance monitor utility which monitors several areas of your PC’s performance. These utilities take up system resources so disabling is a good idea.
To disable:
- download and install the Extensible Performance Counter List
- Then select each counter in turn in the ‘Extensible performance counters’ window and clear the ‘performance counters enabled’ checkbox at the bottom.button below
Cacheman Improves the performance of your computer by optimizing the disk cache, memory and a number of other settings.
Once Installed:
- Go to Show Wizard and select All
- Run all the wizards by selecting Next or Finished until you are back to the main menu. Use the defaults unless you know exactly what you are doing
- Exit and Save Cacheman
- Restart Windows
There are lots of ways to do this but by far the easiest is to run TCP/IP Optimizer.
- Download and install
- Click the General Settings tab and select your Connection Speed (Kbps)
- Click Network Adapter and choose the interface you use to connect to the Internet
- Check Optimal Settings then Apply
- Reboot
If you give your pagefile a fixed size it saves the operating system from needing to resize the page file.
- Right click on My Computer and select Properties
- Select the Advanced tab
- Under Performance choose the Settings button
- Select the Advanced tab again and under Virtual Memory select Change
- Highlight the drive containing your page file and make the initial Size of the file the same as the Maximum Size of the file.
BootVis will significantly improve boot times
- Download and Run
- Select Trace
- Select Next Boot and Driver Trace
- A Trace Repetitions screen will appear, select Ok and Reboot
- Upon reboot, BootVis will automatically start, analyze and log your system’s boot process. When it’s done, in the menu go to Trace and select Optimize System
- Reboot.
- When your machine has rebooted wait until you see the Optimizing System box appear. Be patient and wait for the process to complete
9. Remove the Desktop Picture
Your desktop background consumes a fair amount of memory and can slow the loading time of your system. Removing it will improve performance.
- Right click on Desktop and select Properties
- Select the Desktop tab
- In the Background window select None
- Click Ok
10. Remove Fonts for Speed
Fonts, especially TrueType fonts, use quite a bit of system resources. For optimal performance, trim your fonts down to just those that you need to use on a daily basis and fonts that applications may require.
- Open Control Panel
- Open Fonts folder
- Move fonts you don’t need to a temporary directory (e.g. C:\FONTBKUP?) just in case you need or want to bring a few of them back. The more fonts you uninstall, the more system resources you will gain.
Windows XP sizes the page file to about 1.5X the amount of actual physical memory by default. While this is good for systems with smaller amounts of memory (under 512MB) it is unlikely that a typical XP desktop system will ever need 1.5 X 512MB or more of virtual memory. If you have less than 512MB of memory, leave the page file at its default size. If you have 512MB or more, change the ratio to 1:1 page file size to physical memory size.
With Tata and Reliance already in the market with their portable net connecting device Vodafone has recently launched its new portable internet connection USb stick. One thing which is positive about this device it’s based on 3G technology making you capable to access high speed internet anywhere, whether you are on the go or standstill. Talking about its speed it can go up to 200Kbps but you should not try it for mass downloading, It is intended only for use with web surfing for this purpose it can be considered as the best piece in the market available today. Currently it is priced at around 5,490 Rs. if you worry about on the go experience give a worth try it.
As per TTL the new prepaid plans and recharge vouchers are available as explained below.
The users are presented with 4 different prepaid plans to choose from, depending on the data usage expressed in GB.
Photon plus device cost- Rs 3500/-
There are four plans1GB, 2GB, 5GB and 10GB.
Photon plus prepaid subscription period- All the above plans have 12 months subscription time.
Free monthly usage- 1GB, 2GB, 5GB and 10GB respectively.
Additional broadband usage charges- Re 0.5/MB
Once you are into any of the above four Photon plus mobile broadband prepaid plans, you can go for any of the following recharge options as explained below.
1 GB pack can be recharged for Rs.150/-
2 GB pack can be recharged for Rs.250/-
5 GB pack can be recharged for Rs.500/-
Night surf (11pm-7am) 10 GB pack can be recharged for Rs.200/-
The advantage of Tata photon plus prepaid tariff is that we can enjoy mobile broadband without fear of reaching the usage limits. These flexible plans with packs allows the users get the maximum from what prepaid connections offer.
Update: Tata launched Photon Plus mobile TV service called Photon TV.
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Google has announced the availability of the first official Chrome developer release for Linux and Mac OS X. The search giant says that the release is a preview intended for testing purposes only and that the software is still unsuitable for regular users.
When Google launched Chrome last year, the browser was available only on Windows. Development on the Linux and Mac OS X ports began shortly after the initial Windows release and has progressed at a steady pace. The Chrome team aims to build ports that feel native and conform well with the underlying platform, but also retain some of the browser's unique characteristics, such as the distinctive angled tab skyline. This approach to cross-platform software development is very challenging, especially on Linux where the inherent diversity and modularity of the platform makes it difficult to translate many elements of the original Chrome vision.
The browser's source code is available for download under an open license, but Google uses separate branding to create differentiation between the underlying open source project and their own official builds. The project is called Chromium and the official browser is called Chrome. Until now, the Linux and Mac OS X port was only available in the form of Chromium builds. This is the first time that Google has released Mac and Linux binaries with the Chrome name and branding. It's a significant milestone for the browser, and it demonstrates Google's commitment to supporting it in an official capacity across all three platforms.
We recently tested a Linux build of Chromium on the Linux platform. Despite its incompleteness, it showed significant promise. The official preview build is nearly identical and exhibits roughly the same strengths and limitations. For a more detailed examination of the browser's current status, you can refer to our review from late May.
One point that is worth reiterating is that its performance on Linux is good. It loads pages swiftly and it starts up almost instantly. Maintaining that performance advantage as the program matures is going to be the key to making Chrome a compelling option relative to other native WebKit browsers.
Installation packages are available from the Chromium website. For Mac OS X users, Google provides a standard DMG image that contains the Chrome application bundle. At the present time, the only Linux distributions that Google supports are Ubuntu and Debian. The Linux packages are in the standard .DEB format. During the installation process, the DEB package will install a cron script that adds the Chrome package repository to the user's APT sources.
Users should keep in mind that the Mac and Linux ports are not yet complete and some of the functionality may not work as expected. Google is particularly emphatic about this in reference to the browser's privacy and security features. The company has published a detailed privacy notice that thoroughly describes the missing privacy features in the Linux port and articulates some of the potential risks of using the test builds.
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