Linux

Mandriva 2008 Spring

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Mandriva 2008 Spring

Well I downloaded mandriva 2008 spring “1” edition a few days ago and finally was able to inst

all it  yesterday after i borowed my roomie’s laptop for writing dvd. Well while installing i was installing in gui interface and hoped that fglrx and compiz would work fine as it did for one my friends who was using KDE live cd.

After installing (it took 2 hrs for complete disk copy + install) and  booting in to it I was disappointed by the lack of compiz and as it happened the fglrx package wasnt even present in the DVD packages ( WHY IS IT PRESENT IN A LIVE CD!!!).

Real Player 11 gave it floating point error while trying to play mp3 files ( not in fedora 8)

Though for a 4.35 gb dvd it had many useful packages and good bootloader i cant say i really enjoyed it  ..

Still on the positive side its package downloading is faster than yum.

Recommended for linux beginners .

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Windows Vista Command List

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    Windows Vista Command List:

Well here is a list of commands used in vista command prompt (cmd.exe) including recent additions:

ASSOCDisplays or modifies file extension associations.
ATTRIB

Displays or changes file attributes.
BCDEDIT

Sets properties in boot database to control boot loading.
BREAK

Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking.
CACLS

Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files.
CALL

Calls one batch program from another.
CD

Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
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Best Firefox Addons Extensions

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Best Firefox Addons Extensions:

1) NoScript : With this you are completely safe from malware and spyware scripts. (Though it may become a annoyance):

2)PicLens: Lets you view all images on selective sites as 3D WALL or slideshow.

3)FlashGot: Extension For directing url and browser referrer to your selected Download Manager.

4)M R Tech Local Install Lot of customization options , good ones like local theme install.

5)Ad-Block Plus: In Association with Filterset -G is a Powerful ad blocker.

6)All-In-One Sidebar: Collection of all major options in a neat tidy sidebar.

7)Video Download Helper : Used for downloading Videos from various streaming websites.

8 )Wordpess.com Sidebar: Get quick access to your wordpress.com account from your browser sidebar.

9)Megauplad SX 3 : Used to bypass megaupload country slot .

10)GreaseMonkey: Very controversial extension used to implement bits of javascript to change the looks of some webpages. (Orkut , Rapidshare , Megaupload).

Windows

Decrease Windows Vista Shutdown Time !!!

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Decrease Windows Vista Shutdown Time:

Vista By default gives 20 secs fro applications to shutdown before taking matters into its own hands by changing this delay shutdown can be made faster:
1) Copy the text into a text editor such as notepad and save it as name.reg , replace name by any you like.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControl]
"WaitToKillServiceTimeout"="20000"

2) Now 20000 indicates as 20 sec so changing it to anything above 5000 will be ok.

3) DO NOT PUT IT BELOW 3000 AS THE SUDDEN SHUTDOWN MAY CAUSE SOME DATA BEING WRITTEN TO BE CORRUTPTED.

4) Save and run the file press continue ( UAC) then press yes then press ok.
5) If you want to restore the origanl settings redit the REG file setting back to 20000 and re run it.

Alternately use “shutdown -s -t 5” in Run command.
Or save as shortcut. as in location box.

Windows

Improving wireless connectivity in vista & performance of p2p applicatons

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Improving wireless connectivity in Windows Vista & performance of p2p applicatons:

1) Start menu> Type cmd >right click and run as administrator

2)Type netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=disable

3) Reboot

This actually disables autotunning feature which might be unrecognized by your router.Helps in using threading network applications.

is you want to re-enable this feature USE netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=normal

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