1. Start Firefox (yeah, I know… duh.)
2. type “about:config” in the address bar and hit enter (don’t type the double-quotes)
3. type “config.trim_on_minimize” (again, not the double-quotes) into the Filter field. Odds are, you won’t have this preference but we should check first.
1. If you DO have the preference, make sure it is set to true
2. If you do NOT have the preference, add it
1. Right click anywhere in the preference list and select New -> Boolean
2. Preference name should be “config.trim_on_minimize”
3. Select true for the value
4. Close Firefox and then reopen it.
That should be all it takes. To verify you got it right, load up a few pages in a few tabs. Start up task manager or your platform’s monitoring tool of choice and see how much memory Firefox is using. Now, minimize Firefox. Check that memory usage again.
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Quick Firefox tweak - free mem
Feb 8, 2007
Windows Vista Activation Permanently Cracked
Here is another Vista crack floating around the web. Does it work? You tell me.
Jan 24, 2007
Cain & Abel
Cain & Abel is a password recovery tool for Microsoft Operating Systems. It allows easy recovery of various kind of passwords by sniffing the network, cracking encrypted passwords using Dictionary, Brute-Force and Cryptanalysis attacks, recording VoIP conversations, decoding scrambled passwords, recovering wireless network keys, revealing password boxes, uncovering cached passwords and analyzing routing protocols..
More info here.
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition trial software
Download the free trial and find a crack for the activation. Here you go.
Microsoft Office 2007 Free Trial
If you want to try the new flavor of Microsoft Office Here you go.
With a new layout it could take awhile to get used to.
Jan 21, 2007
Microsoft takes on Adobe
Microsoft has decided to take on Adobe by building a suite of products for web designers and creative professionals. Take free trial for a test spin.
Skip Re-Activation When you Reinstall Windows
A reinstall of Windows XP (even if its on the same PC) requires re-activation with Microsoft. Some versions of XP require you to actually call Microsoft after a certain number of activations have already been performed to get it activated again. This howto shows how to bypass all this by backing up your activation files.
Backup Your Activation Files
You need to make a copy of and save on CD two files in your Windows\system32 folder. The files are wpa.dbl and wpa.bak.
Restore Your Activation Files
If you need to restore your activation files after a fresh install boot your computer in Safe Mode by pressing F8 on your keyboard repeatedly while the computer is booting up.
Once your computer is booted in safe mode, rename the current wpa.dbl to wpa.nonactivated and wpa.bat to wpabak.nonactivated in the Windows\system32 directory.
Please Note: In order to view or change a file’s file extension (.dbl) you might need to open My Documents, click Tools, select Folder Options, click the View Tab, uncheck Hide Extensions For Known File Types.
Copy you backed up activation files to the Windows\system32 folder.
When you restart your computer, Windows XP should be activated.
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How-To: 4 Steps to More Easily Recover Files
Since we are going to be working with DOS on this one, it helps to gather some information ahead of time. You’ll want to know the location of the files you are trying to recover on the dead drive (e.g. ‘D:\My Pictures\Photos‘) as well as where you’ll want any salvaged files saved (e.g. ‘C:\Backup\Photos‘).
In Windows XP, open the start menu and click on Run. When the dialog box appears, enter cmd and hit enter.
You should now be presented with an open DOS window. This is where you will enter the xcopy command. The format is as follows:
xcopy “[location of files to be copied]” “[directory where the files should be copied]” /C /H /E /Y
So, if were were to use my earlier examples, the command would appear as so:
xcopy “D:\My Pictures\Photos” “C:\Backup\Photos” /C /H /E /Y
A quick explanation of a few things:
While I use them each time (it’s just easier that way), the quotes are necessary only if any of your directory paths contain spaces in them. If you don’t use quotes, you will end up with a “Invalid number of parameters” error.
The various flags each allow this process to go much more smoothly:
/C continues the copying process if errors (like a corrupted file) occur.
/H ensures any hidden or system files will be copied.
/E tells the system to copy any sub-directories it may find, even if they are empty.
/Y suppresses any prompts asking you to confirm your desire to overwrite existing files in the destination directory. This is, obviously, optional.
This could take a while. The system will move through each file, skipping over any which produce errors. If your drive is extremely corrupted, this could mean recovering only a few files. The unfortunate thing about this tip is that it doesn’t improve your chances if recovering files, it simply makes it easier to recover those files which dodged the bullet.
How to access the internet via Microsoft Calculator
How to access the internet via your standard Microsoft Calculator or HELP menu
When your browser(s) is/are messed up for some unexplainable reason
1. Open your MS Calculator. This is normally found in Start => All Programs => Accessories => Calculator. (If using "HELP" (start/help) skip to 3)
2. Open the help-window by pressing the F1 key.
3. Click the top-left corner icon of the help window once (Standard is a Document with a Questionmark).
4. Select Go to URL-address. (Or "Jump to URL")
5. Type your address into the avaliable field, but remember to type http://, and not just www. (or equivalent).(After the first entry you can just use 'WWW')
