Netwicks

Cool Trick with Windows 7

2011-09-04T07:45:00.000-07:00

I'm amazed with this cool trick in Windows 7.

Try this out!
1. Open a lot of applications/program (at least more than 1).
2. Hold the Window button (the button between Left Ctrl and Left Alt)
3. Then press Tab

What did you see?

Post your observations below.

How to Maximize Your Small Screen While Surfing Online

2011-07-08T21:18:00.000-07:00

This is one of my best Internet tricks I am using it for years now. If you are surfing on small monitor and want to use full screen to view websites press F11 and your browser will remove all toolbars, address bar and the full screen size will be utilized to view website.

To switch to normal mode, press F11 again.

How to Detect Invisible YM Users

2011-07-06T07:41:00.000-07:00

When a user seems offline, in fact a user may be online but with invisible status, but Yahoo! Messenger will show that user as offline (the gray face icon).

Then, how do you know whether the user is offline or online? Here's a great way how to detect Invisible YM users.

How to Detect Invisible YM Users

How to Surf Faster in Mozilla Firefox

2011-07-04T07:57:00.000-07:00

Here's a tweak on how to improve the speed and load time of Mozilla Firefox.

1. Open Mozilla Firefox
2. Type about:config in the address bar
3. Look for the following preference names and make the following changes

network.http.max-connections-per-server = 32
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy = 16
network.http.max-connections = 64
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server = 10
network.http.pipelining = true
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests = 200
network.http.request.max-start-delay = 0
network.http.proxy.pipelining = true
network.http.proxy.version = 1.0

4. Right click anywhere.

5. Select New>>Integer

6. Name it as nglayout.initialpaint.delay

7. Set its value to 0

8. Start browsing

How to Make Mozilla Firefox Faster

Where to Find Safe and Up to Date Installation Files

2011-07-03T07:12:00.000-07:00

Here's a great source on where to find safe and up to date installation files for free. Just go to www.FileHippo.com and you'll find lots of free installation files for free.

With FileHippo.com their aim is to provide you with the simplest method of downloading the newest versions of the best software - without the usual excessive popups or spyware and without the low quality software.

FileHippo.com has the following features:

Only the best software, they focus on quality not quantity.
Very fast servers with 100Mb connections, to make your downloads as fast as possible.
They keep the old versions of programs, so if you update and don't like the new version, you can always return to the old one.
All software is 100% spyware and virus free.
Filtering feature to allow you to only show Freeware and/or Non-beta software.
Full support for resuming downloads and download managers.
Change log and technical details for downloads.
RSS feeds for all updates, categories and for individual programs.
New European and US download servers.
Optimized pages for faster browsing.
Update Checker to scan your machine for old software.

Great Source of Safe Installation Files

How to Test Your Internet Connection Speed

2011-07-02T09:42:00.000-07:00

Internet users often wonder if they are really getting the speed they paid for. One way you can estimate your internet speed is to download and just watch the its speed. This may give you a ballpark figure, but it usually isn’t very accurate.

Good thing there are online tools available that we can use.

Here's a step by step guide on how to determine your internet connection speed using www.speedtest.net

How to Test Your Internet Connection Speed

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How to Speed Up Internet Connection in Windows XP

2011-07-01T09:56:00.000-07:00

Do you want to get the maximum speed your broadband connection is offering? Then you'll find this tweak very useful.

This tweak will counter's XP default settings, which allows program to reserve up to 20% of available bandwidth.

1. Click on Start (By the way make sure, you're the administrator before doing this)
2. Click Run
3. Type gpedit.msc
4. Click OK
5. Group Policy Window will appear
6. Click Administrative Template branch
7. Click Network branch
8. Select QoS Packet Scheduler
9. In the right window, click Limit reservable bandwidth
10. A new window will appear, tick Enabled
11. Set Bandwidth Limit (%) to zero.
12. Click Apply
13. Reboot.

How to Speed Up Internet Connection in Windows

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