Top Ten Tips To Improve System Speed

1. Let your PC boot up completely before opening any applications.

2. Refresh the desktop after closing any application. This will remove any unused files from the RAM.

 

3. Do not set very large file size images as your wallpaper. Do not keep a wallpaper at all if your PC is low on RAM (less than 64 MB).

 

4. Do not clutter your Desktop with a lot of shortcuts. Each shortcut on the desktop uses up to 500 bytes of RAM

5. Empty the recycle bin regularly. The files are not really deleted from your hard drive until you empty the recycle bin.

6. Delete the temporary internet files regularly.

7. Defragment your hard drive once every two months. This will free up a lot of space on your hard drive and rearrange the files so that your applications run faster.

 

8. Always make two partitions in your hard drive. Install all large Softwares (like PSP, Photoshop, 3DS Max etc) in the second partition. Windows uses all the available empty space in C drive as virtual memory when your Computer RAM is full. Keep the C Drive as empty as possible.

 

9. When installing new Softwares disable the option of having a tray icon. The tray icons use up available RAM, and also slow down the booting of your PC. Also disable the option of starting the application automatically when the PC boots. You can disable these options later on also from the Tools or preferences menu in your application.

10. Protect your PC from dust. Dust causes the CPU cooling fan to jam and slow down thereby gradually heating your CPU and affecting the processing speed. Use compressed air to blow out any dust from the CPU. Never use vacuum.

 

RAM IS THE WORKING AREA (DESKTOP) OF THE CPU, KEEP IT AS EMPTY AND UNCLUTTERED AS POSSIBLE!

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Useful Mozilla Firefox shortcuts keys

Shortcut keys                        Action 

CTRL+A                     Selects the all items on active page

CTRL+B                     Display the "Organize Bookmarks" dialog box

CTRL+D                     Include the active page to your Bookmarks list

CTRL+F                     Display the "Find" dialog box to search text

CTRL+I                      Display the Bookmarks pane

CTRL+H                     Display the History sidebar of Mozilla Firefox

CTRL+N                     Use to open new Mozilla Firefox page

CTRL+P                     Use to print the active web page

CTRL+R                     Use to reload the active web page

CTRL+T                     Display a new Tab in active Firefox window

CTRL+U                     View the source code of active web page

CTRL+W                    Closes the active Mozilla Firefox window

CTRL++                     Use to increase the font size of active page

CTRL+ -                    Use to decrease the font size of active page

CTRL+Tab                  Move to next Tab in Mozilla Firefox

ALT+Home                 Use to open the home page of internet explorer

ALT+Left Arrow           Go to previous page of active page

ALT+Right Arrow          Go to next page of active page

ALT+B                       Go to Mozilla Firefox Favorites Menu

ALT+D                       Go to address bar of current Firefox page

ALT+E                       Go to Mozilla Firefox Edit Menu

ALT+F                       Go to Mozilla Firefox File Menu

ALT+S                       Go to Mozilla Firefox History Menu

ALT+T                       Go to Mozilla Firefox Tools Menu

ALT+V                       Go to Mozilla Firefox View Menu 

Tab                           Move forward between all items on active web page 

F5                             Refresh the active web page

F7                             F7 activate the cursor to move with keyboard 

CTRL+SHIFT+DEL         Use to clear all Private Data history 

CTRL+SHIFT+D            Use to Bookmarks all Firefox Tabs 

F11                           Press F11 key to view any webpage in full-screen view and then again press for normal view.

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keep Firefox for Super Fast Web Browsing

Fast loading web pages while surfing the Internet may have more to do with your web browser settings and preferences than your Internet connection speed.

Try these easy Firefox tweaks and you’ll see that you’re surfing the Internet from 3 to 30 times faster!

• To get started, open your Firefox web browser. In the address/location bar type about:config and then press your Enter key.

• In the Filter bar type network.http.pipelining. Then, double-click on this line under Preference Name in order to change the value from False to True.

• In the Filter bar type network.http.pipelining.maxrequests. Then, double-click on this line under Preference Name and change the value from 4 to a higher number anywhere from 10 to 30. I set mine to 30.

• In the Filter bar type network.http.proxy.pipelining. Then, double-click on this line under Preference Name in order to change the value from False to True.

• In the Filter bar type network.dns.disableIPv6. Then, double-click on this line under Preference Name in order to change the value from False to True.

• In the Filter bar type plugin.expose_full_path. Then, double-click on this line under Preference Name in order to change the value from False to True.

• In the Filter bar type network.protocol-handler.external.ms-help. Now, you are going to create a new Preference Name with an Integer Value. To do this, right-click on this line under Preference Name and select New, then Integer. In the New Integer value box type in nglayout.initialpaint.delay and click OK. Then in the Enter Integer value box type 0 (that’s a zero) and click OK.

• In the Filter bar again type network.protocol-handler.external.ms-help. Now, you are going to create another new Preference Name with an Integer Value. To do this, right-click on this line under Preference Name and select New, then Integer. In the New Integer value box type in content.notify.backoffcount and click OK. Then in the Enter Integer value box type 5 and click OK.

• In the Filter bar again type network.protocol-handler.external.ms-help. Now, you are going to create another new Preference Name with an Integer Value. To do this, right-click on this line under Preference Name and select New, then Integer. In the New Integer value box type in ui.submenuDelay and click OK. Then in the Enter Integer value box type 0 (that’s a zero) and click OK.

Now, close your web browser and restart it. You’ll see how much faster web pages are loading.

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