Archive for September, 2006

Remove Unused Drivers in XP

Did you know that unless you uninstall a device driver on a Windows XP
machine that it still may be sucking up valuable system resources? If you are a serial upgrader like me, then you could have developed quite a mess on your machine.
TechRepublic has step-by-step instructions on how you can view and remove these
unnecessary devices.
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How To Improve Your Swapfile Performance

If you have more than 256MB of RAM on your PC this tweak will considerably improve your performance. What it does is tell your PC to use every last drop of RAM before using the swap file, which is slower than real RAM.
To enable this tweak is easy. Just follow the steps below:

Go to [...]

Add Missing Album Artwork To iTunes

One of the great features of the latest video iPods is being able to display album art. Unfortunately, none of your mp3’s added to iTunes before the last generation have albumart included, so what do you do?
Luckily, there are some 3rd-party apps out there which will add artwork to your mp3s. The best [...]

Browse Windows XP Folders Faster

You may have noticed that everytime you open My Computer on your PC 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 stop XP doing this follow the steps below:

Open My Computer
Click on Tools menu
Click on Folder Options
Click [...]

Useful Windows XP Tips Direct From Bill Gates!

if you want the right answers, go direct to the source. This scene from Frasier is so funny as Bill Gates hijacks his show, and starts dishing out (some actually useful) advice about how to use Windows XP.
Now back to more serious matters. If you are looking for a quick way to give your [...]

Welcome To Onetipaday.com

Welcome to Onetipaday.com!
Want to get more out of your PC, the internet or your mp3 player? Onetipaday.com is here to provide clear simple tips and guides to help you achieve just that. Each tip will be easy to implement and will take no more than 5 minutes to read and implement. No [...]