How to run FireFox 2 and 3 at the Same Time

June 26, 2008

If you have any questions or requests for tutorials, post a comment or pm me.

Additional Info:
You can convert the bat file to a exe if you want with this free software
www.download.com/Bat-To-Exe-Converter/3000-2069_4-10555897.html

To make the new profile
firefox.exe -ProfileManager -no-remote

The script fort he bat file to open Firefox 3
cd *(1)C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\firefox
firefox.exe -P *(2)firefox3 -no-remote

*1(remember, this needs to be the location of your firefox 3 exe)
*2(make sure this is the same name that you gave your second profile!)

This whole process can be done the same way if you already have Firefox 3 and wanted Firefox 2 at the same time.

Links:
Firefox 3 Portable
http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable

Latest FireFox 3:
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/latest-trunk/
(get win32.zip)

JimmyR talking about Firefox 3:


Fixing Loosing Key Packets and other Punkbuster Errors

June 20, 2008

If you have any questions or requests for tutorials, post a comment or pm me.

Additional Info:
Another cause is your firewall blocking Punkbuster A or B, so try allowing those 2 processes in your firewall’s configuration.


Optimizing Windows Quick Tips #1 – Defragmenting

June 18, 2008

If you have any questions or requests for tutorials, post a comment or pm me.

Links:
UltimateDefrag
http://www.freewaregeeks.com/Ultimate…

JKDefrag
http://www.freewaregeeks.com/JkDefrag…
(don’t get JkDefragGUI)


FireFox Clean Uninstall, Reinstall and Optimization

June 12, 2008

If you have any questions or requests for tutorials, post a comment or pm me.

Additional Information:
Don’t add too many addons, each one will slow you down a bit, so limit what you have, and disable or uninstall ones you aren’t using.

Links:
CCleaner
http://www.ccleaner.com/download/downloading

FireFox Latest stable version
http://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-2.0.0.14&os=win〈=en-US

These are the configurations I mentioned in my video

#about:config
-New -> Boolean
*config.trim_on_minimize
*True

Makes the cache smaller
-Find -> browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers
*settings 0

Optimize connection
-Find network.http.pipelining
*true
-find network.http.proxy.pipelining
*true
-find network.http.pipelining.maxrequests
*set to 32

-New -> Integer
*browser.cache.memory.capacity
*16384 (16mb) to 32768 (32 mb) to 65536 (64mb)

#restar FireFox

And the Addons Where

Search here:

https://addons.mozilla.org/

-FasterFox

-GoogleToolbar

- Adblock Plus

-(Update) Filterset.G.Updater no longer recommended, try EasyList+EasyElement instead.

-NoScript

-CookieJar

-DownloadThemAll!

-Mcafee Site adviser

-Tiny Menu

-Password Exporter


Cracking Games so you don’t need a CD

June 9, 2008

If you have any questions or requests for tutorials, post a comment or pm me.

Additional Information:
Remember, if you bought the game, it is in your rights to do this.
If there are any extra steps you need to take, they should be included in your info file with your download.
The copy of the original executable is in case the cracked one doesn’t work you won’t have to reinstall the game to play.

Links:
http://www.gamecopyworld.com
http://www.gameburnworld.com


Installing Fonts

June 6, 2008

If you have any questions or requests for tutorials, post a comment or pm me.

Links:
Free Font Sites
http://www.dafont.com
http://www.urbanfonts.com/
http://www.abstractfonts.com/


Taking and Sharing Screenshots

June 6, 2008

If you have any questions or requests for tutorials, post a comment or pm me.

Additional Information:
MS Paint will work just as good as IrfanView, but I like IrfanView better and suggest you try it. I save my images as png because it supports transparency in the images, and it can look sharper then a jpg or gif image file. gif also supports transparency, while jpeg does not, but jpeg usually is the smallest file size.
You can also resize/crop your images with Paint or IrfanView before you upload.

Links:
Free image hosts that don’t require registration
http://www.tinypic.com
http://www.imagevenue.com

Site that you can register with to keep track of your images
http://www.photobucket.com
http://www.imageshack.us

IrfanView
http://www.irfanview.com


Free Animated Docks / Trays

June 3, 2008

If you have any questions or requests for tutorials, post a comment or pm me.

Additional Information:
The configuration of the docks is more for taste then performance, so just play around.

Links:
YZ Dock
http://oxyx.oxygen-inc.com/

RocketDock
http://rocketdock.com/

Microsoft Zune Theme
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=75078


Making and Installing Custom Icons

June 3, 2008

If you have any questions or requests for tutorials, post a comment or pm me.

Additional Information:

Note that this only works for non-system icons, so that means you can’t apply this for your MyDocuments, MyComputer or Recycle bin (well, you can, but not without getting dirty, or getting special software)

Links:
GIMP
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gimp-win/gimp-2.4.6-i686-setup.exe

Photoshop
http://www.adobe.com/downloads/

Cool pre-made icons and more
http://www.wincustomize.com/gallery.aspx#icons


Stop a Program from Starting with Your Computer

June 2, 2008

If you have any questions or requests for tutorials, post a comment or pm me.

Additional Information:
###If you are going to uninstall a program that you took off of your startup list, RE-CHECK IT BEFORE UNINSTALLING THE PROGRAM, that is important, or it may not uninstall correctly.###
Also, if you are new to this, and don’t know what the programs are, just leave them, better safe then sorry.

Removing some larger applications can also increase loading time a bit.
And again, if you aren’t sure what you are doing, make sure you stay out of the services tab, and only use the startup tab.