February 6th, 2007
20 Things the Average Person Doesn’t Know About Windows XP
By Unknown Writer
Via Digg
1. It boasts how long it can stay up. Go to the Command Prompt in the Accessories menu from the All Programs start button option, and then type ’systeminfo’. The computer will produce a lot of useful info, including the uptime. If you want to keep these, type ’systeminfo > info.txt’. This creates a file called info.txt you can look at later with Notepad. (Professional Edition only).
2. You can delete files immediately, without having them move to the Recycle Bin first. Go to the Start menu, select Run… and type ‘gpedit.msc’; then select User Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Windows Explorer and find the Do not move deleted files to the Recycle Bin setting. Set it. Poking around in gpedit will reveal a great many interface and system options, but take care — some may stop your computer behaving as you wish. (Professional Edition only).
3. You can lock your XP workstation with two clicks of the mouse. Create a new shortcut on your desktop using a right mouse click, and enter ‘rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation’ in the location field. Give the shortcut a name you like. That’s it — just double click on it and your computer will be locked. And if that’s not easy enough, Windows key + L will do the same.
4. XP hides some system software you might want to remove, such as Windows Messenger, but you can make it show everything. Using Notepad or Edit, edit the text file /windows/inf/sysoc.inf, search for the word ‘hide’ and remove it. You can then go to the Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel, select Add/Remove Windows Components and there will be the software and you can now uninstall it.
5. For those skilled in the art of DOS batch files, XP has a number of interesting new commands. These include ‘eventcreate’ and ‘eventtriggers’ for creating and watching system events, ‘typeperf’ for monitoring performance of various subsystems, and ’schtasks’ for handling scheduled tasks. As usual, typing the command name followed by /? will give a list of options.
6. XP has IP version 6 support — the next generation of IP. Unfortunately this is more than your ISP has, so you can only experiment with this on your LAN. Type ‘ipv6 install’ into Run… (it’s OK, it won’t ruin your existing network setup) and then ‘ipv6 /?’ at the command line to find out more. If you don’t know what IPv6 is, don’t worry.
7. You can at last get rid of tasks on the computer from the command line by using ‘taskkill /pid’ and the task number, or just ‘tskill’ and the process number. Find that out by typing ‘tasklist’, which will also tell you a lot about what’s going on in your system.
8. XP will treat Zip files like folders, which is nice if you’ve got a fast machine. On slower machines, you can make XP leave zip files alone by typing ‘regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll’ at the command line. If you change your mind later, you can change things back by typing ‘regsvr32 zipfldr.dll’.
9. XP has ClearType — Microsoft’s anti-aliasing font display technology — but doesn’t have it enabled by default. It’s well worth trying, especially if you were there for DOS and all those years of staring at a screen have given you the eyes of an astigmatic bat. To enable ClearType, right click on the desktop, select Properties, Appearance, Effects, select ClearType from the second drop-down menu and enable the selection. Expect best results on laptop displays. If you want to use ClearType on the Welcome login screen as well, set the registry entry HKEY_USERS/.DEFAULT/Control Panel/Desktop/FontSmoothingType to 2.
10. You can use Remote Assistance to help a friend who’s using network address translation (NAT) on a home network, but not automatically. Get your pal to email you a Remote Assistance invitation and edit the file. Under the RCTICKET attribute will be a NAT IP address, like 192.168.1.10. Replace this with your friend’s real IP address — they can find this out by going to www.whatismyip.com — and get them to make sure that they’ve got port 3389 open on their firewall and forwarded to the errant computer.
11. You can run a program as a different user without logging out and back in again. Right click the icon, select Run As… and enter the user name and password you want to use. This only applies for that run. The trick is particularly useful if you need to have administrative permissions to install a program, which many require. Note that you can have some fun by running programs multiple times on the same system as different users, but this can have unforeseen effects.
12. Windows XP can be very insistent about you checking for auto updates, registering a Passport, using Windows Messenger and so on. After a while, the nagging goes away, but if you feel you might go insane before that point, run Regedit, go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Explorer/Advanced and create a DWORD value called EnableBalloonTips with a value of 0.
13. You can start up without needing to enter a user name or password. Select Run… from the start menu and type ‘control userpasswords2′, which will open the user accounts application. On the Users tab, clear the box for Users Must Enter A User Name And Password To Use This Computer, and click on OK. An Automatically Log On dialog box will appear; enter the user name and password for the account you want to use.
14. Internet Explorer 6 will automatically delete temporary files, but only if you tell it to. Start the browser, select Tools / Internet Options… and Advanced, go down to the Security area and check the box to Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed.
15. XP comes with a free Network Activity Light, just in case you can’t see the LEDs twinkle on your network card. Right click on My Network Places on the desktop, then select Properties. Right click on the description for your LAN or dial-up connection, select Properties, then check the Show icon in notification area when connected box. You’ll now see a tiny network icon on the right of your task bar that glimmers nicely during network traffic.
16. The Start Menu can be leisurely when it decides to appear, but you can speed things along by changing the registry entry HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Control Panel/Desktop/MenuShowDelay from the default 400 to something a little snappier. Like 0.
17. You can rename loads of files at once in Windows Explorer. Highlight a set of files in a window, then right click on one and rename it. All the other files will be renamed to that name, with individual numbers in brackets to distinguish them. Also, in a folder you can arrange icons in alphabetised groups by View, Arrange Icon By… Show In Groups.
18. Windows Media Player will display the cover art for albums as it plays the tracks — if it found the picture on the Internet when you copied the tracks from the CD. If it didn’t, or if you have lots of pre-WMP music files, you can put your own copy of the cover art in the same directory as the tracks. Just call it folder.jpg and Windows Media Player will pick it up and display it.
19. Windows key + Break brings up the System Properties dialogue box; Windows key + D brings up the desktop; Windows key + Tab moves through the taskbar buttons.
20. Windows XP secretly KNOWS that the average user has no idea what they are doing. Therefore, it doesn’t let you do really stupid things like deleting the windows directory (at least not without spending several hours convincing it that you REALLY want to do this). Oh yeah, and internet explorer kinda sucks, get Firefox.
ishtar says:
#2 You can delete files immediately by selecting the and pressing shift + delete. So that kids & drunk friends don’t accidenlty delete files. Since using undelete tools can be a bit messy if you install thngs before you realise someone deleted something
#3 winkey + L will do the same, without files cluttering the desktop.
October 14th, 2006 at 1:39 am
John Corliss says:
You can delete files immediately by holding down the shift key while you press the delete button.
Also, not everybody uses XP Pro. The gpedit.msc tool isn’t installed in Home Edition by default.
October 14th, 2006 at 5:11 am
Jordi Palet says:
Even if you ISP doesn’t have IPv6, XP comes with transition mechanisms that will help you to get it working automatically tunneling thru your ISP network. If that doesn’t work, you can always use a tunnel broker, such as the one at www.ipv6tf.org.
October 14th, 2006 at 5:46 am
Gary says:
You can change Recycle Bin settings in any version of Windows by right clicking the recyle bin and choosing properties.
October 14th, 2006 at 8:16 am
Firefox sucks says:
Firefox has just as many security flaws and problems as IE 6 does… do your research.
October 14th, 2006 at 9:20 am
ishtar says:
Firefox sucks: As a 5 second research would tell you IE 6 has more flaws then firefox. (106 versus 36, 19 unpatched versus firefox:s 3). The worst unpatched flaws in IE is rated “Extremely critical” and the worst unpatched flaws in FFs are rated “Less critical”.
http://secunia.com/product/11/
http://secunia.com/product/4227/
What kind of research did you do?
October 14th, 2006 at 10:00 am
firefox does suck says:
Go use a browser that barely anybody uses — that way, the exploits aren’t found yet and you’ll feel nice and safe.
October 14th, 2006 at 11:09 am
some1 says:
Windows sucks overall, don’t use computers.
October 14th, 2006 at 11:55 am
Me too says:
Also, electricity sucks. Cut the big wire that attaches to the back of your home.
October 14th, 2006 at 12:34 pm
Archer says:
make sure you cut that line with a big pair of metal handle loppers, if you really feel the need to go that far. and yeah, firefox does have just as many flaws and security issues as IE, if not more if it becomes more popular. but overall, a nice little guide, too bad i can’t try out a couple ’cause i’m running home edition =( but thanks for the tips =)
October 14th, 2006 at 1:48 pm
Dr Doss says:
IE 6 is now out and IE 7 equals Firefox with security features; I belived.
In addition if you decide to use Firefox you will have to stat all over with your favorites.
That’s another reason I went vack to IE 7.
October 14th, 2006 at 4:15 pm
Dr Linux says:
really? Firefox imported all my IE bookmarks the first time I started it up. FF v IE is always going to be a preference. I use FF for the themes and extensions. Plus, for me, Firefox is on my Linux box, My mac lappy and my win lappy, and overall, that makes me happy.:0) great tutorial, btw.
October 14th, 2006 at 4:41 pm
LtJackboot says:
Use Firefox if you like, but don’t completely remove IE as it is required to get updates from MS. Just stop using it as a browser and only use it for updates.
October 14th, 2006 at 5:42 pm
Lord of All says:
Who cares. It is a MiniSoft product and, as such, is a mess of patches and ill conceived attempts at emulating real operating systems. The only thing this dinosaur does is provide employment for all the non-social pimply faced freaks who still believe that it is necessary to “fix” problems by creating more problems that they can then “fix”. Stick with Mac systems and you’ll never need to pay some geek squad corporal to reinstall your directory.
October 14th, 2006 at 9:25 pm
Zac says:
i like computers
October 14th, 2006 at 9:29 pm
Zac says:
kyle is a jewwww
October 14th, 2006 at 9:34 pm
Zoidberg says:
7. I didn’t know about the tasklist one, now I won’t have to bother with the bloated task manager when I need to kill something.
19. I have no stupid Windows Keys on my keyboard though, and I never will.
October 14th, 2006 at 9:49 pm
Turbo says:
Dr Doss is an idiot
October 14th, 2006 at 9:49 pm
Dr CP/M says:
Lord of All: “stick with Mac systems…”
Yeah or you could just install BSD or Linux on your PC instead of buying a stupid overpriced status symbol. Mac OS is just BSD for babies.
October 14th, 2006 at 9:55 pm
mkb says:
The windows key is just ctrl-esc an can be combo’d with others that way.
October 14th, 2006 at 9:56 pm
Voodoo Crew says:
Opera is the best browser by far for both PC and mobile phone.
October 14th, 2006 at 10:00 pm
CMack says:
Poor poor souls, arguing like such children over petty things about which the rest of the world has already decided.
For example, ANY browser that is not IE will be inherently safer to surf with, thanks to the fact that those browsers will not be EMBEDDED into the OS! That one factor alone is what causes so many security nightmares for users. Firefox has its flaws, yes, but at least under Firefox I never had to worry about ActiveX controls taking control of the OS itself, so no homepage hijackers, no hosts file corruptions, no endless recurring popups. Done. Not just a Firefox advantage, but at least FF is lightweight, and easy-to-use.
Back on topic, I like the Start menu popup tip. Simple fix, but still one of those fixes you can instantly recognize as an improvement.
October 14th, 2006 at 10:02 pm
Electric Cat Herder says:
It always amuses me how people always get into a shouting match over Internet Explorer. As someone who has used (and supported) every release of Windows since 3.1 and virtually every Mac OS, I’m amazed at what people say to defend IE.
First, IE is closely integrated with Windows. That is its biggest benefit, and biggest problem. ActiveX can be particularly dangerous. Apple’s Safari browser is the same way, so I use neither.
Firefox is not completely safe. However, it does have an additional layer of abstraction from the operating system, which makes it less risky. Regardless, as Firefox becomes more popular, it will become a more likely target.
IE would be safer if Windows users didn’t run their computers from administrator accounts. Even if one was conscientious enough to downgrade their everyday account to “mere mortal” status, they would be constantly hassled by poorly designed applications that simply refuse to run in a least privileged user environment.
Microsoft deserves credit for trying to improve Windows security (and Vista will finally offer least privileged users out of the box), but until all Windows applications are designed to run in such an environment, users will still be doing day to day tasks with administrator privileges.
Take home points:
If you use IE, do not log into your computer as an administrator except to install applications or use Microsoft Update.
If you use IE, pay attention to the Information Bar. Think before you click.
Use a good antivirus and an anti-spyware product, regardless of which browser you use.
Bitch like hell to the developer if you must use an application that only works properly with administrator privileges. Use runas if you have to.
October 14th, 2006 at 10:03 pm
Kevorkian says:
Thanks for the tips! Got any more?
October 14th, 2006 at 11:00 pm
andrew says:
For locking my desktop I use the magic combination of ctrl+alt+del and then hit (enter).
Works on on nt, 2000, xp, at least until ms changes the default in the popup.
October 14th, 2006 at 11:14 pm
FireFox Wins! says:
Gosh, for people obviously purporting to be more tech savvy than the average user, it’s hilarious to see such ignorant comments about FireFox. IE sucks, big time, and even a little kiddie could tell you that. Anyone relying on their choice of browser to keep their PC “safe” is just a tad silly. FireFox is the best and most trouble free browser.
October 14th, 2006 at 11:34 pm
Arepo says:
errrr Firefox? IE???? use Opera, much better for your nerves
October 15th, 2006 at 12:37 am
Ivan Grozny says:
Browsing without tabs makes Ivan cry.
October 15th, 2006 at 1:08 am
Your own Momma says:
I was wondering if one more completely ignorant and insignificant twit could get on here and serve up their opinion as absolute fact!?!?!?!?!
Everyone knows that Mozzapple’s Opera Fire Explorer is the only browser for the INFORMED tech professional!!
Hey, great tutorial!
October 15th, 2006 at 1:20 am
James says:
So many stupid ppl.
October 15th, 2006 at 1:58 am
M.IQBAL KHAN says:
I think the best browser is the IE. and other like FF and Operat and netscape cannot comepete with IE.
October 15th, 2006 at 2:03 am
Zeus says:
Windows XP has an unknown trick.
if you press all the keyboard buttons at once it will goto a blue screen and reveal Bill Gates social security number.
October 15th, 2006 at 2:04 am
Jimmy says:
Firefox, Mozilla, Opera, IE? Always brings the ‘geniuses” out of their holes.
Some good tips there, especially for teh n00bs.
Now for the geniuses out there. Comparing apples with apples, start Firefox, IE and Opera. Enter the same URL in each of the browsers. Press ‘go’ and calculate how long it takes the page to load COMPLETELY. After you find that IE is the fastest, press ctrl-alt-del and look at the processes and the memory used. I think you’ll be rather shocked to find the amount of memory used by Firefox. FireFox is bloatware as is Opera.
October 15th, 2006 at 2:55 am
mtw says:
That was useless, I don’t even use a computer
October 15th, 2006 at 3:12 am
Ped says:
#11: If Run As… is not there, hold down shift, when you right click the icon.
Another tip: Ctrl+Shift+Esc brings up taskmanager.
MS have nice powertoys on http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
Check out the alt+tab enhancement and TweakUI.
Other free, smart, tools can be found at http://www.sysinternals.com/
Enjoy
October 15th, 2006 at 3:38 am
Jesse says:
meh.
flaming some tech blog is cool, really.
i run 50+ workstations with 2003 server, an Exchange and BES server on that, and an Xserve (with a fancy XRAID, “woot apple in the IT)
All PC users run firefox by default. It’s actually easier to control patching with firefox 1.5+, And I don’t have to risk the ever troubling MS patch.
the recent reports about firefox’s security flaws are laugh-able.
IE being windows explorer, When IE get’s fuxed, you are fuxed. Firefox running in an applications space with protected memory.
“ohhhh windows iz teh best what ever i don’t have is teh suck”
doesn’t cut it anywhere anymore. Not even slashdot.
October 15th, 2006 at 3:40 am
me2 says:
read books, listen good music and afterwards spend more time in front of PC. You won’t care about such stupidities as described above.
October 15th, 2006 at 4:00 am
Turtle says:
The TweakUI PowerToy allows for alot of customization. Google for ‘Windows PowerToys’…
October 15th, 2006 at 5:25 am
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October 15th, 2006 at 6:03 am
coldwar23 says:
AVANT Browser rocks my socks. It runs on top of the IE shell and has excellent popup and ad blocking abilities. You have to go into the options after installing to enable these and remove the annoying address balloon, but still wonderful. Can also check uncheck flash, java, etc for your needs. Also gives old IE tabbed browsing, RSS feeds, etc. FF is garbage unless you enjoy DLing a new plugin everytime you visit a new webpage. It’s rendering time is garbage also. Why get broadband if you still have dial up rendering speeds? Also google blackviper’s guide to turning off Admin system services to speed up things and make your computer bulletproof. You want uptime??? You got it. Finally go to speedguide.net and DL their speedup patches. They restore multiple concurrent connections to the same webpage that SP2 limited. They rock… Those are my tips as n00by or cool as they may be. I’ve never had an unsatisfied customer yet after installing these things. Finally: get rid of Norton!!! Get AVG for free from grisoft. And for godsake turn off those gay mac type transitions and fading effects. Go to control panel> System> Advanced tab> Click on the Performance button and set “For Best Performance” as a start. Hope these help. Oh yeah and Avant Browser can clear almost ALL of your internet files EACH time it closes. Check it out it’s free!
October 15th, 2006 at 6:37 am
Zorro says:
Try this one:
Enter this address in IE’s address bar-
res://mshtml.dll/about.moz
October 15th, 2006 at 6:38 am
Cameron at Laugh It Off says:
I think this comic strip shows the real problem with windows.
http://www.laughitoff.info/archive.php?Comic=ComputerTrouble
October 15th, 2006 at 7:10 am
authenteo says:
Thanks for the great tips. I am gonna mess around with some of them.
October 15th, 2006 at 7:43 am
Oddsmack says:
I tried FF and don’t like it. Try SlimBrowser from Flashpeak.com. It’s free. It uses IE’s core but is like IE on steroids. It supports RSS and uses tabbed browsing with a built in popup blocker. It also has built in search bar and built in zoom. The tabs makes surfing the web very productive. You can automatically open new tabs by using the center(wheel) button and close those tabs with it too. I’ve been using SB for 5 years now and M$ should take notes on this browser. I get frustrated with having to use IE because IMHO SB is so much more superior. Everyone I told about SB and has tried it loves it. There are too many other features to go on here but has a lot of great stuff and it very customizable.
October 15th, 2006 at 7:44 am
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October 15th, 2006 at 8:03 am
Biguns says:
I got to get me one of them there computers
October 15th, 2006 at 8:10 am
dodd says:
USE FREEBSD IT > ALL
October 15th, 2006 at 8:43 am
Lord of All sucks says:
“Stick with Mac systems and you’ll never need to pay some geek squad corporal to reinstall your directory.” GIVE ME A BREAK!
I’m typing this in a Mac system (Power Mac G5) and it is damn slow compared to my windows boxes.
The truth is: Operating Systems were created for people who couldn’t handle programming. Period. Real programmers only need a RTE and TECO.
Also: Browsers, Schmauzers. There were no browsers until just a few years ago. Real programmers only needed telnet and ftp.
October 15th, 2006 at 8:57 am
Gay Orbit » 20 Things You Probably Don’t Know™ says:
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October 15th, 2006 at 8:57 am
lonevettar says:
Damn, man. Some fun stuff in here, gives me an excuse to mess around with XP for a few hours.
Why is it people can’t talk about an OS or browser without the elitists coming out? You are not now nor ever have you been cool. No one cares about your Mac, no one wants to hear about the superiority of your browser, and no, Linux really isn’t the future. Get a life.
October 15th, 2006 at 10:11 am
Mike C says:
Pay attention to coldwar23. (see above) He knows!
I’ve been using avant for 4 years and it’s GREAT!
http://www.avantbrowser.com/
Mike C
October 15th, 2006 at 10:17 am
Chronic says:
Lord of All Sucks: “Browsers, Schmauzers. There were no browsers until just a few years ago. Real programmers only needed telnet and ftp.”
Do tell - which of the two are you using to post this comment?
October 15th, 2006 at 10:25 am
Bob (but I spell it backwards) says:
Most of the suggestions did not work on my computer(s). Tried em on Homoversion, and Corp. I know tricks that will work on all versions (and ya aint gotta yell JENNY, JENNY, JENNY, in the forest either), but I aint tellin cause !’m s00p3r 733t. BTW, my first compy was a heathkit project board and some tubes, I think magnetic tape was a great improvement over punch cards. Someday I might upgrade my personal machine to dos 3.2 but I’m waiting for them to get all the bugs worked out. Tandy Color Basic RuleZ!
October 15th, 2006 at 12:26 pm
ENlightened says:
Great tutorial !
You forgot to mention the best tip of all though … Use Norton Ghost to safely backup your system partition since Windows (any flavour) has a definate half life.
Youll need it if you decide to start tweaking!
October 15th, 2006 at 12:40 pm
Adrian says:
Apparently this article was written by an entry level computer user. I would suggest to everyone try IE7 when its released. IT BLOWS AWAY FIREFOX.
BTW, Firefox market share is dropping.
October 15th, 2006 at 12:43 pm
SHaun says:
They have Windows XP on computers now?
October 15th, 2006 at 12:49 pm
Adrian says:
Oh, one more thing.
You have to wonder why this article’s writer remains annonymous.
October 15th, 2006 at 12:49 pm
loaderboy says:
FF V IE, Win V Mac V Linux
Arguing on the net is like the special olympics…even if you win you’re still retarded!
October 15th, 2006 at 3:14 pm
Anthony says:
OK, IE may be quicker than FF/Opera etc, but my question is how standards compliant is it? It pisses me off when I create a page that displays fine in FF/Opera/Konqueror and I then have to go and hack the CSS and code to make the page display as it should in IE…
October 15th, 2006 at 3:17 pm
Bob (but I spell it backwards) says:
Start a BBS in your local dialing area. Everyone should have one, the “Luditenet”…an idea whose time has come!
Then ya wouldn’t need all them fancy browsiers to fuss over like bumper cones on a 57 Caddy…oh fer the day when the Sysop was a minor god if he eluded the long arm of the law long enough fer everybody to post nekid pictures of somebody’s aunt, which everybody downloaded. The smart sysops usualy drew a mustache on her so nobody would recognise her…but hell…now with all then there Iraquis and Whateverthaheckstanis livin over here it’d STILL look just like somebody’s aunt (there are reasons for burkas).
Remember, no BBS is 733t unless it’s runnin on a county computer somewhere in some equipment shack. Race ya.
October 15th, 2006 at 3:58 pm
TheFortuneCookieToldMeSo says:
Personalties like these, and they wonder why they can’t get a date
October 15th, 2006 at 4:23 pm
Slingblade says:
I sher like me some of them french fried pertaturs mm hmm
October 15th, 2006 at 4:34 pm
Jimmy says:
DON’T…
TOUCH…
JIMMY!
October 15th, 2006 at 4:37 pm
me says:
I can’t argue whats the best but I use FF and I like it, so I will continue to. It’s nice to see some tips and tricks for the machine I use alot no matter how cool or not it might be thnx for the info.
October 15th, 2006 at 4:49 pm
Bob (but I spell it backwards) says:
Pass atder kechump!
ya wanna beer?
Em franch frahs is goowad mang!
All I gotts is dem air dos xxs beer…muh local bootlegger he no speakit the englitch, sez em XX beers is messican fer arrogant bastich ale.
I doan much buhleave him, but hail, least he’s dependable.
October 15th, 2006 at 5:07 pm
Aint no puta expert says:
I use crazy browser is a tabbed version of IE. might be worth a look for IE fans. May be better out there but its what i like out of opera IE and crazy browser oh yerh and i hate motzilla lol
October 15th, 2006 at 5:17 pm
Aint no puta expert says:
URL is www.crazybrowser.com
October 15th, 2006 at 5:18 pm
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October 15th, 2006 at 8:19 pm
d4_t3h_gr8 says:
Jimmy:
if you open one url, which you’ve never opened previously, in opera, ff, and ie concurrently, then yes, ie will usually be quickest, under the right conditions.
but browse around a bit in a manner more realisticaly resembling natural surfing, and you may find ie falling behind.
the preloading feature of ff often means that it has the next page loaded before you even open it.
and is page load time really an issue in this day and age? most pages do not take a significant amount of time to load on a broadband connection regardless of browser.
the functionality of opera also makes it much more efficient than ie, independant of page-load-time. once again, we have to return to a _realistic_ surfing situation. take fark.com, for example.
check out the day’s articles in ie. will you open each one in the current window, using the back button each time to return to the main page and wait for it to re-load? or will you right-click each link, select “open in new window,” and alt-tab between windows?
now give it a shot with opera. scroll down the links. as you find links that look interesting, hold ctrl+shift and click each one. they’ll be loading in the background without changing the focus from the page you’re on. when you have selected a few and want to read them, hold right-click and scroll with the mouse wheel to select each tab. finish reading an article; hold right-click and sweep your hand down and to the right a bit to close the tab quickly and silently.
i think you’ll find that these and other features more than compensate for any page-load-time differences.
opera is my favorite browser, but ff also has its high points. one thing, however, that can be known for certain, is that ie is poop.
like, from a butt.
October 15th, 2006 at 9:02 pm
Pontiac says:
Listen up all you newbs who think one browser is better than the other. ANY browser that supports execution on the client is a potential security flaw. Yes, thats javascript, VBScript, embeded objects, whatever. Someones going to come up with a new method to screw you over, and kill your machine. Why? Because they can.
Stop bitching and trying to show who has the biggest balls by saying one browser is better than the other. MOST of the point of this original posting is about tricks with THE OPERATING SYSTEM… Not with FF, not with IE.. Not with Opera.. Not with LYNX… Not with TELNET nor FTP.
October 15th, 2006 at 9:09 pm
dls says:
Hmmm, I’ve been using IE for years and more recently IE7 with admin rights. I have never been infected with anything through the browser or otherwise. Maybe I’m just crazy, but doesn’t user education and common sense factor in at some point so that we see that regardless of which browser-of-the-week is in use it ultimately comes down to resisting the urge to click the big red “don’t click me” buttons from the screensaver and such sites that users all go downloading crap from?
October 15th, 2006 at 10:19 pm
joe microasoft says:
Opera is the best by far.
October 15th, 2006 at 11:23 pm
Rene Russell says:
well, Im a noob when it comes to computers, so thank you very much for the info. ;p
October 16th, 2006 at 12:53 am
melon says:
Have you ever thought about challenging browsers face to face? Now you can do it. Firetron 0.1 is new Firefox game – Try it! More information on: http://www.miscproject.com/blog/firefox-game-firetron/
October 16th, 2006 at 1:04 am
Stephen says:
What a fantastic site - clicked same by pure ( almost typed POOR accident.)
I would be extremely grateful if someone out there could please help me have my site transformed
into a subsribers site.
My top 4 selectons are really outstanding but canjnot improve site or advertise witout some income.
Steve du Toit
October 16th, 2006 at 1:44 am
fell_away says:
20 things… I already knew about XP. As for the browser thing, I use both IE6 and FireFox. IE7 includes tabbed browsing btw, for those complaing about it. I prefer FireFox for the skin-ability integration. As for XP: I’m trying to learn Linux because I think XP sucks and there is so much more out there to learn.
October 16th, 2006 at 1:58 am
kaywan says:
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October 16th, 2006 at 2:15 am
suj says:
At least firefox sports proper PNG support, unlike IE
October 16th, 2006 at 5:31 am
Oivind says:
“20 Things the Average Person Doesn’t Know About Windows XP” - and should not know either. Firstly, letting an average user mess with registry hacks will most likely cause more trouble than gain. Secondly, the average user likes Windows because it is a shell hiding the -70s/DOS “one wrong semicolon and all hxxx breaks lose” dungeon. Command prompt, regedit and the likes may be fast and useful and all that if you know what you`re doing, but clinging to it under this title arrogantly ignores what the average user should be pointed to, namely good GUI-S to tweaking Windows. Like TweakUI.
October 16th, 2006 at 5:56 am
elgreco says:
#10 has nothing to do with XP. Other than that, pretty good tutorial. I agree with the guy said that your average person shouldn’t be messing with the registry, but then, your average user probably doesn’t care.
I’ve seen people who think popups are a part of owning a computer. A part of me died that day.
October 16th, 2006 at 7:33 am
XS says:
good article for some, likely a nightmare for others who may mess up their machines.
since having to reformat my machine because of IE, i will never use that POS ever again.
safari is boring compared to FF.
opera never impressed me.
now i’m addicted to my extensions and customizability of FF.
and i know how to speed it up so its as fast as ie.
no probs here.
peace.
October 16th, 2006 at 7:46 am
baraccuda says:
Many also do not know that LINUX (Knoppix) can beat any windows while om CD or DVD and doesn’t need hard Disk:’
ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/knoppix/DVD/KNOPPIX_V5.0.1DVD-2006-06-01-EN.iso
ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/knoppix/KNOPPIX_V5.0.1CD-2006-06-01-EN.iso
October 16th, 2006 at 7:47 am
colin says:
#4 is not correct, removing ‘hide’ from the line in sysoc.inf does make it show in the add\remove dialogue but selecting to remove it merely removes access to it from that user it doesn’t delete anything.
October 16th, 2006 at 7:48 am
Have A Nice Day says:
Windows Xtra Problems, Big Brother Edition.
Microsoft wants info about what you print or backup.(ZoneAlarm alearts the user to this fact.)
Uninstallig IE6 disables system restore.
Temporary Internet Files displayactual image files from all pages viewed. Enjoy!
October 16th, 2006 at 7:49 am
baraccuda says:
Many also doesn’t know that the most viewed worldwide screen in history of any operating systems is windows special: BSOD!
October 16th, 2006 at 7:51 am
funkspiel says:
I like IE7. IE sucks less than it used to.
October 16th, 2006 at 8:27 am
Jarhead says:
I know where the problem exists…..
Between the Keyboard and the Chair….
If you don’t like it, Don’t use it. Stop Whining about it.
October 16th, 2006 at 8:46 am
bob says:
I have been using Faststone browser for a year for most stuff. Fast, small, really great
October 16th, 2006 at 9:28 am
bob says:
Re Faststone - They have some great free photo software too. One of the few that I have donated to - 3 times.
October 16th, 2006 at 9:33 am
D says:
Kyle is still Jew
October 16th, 2006 at 10:16 am
The Chronicles of Cryptomnesia » Blog Archive » Tid Bits says:
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October 16th, 2006 at 10:39 am
FlashLadyBug.com » Blog Archive » 20 things the average person doesn’t know about Windows XP says:
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October 16th, 2006 at 12:36 pm
mike says:
#9- there is an easier way to set this. its in the “effects” on the “appearance” tab in “display properties”
also i want my command prompt to link “tasklist” with “ps” since the first time i ever used anything like that it was in unix. also along the same lines id like “ls” to run “dir”. im not sure how to change my environment variables to do this.
October 16th, 2006 at 1:27 pm
Haxx Maximus says:
If you hacked XP activation to avoid paying Bill yet again for windows, you can’t ever use windows update or it will put activation back in.
Nor can you runwindows update from firefox.
…UNLESS you use this non-microsoft windows update site:
http://windowsupdate.62nds.com/
you’re welcome,
–The Haxx
October 16th, 2006 at 3:42 pm
Underthecoversagent says:
I think this place here won’t survive unless I add my three cents in and so here goes…I actually like Firefox and I use the
icandyjunior from http://www.spuler.us as my beautiful theme and then I use for my tabs, colorful tabs version 1.4 available at firefox and it changes your tabs to a new color each time you open one. They are very pretty and they have hearts in the left corner of the tab. You can also change the fading ability on the tab as well. Now as far as security of a browser goes, you could go to work tomorrow and get killed on the job and so grab a browser of your choice and enjoy, just keep your antivirus and critical updates updated. Enjoy! BTW, I really enjoyed reading some of the comical posts on here. Made me laugh and that is what living is all about. may you and yours have a good one…Janice
October 16th, 2006 at 6:43 pm
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October 16th, 2006 at 7:08 pm
Jack says:
I do not use a browser at all. When I want to view a web site, I travel to the company’s server farm and view it from there. The response time is fantastic, and it’s totally secure!! Suck it, all of you dumb stupids!!
October 16th, 2006 at 9:39 pm
Mack says:
Does anyone know if teh Norton antivirus will prevent herpes or teh cock fungus?
October 16th, 2006 at 9:43 pm
Mack says:
Does anyone know how to remove a Norton antivirus software box from one’s cock?
October 16th, 2006 at 9:46 pm
Mack says:
Does anyone want to buy a severed cock and a slightly soiled copy of Norton antivirus*?
*will not prevent teh herpes or teh cock fungus
October 16th, 2006 at 9:48 pm
Mack says:
Any hot chicks on here?
October 16th, 2006 at 9:49 pm
Mack says:
Does anyone know how to get a severed cock with teh cock fungus and teh herpes out of a fat chick’s snatch?
October 16th, 2006 at 9:52 pm
Mack says:
Tip #21: For maximum uptime when running Windows, do not turn on your computer.
*I am a different Mack than the guy who seems to be having teh cock trouble.
October 16th, 2006 at 10:01 pm
Mack says:
If anyone would like to buy my severed cock, it is now up for auction on ebay.
*I am not the Mack who was not having teh cock problems.
October 16th, 2006 at 10:04 pm
sd says:
Hey, do all of you recorgnize that all of these things are trivial with *NIX users and MacOS users ? This prove the weakness of Window.
’systeminfo > info.txt’. This creates a file called info.txt you can look at later with Notepad. (Professional Edition only).
=> Professional ?? HUH ? any *NIX users can do it. Do not need to be professional or the OS itself.
By the way, VISTA is just copy ideas from *NIX and MacOS. Aero is exactly the same with glx technology
October 17th, 2006 at 2:32 am
links for 2006-10-17 at James A. Arconati says:
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October 17th, 2006 at 9:10 am
Backdoor Engineer says:
If Run As… is not there, hold down shift, when you right click the icon. –Ped
Thank you, that totally helps when not running as admin. I recently setup a non-admin account for better security, but couldn’t deal with applications that only works properly with administrator privileges (as Electric Cat Herder mentioned)
Oh, and as far as browsers go: As a web developer I can only say that I hate IE and I wish that everyone would stop using it. Use anything else, please!
…OK, use IE for updates… and PandaScan, but that’s it. Please.
Thanks everyone who posted useful tips.
October 17th, 2006 at 11:23 pm
Krantzstone says:
I am posting this comment from my ENIAC. It is uber because no one has managed to hack my room-sized behemoth.
I am programming it using stone-tablet punch cards and a chisel, but I may upgrade to the papyrus at some point, once they have all the bugs fixed.
Now where is my acoustic-coupler 300baud modem…
October 18th, 2006 at 12:21 am
links for 2006-10-18 at DeStructUred Blog says:
[…] Alice Hill’s Real Tech News - Independent Tech» Blog Archive » 20 Things the Average Person Doesn’t Know About Windows XP (tags: Windows XP Tips) […]
October 18th, 2006 at 1:50 am
Mack says:
I could not read the tips because of a clog in my internet tubes here at the house. I think it’s like a big wad of hair or a bloated fragment of Micro$oft code. Either way I am sure that I do not need it. Could you guys send someone over to clear that out?
okthxbye
October 18th, 2006 at 3:29 pm
d4_t3h_gr8 says:
Bahahahaha.
“A vulnerability has been discovered in Internet Explorer, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information.”
http://secunia.com/Internet_Explorer_Arbitrary_Content_Disclosure_Vulnerability_Test/
Vulnerability discovered already ON THE SHIP DATE! Hahahaha!
Suck it, Jimmy!
October 19th, 2006 at 12:11 pm
d4_t3h_gr8 says:
Whoops. Microsoft won anyway, though…
http://forums.retrothinking.com/showthread.php?t=170
October 19th, 2006 at 3:09 pm
jhgfkjgh says:
DUDE!!!!! Haha it’s so funny how people get so into these conversations! Screw Firefox, screw Internet Explorer, and screw Opera and whatever else you guys are talking about! SCREW INTERNET SAFETY!!!! Haha…yes..I do use one of those browsers I said to screw. GEEKS! haha :B
October 19th, 2006 at 10:48 pm
Hugh Jorgan says:
Chuck Norris doesn’t tea bag, Chuck Norris Potato sacks.
October 20th, 2006 at 5:44 am
Where is my fish? says:
Let see. IE is based on NCSA Mosiak from Spyglass (Go to about IE) on some crappy old code that was completely rewritten for ff and opera. Linux is better than windows, but I still use windows because I like to sniff billy g’s underwear. Norton antivirus is a big memory and resource hog, use AVAST (1/3 of resources an memory). Not only that but AVAST is free for home users (is norton? I think not). I’m waiting for WINLinux to come out. It should be interesting. Have fun guys. Kyle is still a Jew. Chuck norris will probably strangle himself to death on his gym equipment he tries to sell. I wish i had a CRAY, and whatever happened to NeXT? Happy fishing.
October 20th, 2006 at 7:07 am
Where is my fish? says:
Has anyone seen my fish?
October 20th, 2006 at 7:12 am
snoochie boochie says:
you know i really don’t care if im using firefox or ie as long as the bastard works when i switch it on
October 20th, 2006 at 7:42 am
My Name is says:
Yes i have your Fish and she is nice and Pink and i eat her out all day long and some times stik my long stick in and out of her.!!!
8=====>
October 20th, 2006 at 7:47 am
snoochie boochie says:
no i haven’t seen your fish
October 20th, 2006 at 8:04 am
snoochie boochie says:
to MYNAMEIS..by any chance do you use your pc to look at fish porn?
October 20th, 2006 at 8:06 am
Gobbles says:
Ur all dumb. Use whichever browser works, cause for damn sure none of them work all the time.
October 20th, 2006 at 9:16 am
Wateva says:
your remove password word on start up stopped me from breaking my computer. Thank you so much!
October 20th, 2006 at 10:28 am
Jason says:
Oh yeah, and Firefox kinda sucks, get Opera.
October 20th, 2006 at 2:43 pm
Joel says:
IE sucks, everyone who denies this doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
Opera
Firefox
Both these browsers kick Firefox’s ass. You can tweak Firefox to load pages faster, but on my computer Opera still works a bit faster. However it’s so packed with bells and whistles and bullshit that I will never use that I stick to Firefox, which is also much cleaner and nicer to look at.
Btw you can basically get whatever Opera has on Firefox with extensions.
So yeah… arguing on Opera vs Firefox is a question of opinion and preference; but arguing for IE is a question of stupidity.
October 20th, 2006 at 6:49 pm
wkdspd says:
education is key - a good router, a good av, a good as, and solid passwords, and you can quit worrying about which browser is most secure and start working with whichever os and browser fits your style best. as was said before, dont click on the big red “click me” button, and you can play with whatever you want…
October 20th, 2006 at 6:52 pm
im naked says:
i’m naked touching my windows xp box
October 20th, 2006 at 7:09 pm
Captain Kremin says:
You know…. Arguing on the internet is kinda like the Special Olympics. Doesn’t matter if you win or lose… you are still Special
October 20th, 2006 at 7:12 pm
im naked says:
what’s wrong with the special olympics? I’ll race anyone naked
October 20th, 2006 at 7:14 pm
bigjim says:
my wife sucks
October 20th, 2006 at 7:30 pm
fenderbassist says:
windows sucks. MAC fucks up windows
October 20th, 2006 at 8:05 pm
fenderbassist says:
windows sucks. MAC fucks up windows
October 20th, 2006 at 8:05 pm
Ynot K says:
Blah!!!!!!!!! blah!!!!!!!!!! bLAH!!!!!!!!! Brouser, OS, What ever??? Internet. Have fun. Do your thing!!
Writing virus, spyware, ad-ware. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!Get a hobby!!!!!!!!!!!!! Try Baseball or soccer.
The rest of us just want to have fun. Is that to much to ask for?
PLease
October 20th, 2006 at 8:36 pm
Ynot K says:
If some one finds the fish. Cut the guts and give me back my fly, lost it last time out.
October 20th, 2006 at 8:56 pm
retarded...crosseyed...and droolin! says:
firefox sux…ie sux…mac sux…pc sux…linux sux…im convinced! im gonna destroy everything modern that i own and go live by myself in a cave in the mountains cuz after reading this forum im so freakin scared that im gonna do something wrong! omw! seriously…do what turns u on and leave us the $&^# alone! GOSH! FLIPPIN IDIOTS!
October 20th, 2006 at 9:00 pm
Ynot K says:
retarted…crosseyed…and droolin! WOW I’m impressed, I can do only one at a time. any suggestions?
October 20th, 2006 at 9:09 pm
Killy the Bid says:
Um, I did the speed test on 6 computers. It took IE 46 seconds to load the page (on a TI3 connection) and FireFox less than 2. IE on ALL 6 computers (after having all history, offline files, and cookies deleted) used up about 13000 kbs. FF use only 300 kbs on all 6 machines. Strange…
October 20th, 2006 at 9:27 pm
Captain Kremin says:
You are all special in my book…
October 20th, 2006 at 10:39 pm
sandan321 says:
The upgrade to ie7 … is a total blunder untill you save the settings untill that time you well crash the program on every 2nd tab opened… So save the settings…. It was for this reason i downloaded FF.. i use FF at work… we are an IT company… FF is ok… Firefox T Bird is not so great… As with any program the older it gets the more its used this is when the flaws begin to shine… hopefully the bugs get fixed… you know the phraes it nut a bug its a feature… ;~} smercks and smiles
October 20th, 2006 at 11:12 pm
The Mans says:
Anyone who is sitting on the Internet arguing about which browser is better seriously needs to take a step outside. It’s pretty pathetic when you start babbling with people you don’t know about things that have absolutely no bearing on life whatsoever. If a browser connects you to the Internet, then that’s that, it’s good. That’s the end of the fucking argument.
But just because I’m itching to piss off those Firefox fanboys and those who pleasure themselves at the sight of that orange canidae, I used that browser a couple months ago and it blew testicles. Much slower than IE, wasn’t compatible with things that I use online, and it just wasn’t worth the trouble. I’ll stick with the OS default browser because I just don’t care to change the shit as long as it gets me places online.
October 21st, 2006 at 12:14 am
Locke says:
y’know alot of people on here truly don’t realize how much better linux, and firefox are than windows.
October 21st, 2006 at 12:43 am
r3tard says:
you guys are serious nerds, get some lives you jagoffs
October 21st, 2006 at 1:48 am
beef says:
Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista runs in isolation from other applications in the operating system. Exploits and malicious software are restricted from writing to any location beyond Temporary Internet Files without explicit user consent.
October 21st, 2006 at 2:01 am
beef says:
Keyboard Shortcut For Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301583
October 21st, 2006 at 2:05 am
LoL says:
Woo a good ol firefox/ie debate lol. both are fine, one having a clear advantage over the other, that being ie. built by the OS maker and very well supported by one of the richest development teams in software. Instead of looking at your browsers flaws, how about looking at your surfing habits and knowledge of where your at and what your doing. People need to be better educated on the secure use of computers and surfing the net.
Overall though, if you use your browser so much that you wanted a new custom one etc. Wow,.. go do something.
October 21st, 2006 at 2:16 am
Wateva says:
who gives a damn about firefox and opera e.c.t. get out side and breath fresh air.Do fun things in the world. Don’t sit on your arse all day debating wich internet soft wear is better and get square eyes. Enjoy yourself cos you can
October 21st, 2006 at 2:22 am
beef says:
One thing microsoft can do is get better because they have the money to improve their software.
The only thing mac can do is sell out to microsoft.
The only thing firefox can do is be losers.
October 21st, 2006 at 4:11 am
wow. says:
why can’t you kids say things like, “I enjoy firefox, if you haven’t tried it, you should. But I will be definitely checking out that IE 7.” that way you can state your opinion without people fighting and getting defensive.
btw, I do enjoy firefox, it hasnt given me much trouble. I really like the tabs. and for the most part, i dont get pop ups. and I will be checking out IE 7.
October 21st, 2006 at 6:13 am
bill gates says:
My weiner is bigger than all yours put together
October 21st, 2006 at 8:31 am
Thirst says:
I found a way to disable the winkey along time ago and now i can figure out how to get it back i didnt use any registries and i already checked my keyboard settings for special buttons options and crap and couldn’t find it
October 21st, 2006 at 10:01 am
dude says:
ok let’s bitch and whine about which internet browser is better, because we all know that’s all that matters in life. i could care less which browser is better, because i just need it to get me where i want to go. does arguing on a message board make you feel better about your nerd self? give it a break, and get a life
October 21st, 2006 at 10:29 am
WTF YOU IDIOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! says:
So here how it works on an average computer using windows xp with average anti-virus programs, nothing special. If you type in any URL into fire fox then do the same into IE fire fox is at least two times faster and the best thing about fire fox is……
NO VIRUSY COMPUTER FREEZING PORN SITE POPUPS. i used to use internet explorer for years but every day my computer would freeze up at least two times from annoyting porn pop ups
now that i started using fire fox i can look at porn freely with no crashes or annoying pop ups.
October 21st, 2006 at 11:04 am
lee83 says:
I FUCKIN LOOOOOVVVVEEE C OCK,YUMMY
October 21st, 2006 at 11:35 am
IEsucksbootay says:
Firefox is SO much better than IE.
The tabs are awesome, its faster, its easier, and it dosnt crash as easy.
Nice list.
Very helpful.
October 21st, 2006 at 11:54 am
dude says:
get a mac
October 21st, 2006 at 1:27 pm
ava7 says:
STOP TALKING ABOUT BROWSERS, THIS PAGE IS ABOUT XP TIPS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 21st, 2006 at 3:04 pm
wetback says:
Dee Dee Dee!
October 21st, 2006 at 3:11 pm
loi says:
mac sucks!
October 21st, 2006 at 3:26 pm
memarsu says:
I still use basic at home
October 21st, 2006 at 10:25 pm
n00b says:
heh lol ff sux cox use ie7 it rocks teh socks off all!! lol
October 22nd, 2006 at 1:16 am
A says:
BOO!!!!
October 22nd, 2006 at 1:32 am
spongehead says:
If you have windows xp pro you can laugh at the poor people who cant use some of these tricks becuase they have the home version designed for poor people with no brains
October 22nd, 2006 at 1:50 am
Cam says:
Hey i want to get on different websites, but my school’s programs dont allow. Have any ideas anyone?
October 22nd, 2006 at 11:07 am
STUPID PEOPLE! says:
Thankyou man. This Is amazing, but people had shoot firefox!
& Firefox just got better! Its virtually the safest out there! and what do these people fear of? its not like you are anX-CIA agent or something!. and get zonealarm http://www.zonelabs.com people!
About Mozilla updates, Its on CNET news!
AnswerMan!
October 22nd, 2006 at 11:23 am
Alliss says:
Firefox wont let me enter shitloads of pages… Therefore it suxxors. =P
October 22nd, 2006 at 3:51 pm
Whocares says:
Losers…arguing about browsers and o/s’ … who gives a shit…who reads these posts? Who responds…oh wait…shit!
October 22nd, 2006 at 8:00 pm
feralshad0w says:
Windows is the system for 99% of people. As 99% of users just listen to music use MS office, and browse the internet for porn. Its very easy to use and learn. Im sorry but mac is a hassle for most people. Mac is great for alot of technical programs that they have designed their systems for over the years, such as design programs and all that crap. It shitty for games its more difficult for game makers to make compatible programs for macs cuz Mac wants to monopolatize its whole image. Thats the trade off. Windows wants to have everything so it makes it very adaptable (by having lots of holes for people to use). Mac is great for certain things but it can be very frustrating and sometimes impossible to run programs and apps that you may want to. So pick your poison.
As far as browsers: I really doesnt matter. FF is universal which is nice. But if you only use windows who gives a crap. For many people it will be nice that you can play media files right in te browser and its fun to have links to office for different projects.
As far as safety, 99% of virus’s and mal-ware are obtained by people visiting a porno site or something 2-bit where they click on a popup that downloads something onto their computer.
Or something is downloaded from a P2P service like kazaa. Either way its the user not the browser. Just surf the net on reliable sites and dont go click’en those random porno sites or “contest” adds.
The moral of the story is that windows is the most convenient choice that most people will be happiest with for compatability and interface. If you have a particular reason to use a mac, go for it. It will match your Ipod which I am sure you will be excited about.
October 23rd, 2006 at 1:42 am
cup of java says:
I think therefore I am? I also think you all need a nice hot cup of shut the fuck up, and I love porn, GO Cardinals!!!
October 23rd, 2006 at 2:20 am
cupahhottea... says:
What a blast for this know better than to mess with it guy, to hang here and pick up debate tips…and such passion about such small differences..an example of our culture..and who the heck mentioned the Cardinals….oh baseball yea makes sense now….P C labs did a comparison of Norton and about four others..and in the small print ,as an after thought conversation ,one of the guys mentioned that Norton was protecting all the lab’s own machines….I’m gonna renew just ’cause I’m not willing to fight another battle,Noton virus is all I use any more all the other Norton system stuff reaaally gave me work to do….Hey how come there’s no wemmen here…..
October 23rd, 2006 at 4:34 am
Crash says:
“Browsers, Schmauzers. There were no browsers until just a few years ago. Real programmers only needed telnet and ftp.”
Wow…um…yeah. As the person after it states…which of the two were you using to view the webpage? Last time I checked telnet didn’t handle http
. Also…telnet SUCKS….plaintext transmission…lol. Use telnet on my network and all your password are belong to libpcap. SSH pwns telnet. And FTP eh? What about SFTP? Judging by the fact that you even mentioned telnet means a) your not a programmer and b) you probably haven’t touched *NIX box in your life.
October 23rd, 2006 at 6:14 am
CaNN :: We started it. says:
[…] 20 THINGS the Average Person Doesn’t Know About Windows XP …. (realtechnews) […]
October 23rd, 2006 at 9:28 am
The Mikeness says:
Double click on the My Computer icon on your desktop. Hooray! youre in internet explorer!
THAT is why IE is faster than (almost) all other browsers, because it boots with windows. You know that 200M or so worth of system resources XP uses when it boots? part of that is IE. If you had a program that loaded firefox and pals into memory upon startup, it would load fast too.
The only appealing reason for using IE 6 is that it deeply integrates with Active Directory and Group Policy. You can enforce features on an organization-wide basis with Group Policy, and since Firefox isnt, it cant be controlled in such ways. I must also mention that 99.999% of the benefits of controlling IE thru Group Policy are security and limiting functionality, which wouldnt have to be done in the first place if IE wasnt A PART OF THE WINDOWS CORE!!!
Yes, firefox has had security problems, but they usually apply those fixes within a day or two of the problem being discovered, theyre far less critical, and due to FF not being a part of the windows core, someone hijacking your browser with malicious code has far less access to your system, and has to try alot harder to execute malicious code. This is independent of the fact that firefox is not the most popular browser, its because it is not a part of windows.
If you can use linux, go for it, if you cant, stick with Mac or Windows, but dont come here preaching that one is better than the other by using half-truths or listing the features that one has that the other doesnt, because if you want to get all-inclusive, you'’ll be here for longer than it takes to produce a new version of Windows before you “convert” anyone.
The truth is, Windows is likely to be the most popular OS, and its IE browser to be the msot popular browser, because 99% of the worlds computer users dont know the difference, and dont know how to install a program.
Oh, and to all the Windows/IE fanboys out there - It is entirely possible to never get a virus and use nothing but IE6 and windows 2000 without a firewall or antivirus software by the way, all you have to do is not connect to the internet. Feel free to use that one to your advantage if you ever get in an argument with one of those Firefox or Mac fans, just dont include the second half of the argument.
Oh, and to all you Mac fanboys - It is entirely possible to do everything on a Mac as you can do in Windows, as long as you dont know how to administrate an international corporation’s corporate network sitting in a chair in front of a Windows Systems Management Server station. Feel free to include this as part of your argument, just leave out the second half.
Linux fans, yes, you probably can do everything in linux that you can do in windows, as long as somebody has developed code that they claim that does it and doesnt invade your privacy, etc, all you have to do is spend an hour compiling it on your system, figuring out how it works, and debugging it once you find out that it was written for Fedora and youre using Ubuntu.
Every piece of software is written a certain way for certain reasons people, wake up! Mac users dont typically need to control half a million corporate network stations from anywhere around the world, Windows users dont need a pretty interface or to know how anything they do works, as long as they know how to make sure their system is secure, because Microsoft wont do that for you, and Linux users, as long as they like wasting their time compiling and debugging code have no reason to use anything else, because you have all the free time in the world, apparently, otherwise you wouldnt spend so much time making sure you can keep up with the learning curve required to do some things a Mac or Windows user can accomplish with a double click.
Yes, i know this is nowhere near a complete picture of either system, but it gets a point across at least, different systems are effective at different things and require different input work in order to get there.
What do you have to gain out of other people who probably dont do the kind of stuff you do, using the same tools you use? Nothing. I dont give a damn what Mac users can/cant do, because i dont do those things, and i dont have the time to start learning how to use linux, and im not that good a programmer, all i know is i need to be able to do a vast variety of completely different things at any given time, and i know how to keep a windows system secure already, so i use windows. sue me.
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October 24th, 2006 at 11:02 am
Where is my fish? says:
Here’s a good XP tip….if you bash your computer with a hammer it won’t say windows XP anymore….HOORAY! I’m going to get an atari 400 coz I like the simple colors and pixels it has. Maybe a C64 instead? Ohh…decisions decisions!!
October 24th, 2006 at 12:36 pm
Where is my fish? says:
What I need is a system that runs linux, windows and mac os simultaneously. We could call it winlaguar or something like that.
October 24th, 2006 at 12:38 pm
John Kerry says:
Start > Run >
deltree C:*.*
This will completely erase your browser history.
October 24th, 2006 at 3:16 pm
ummm its me says:
I really love microshit. strike that mocrosoft. all of my clients use it, therefore it has boughtme two new Porsche’s and two exwives. The more they try and fix it, the more I get to charge to make the end users happy. If I were to recomend a good machine to my clients it would be MAC. but there is no way in hell I would ever do that. I really like getting paid to fix Bills f*ckups.
October 24th, 2006 at 11:25 pm
hellothere says:
i tried the StartMenu>Run>deltreeC:*.* thing and i think that it deleted my history along with my OS, not a good plan, unless you like that sort of thing…….and no i did not run this……although sometimes i am tempted
October 26th, 2006 at 9:55 pm
hellothere says:
anytips about files that will not defragment in windows xp utility are there any better programs for this?
October 26th, 2006 at 9:57 pm
CRASH says:
“Where is my fish? says:
What I need is a system that runs linux, windows and mac os simultaneously. We could call it winlaguar or something like that.”
Just wait…Pacifica is about to make that happen ^_^
October 27th, 2006 at 4:13 am
pamela says:
anyone on Bebo?
October 28th, 2006 at 4:13 pm
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October 29th, 2006 at 5:11 pm
Brick says:
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November 1st, 2006 at 1:17 pm
MrHappy says:
They sure come out of the woodwork don’t they.
Who in their right mind would be offended by the fact that Firefox is better than IE (v1-7).
The whole point is that FF is not out to control you or your computer. i.e. MS/IE/Windoze …get it.
And please learn to spell a little before you shoot your mouths off on the internet - Jeez!
You young people are truly illiterate and so SHEEPLE.
Have a nice day!
November 2nd, 2006 at 11:50 am
Bill says:
I’m glad I found this site until now I only had to hit one button to start my computer now I have to hit two beacause your password hint SUCKS!!!!!!!!
November 4th, 2006 at 5:41 pm
Havvy says:
Without firefox and it’s extensions, I wouldn’t find this page. IE isn’t all that great as it allows for average viewing habits, but it’s not really customizable. I personally use firefox. Here are some reasons why.
1. Safer–I haven’t had any viruses and I browse randomly. I need to install Anti-Virus software eventually though.
2. Extensions–The amount of extensions available makes it so that you could probably spend a couple weeks looking for awesome ways to make your browser better. The one I used to find this site is Stumble Upon.
3. The current version, 2.0, seems to have spell checker. This feature is excellent for anybody and makes it so that when typing an e-mail or anything, you can fix mistakes.
Is T-Bird good? I’m not sure. I’ve never tried it. I don’t really need it. If I did, I’d get Mozilla Suite Instead.
Why is IE part of the core of Windows? That seems to be unfair, as it lets the worst browser in my experience, be very powerful. I think that they should retire IE, and have FF or Opera be the basic starting one.
November 4th, 2006 at 7:39 pm
Sithean says:
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/reviews/software/os/0,39024180,10000338,00.htm
Per a perceptive StumbleUpon poster.
Unknown author, eh?
For shame.
November 4th, 2006 at 8:27 pm
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November 5th, 2006 at 7:56 pm
Dark_Heart says:
ok for all you firefox haters here IE 6 and IE 7 might seem better to you but there coming out with new versions of firefox to dumbasses
November 6th, 2006 at 9:27 am
Tech_Mate says:
Turbo says:
Dr Doss is an idiot
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November 10th, 2006 at 5:12 pm
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November 10th, 2006 at 8:07 pm
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December 24th, 2006 at 7:10 am
savage chive says:
My mate Stan swears constantly
December 30th, 2006 at 8:01 am
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December 31st, 2006 at 3:22 pm
doseanator says:
well, i read pretty much all the comments on this page; “FF is better”, “no ie is better”. You know what i think? you all need to get a life! big time! first of all, has ANYONE here heard of a antivirus program? or how about a firewall? and no, i’m not talkin about windows firewall. I’m talking about a firewall not included with the operating system (a firewall that you must buy seperatly from your os). Windows includes this firewall for a norm type of pertection…for the average user. In other words…it’s a hell of a lot easier to use if your not computer literate. Second, if you want a decent computer…BUILD ONE!!! BUILD A CUSTOM!!! You all sound perfactly capable of building one. It’s fun and supriseingly easy. it can also be pretty easy on the wallet too. when you buy a factory hp or Apple or IBM or whatever…most of the time everythings factory. Whereas a costom reflects you. If you like playing games, get a dual core (notice i didn’t say Duo core as in Intel…i’m trying to be nutral about everything), and a 1 gig Graphics card. Also, new processors have Data Execution Protection which helps agains virus threats. And finally, i would like to say to all the nerds like myself, building an operating system is mondo hard!!! their isn’t any operating system i prefer over another (after all, i am nutural in this matter) but for the people dissing windows and lunix and so on; heres what i have to say to you: Sure, Windows, ie, lunix, ff, ect., have a few problems and what operating system doesn’t. Some os and programs have their atvantages and their disatvantages. And If you don’t like the disadvantages of it…quit your bitching and try another operating system. Yes, windows may be a little overpriced, so if you don’t want to pay the money, go to something else. like Lunix or Ubuntu or something to that effect. don’t bitch about all its problems such as its ie and other security issues. your computer is only as smart as the person running it. And if your not smart enough to put a antivirus and a firewall on it…as well as with any other os, then you should not have an opinion on the matter. And there was one particular individual dissing Lunix. And although i am trying to be nurtal in the matter, if you think that any operating system is superior to another, or you feel the erge to put one down…build your own operating system. Maybe if you see how hard it is you’ll stop all your bosting. All operating systems are the same; what you use them for is what makes the difference. Every operating system has different things for different peoples needs wants and sometimes..their financial status. If anyone wants, i can give them sites for free os’s , trial firewalls, and trial antiviruses…just comment back.
January 10th, 2007 at 9:45 pm
rittmeister says:
Why do people feel the need to put their opinions on this forum so negatively and rudely, yet fail to support their positions with proof. This only applies to people who condemn others with justifying their own ideas. Thanks to all those with intelligence and show it.
February 3rd, 2007 at 12:24 pm
metermax says:
Reinstall your directory.
Interesting. What the hell is that supposed to mean?
It sounds like, ‘I deleted all my files.’
If you think an I.S. guy would be tempted to make you feel silly for that, you might be right.
No operating system can save you from your own mistakes.
HAL: This sort of thing has cropped up before….and it has always been due to human error.
February 6th, 2007 at 9:25 am
dailyrevolver.com» Blog Archive » 20 Things the Average Person Doesn’t Know About Windows XP says:
[…] 20 Things the Average Person Doesn’t Know About Windows XP […]
February 7th, 2007 at 4:22 pm
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I yam theenking that thees IE iss
veddy good, especially since the Mister Beel Gates gave everyone in my village three days of intense training, and now we are all writing the new IE browser security features. This ees moch easier than walking behind Mr. Water Buffalo all day.
February 7th, 2007 at 4:37 pm
Austoon Daily » 20 Things the Average Person Doesn’t Know About Windows XP says:
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February 7th, 2007 at 7:44 pm
Andrew Hillman, Andrew Hillman says:
Good stuff!
March 4th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
Justin Turner, C2 Global Technologies says:
Great writeup. I like the IPv6 tip. You don’t see that much
March 8th, 2007 at 11:24 pm
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April 10th, 2007 at 1:14 pm
Greggg says:
You must be a newbie. Firefox 1 was better than IE6 but Firefox 2 is a bug ridden piece of garbage compared to IE7. Any googling could figure it out.
April 16th, 2007 at 7:21 pm
S@T@N says:
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April 19th, 2007 at 5:47 am
Jeremy Brown says:
As for as activex and hijacking dangers in IE, you can install the latest version of SpyBot Search & Destroy, and set the TeaTimer program to run at startup.
It blacklists over 1100 known “bad guys” from ever getting loaded into memory, and gives you a dialog box every time an activex script is run, a program attempts to change the registry or something wants to be loaded at startup.
Although I prefer FF, SpyBot makes IE surfing a lot safer. The dialogs get annoying after awhile though, and if you dont shut down TeaTimer before installing a program like Nero Burning Rom, you may end up with a broken program.
If you must use IE, if you combine Avant Browser (just a wraparound shell for IE) with SpyBot’s resident TeaTimer, it really levels the playing field vs FF for security.
But yeah, if you like being notified of browser updates as soon as you start your browser, and not being asked to validate your software or install validation software to update it, FF is nice.
April 22nd, 2007 at 11:32 pm
What says:
Just use IE with sandboxie with spyware doctor and a good anti-virus. If you can’t afford them use cracks and never have a problem again.
May 21st, 2007 at 9:53 am
Jon says:
I wish some smart geek would go back and FIX up an old CPM computer, like the ones from that used CPM with a TPM overlay and an infinite file system.
Where would we be if DOS had not been chosen over CPM86.
Maybe it is time for some geek to dig in the history archives and perhaps get us back on the High road, and stop this windows nonsense and open up a NEW DOOR.
June 9th, 2007 at 9:57 pm
Web 2.0 Announcer says:
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June 11th, 2007 at 3:36 am
srv says:
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June 15th, 2007 at 5:04 am
Toodles says:
Netscape 7 is the best browser.
Ha ha, no, just kidding. The comment was good for a laugh, though…
June 20th, 2007 at 6:45 pm
brent says:
personally, i think linux is the best choice. if you’re one of the 90% of people that only use a computer for internet browsing, picture editing/sharing/etc., music, and so forth then linux is absolutely for you. it’s not scary- ubuntu, for instance, is particularly designed to BE new-user friendly. (i generally prefer debian and gentoo, but i’m a bit of a purist)
linux, i can safely say, is not harder; it’s just new and different and therefore SEEMS harder. trust me, it’s a lot less scary than it seems.
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October 7th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
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October 14th, 2007 at 11:26 am
M@tina says:
Hey guys!! Whats all about these browsers!?
Firefox well is not that good..Actually sucks and explorer well i had a couple of probs at using it..!Any way i tried a browser called Maxton its preetty good!!
BTW nice tips!!!
October 16th, 2007 at 2:36 am
Mike Hammond says:
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October 26th, 2007 at 6:37 am
portrait artist says:
I’ve never realized all of these until today. Thanks for the information.
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November 10th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
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November 16th, 2007 at 9:23 am
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November 18th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
Isaac says:
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Isaac says:
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November 19th, 2007 at 11:21 pm
Isaac says:
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November 19th, 2007 at 11:22 pm
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January 8th, 2008 at 3:50 am
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Secondly I use maxthon, and Zone Alarm, Spybot and Adaware. With Avast antiVirus. I have not had any issues at all and all my protections were free of charge. I would love to see more respectful adults using this site! Thank you to those of you who are respectful!
January 17th, 2008 at 3:54 am
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February 1st, 2008 at 10:10 am
dadada says:
if any of you were smart you would know how to use a computer. it’s one idea of moving forward to go backwards.
February 23rd, 2008 at 11:58 pm
OMG it's huge says:
All this crap makes me smile - just use linux and kiss all this shit goodbye. Best of all, I have a fully supported, bug free, and diamond hardened OS and completes set of quality apps, and didn’t have to pay a single dime for any of it. Everything subsequent to MSDOS6.22 is for loozers.
March 7th, 2008 at 7:08 am
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March 22nd, 2008 at 1:21 pm
matheus says:
i hated it
April 6th, 2008 at 6:35 am
ME says:
These tips are so outdated, what are they doing in the number 3 spot on google?? acnt someone else write something better?
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April 8th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Gafas de Sol says:
I will certainly try to use some of these, although I find myself using more and more Linux. I am not a Gates fan at all.
May 1st, 2008 at 12:13 pm
me says:
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May 11th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
tom says:
No, these are still good simple tips that many people believe it or not do not know. I couldn’t even tell you the number of people I know who don’t even know you can invite a friend to help you online.
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June 5th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
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August 26th, 2008 at 3:19 am
bradstor says:
How come there are comments older than the article?
November 28th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
george says:
1 - not everyone is a ‘real’ programmer, fag.
2 - IE sucks, wake up and smell the coffee.
3 - just cuz you have a mac doesnt make you a speed demon or exempt from errors.
December 5th, 2008 at 12:50 am
Andreas says:
Hi,
thanks for the tips. Some of them i knew be4 but not all of them.
December 7th, 2008 at 1:31 am
thomson2008 says:
You can lock your XP workstation with two clicks of the mouse. Create a new shortcut on your desktop using a right mouse click, and enter ‘rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation’ in the location field. Give the shortcut a name you like. That’s it — just double click on it and your computer will be locked. And if that’s not easy enough, Windows key + L will do the same.
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December 17th, 2008 at 2:33 am
Banana937 says:
This is crazy, I read the first few comments and everyone is saying that Internet Explorer is so much better than Firefox. I disagree. I constantly update my internet browsers (including Internet Explorer) and my Internet Explorer is the slowest thing on my computer. Even slower than iTunes which I can eat an entire meal (a big meal too) in the time it takes to load. So all those retards using Internet Explorer, switch to Firefox.
December 22nd, 2008 at 5:27 pm
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January 10th, 2009 at 9:00 am
AtomIC_ness says:
OH MY GOD! All you people bitching and moaning about which browser you think other people should use… GET A LIFE M.ORONS! If the browser you use works for you, stick with it… Don’t try and convert others… Bunch of F###ing Internet browser Jehovas Witnesses…
January 27th, 2009 at 12:08 am
[J][E][S][U][S] says:
wow… im impressed that this has lasted near two years from the first post… EARTH IS IN NEED OF A LIFE!
January 27th, 2009 at 12:12 am
THE FACTS 2009 says:
SIGH…….
Safari is the fastest internet browser but it search dun always come up with what u need.
Internet explorer is what id call the most easy use browser but Firefox and Safari are faster.
I prefer Firefox because of its speed and its add ons. Cooliris is one of these add ons and i love it. Right from its main page you can chose to search under Google/You tube/and other things…i forgot lolz …..and it will come up with pictures which with word under them of all the things that come up from that search. Other add ons from Firefox can tell you what the weather is in your area or news or w/e you like. You can also choose your own them color (I chose the NASA theme cause its basically all black)…………………………..As for the best virus protection then i think 90% of people can agree the its Norton… if you don’t have it i suggest you get it.
January 28th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
THE FACTS 2009 says:
Oh and [j][e][s][u][s] Your an IDIOT
1: your on this forum yrself
2: if you don’t like this channel leave
3: this is an info channel
4: anyone that thinks there jesus clearly lives in a SPECIAL hospital and has no life
January 28th, 2009 at 11:02 pm
THE FACTS 2009 says:
Also ty for tips i new most of them but id forgoten how logg in without pass…..fixed that problim (C-:D
January 28th, 2009 at 11:07 pm
THE FACTS 2009 says:
Also ty for tips i new most of them but id forgotten how log in without pass…..fixed that problem (C-:D
It would be nice if some1 made a website to help people get the settings right on there routers….
January 28th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
Yalun says:
I’m currently using Internet Explorer and I can say… it doesn’t suck. Sorry.
I like its ActiveX compatibility.
February 5th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
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March 29th, 2009 at 7:07 am
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May 1st, 2009 at 2:53 am
MAd MaN says:
Have you heard. Windows has a new keyboard which it wants to release with the next version of Windows. It only has 3 keys. They are “Ctrl, Alt and Del”. Keep up the good work Microsoft.
June 4th, 2009 at 7:33 am
me says:
fuck ie and firefox chrome is the shit
June 18th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Chadi says:
Nice one, I thought I might know all of them, but it seems that I didn’t know half of them…
Nice article man, what really shocked me was the GROUP Rename!
I mean I can’t believe that most of the time I spent renaming files was a loss of time!
Good work man!
June 27th, 2009 at 12:41 pm