Miscellaneous Hacks

June 3rd, 2008

Next up are a few hacks I’ve come across in my travels. The first is for systems that have an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) with a reliable battery attached.
If your system is equipped with a serial-ATA (SATA) hard drive, go to Device Manager (the quickest way to do that is
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Hose Out the Background

June 3rd, 2008

For the most streamlined operation, it’s essential that your computer has as few programs running in the background as possible. You can tell a bit about how much junk is running behind the scenes by looking at the system tray (the area next to the clock on the taskbar). The
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