Disable Indexing Service in Windows XP Indexes contents and properties of files on local and remote computers; provides rapid access to files through flexible querying language. What did you just say? Geek translation: If you do not do a million file searches in Windows XP you can turn this off for a overall speed boost. To turn off Indexing...

Disable Disk Monitor in Windows XP Windows XP has a built in performance monitor that examines various areas of your system. Most of us have little interest in this sort of performance monitoring application. Geek translation: it’s more for businesses than it it is for home users. This can slow down your PC so turn it off. Click...

Boost Hard Drive Performance in Windows XP Windows XP automatically updates the date and time stamp with information about the last time you accessed a file. This updating can slow down your hard drive. Geek translation: This is a useless feature that can slow down your hard drive. Click “Start”, “Run” and type in...

Switch to Classic Folder View in Windows XP Please change to Classic View in Windows XP so it will be easier for you to follow our guides. Click “Start”, “Control Panel” and you will see a window similar to the one below… Click the “Switch to Classic View” button. You will now be in Classic View. You can...

Switch to the Classic Start Menu in Windows XP This guide will show you how to switch to the Classic Menu in Windows XP so it will be easier for you to follow our guides. Right-click on any blank space (see image below) in your taskbar and click “Properties” You will now see this window… Click the “Start Menu” tab...

Location of Installed Applications in Ubuntu The situation: You found this great new application in Synaptic so you installed it. But wait… where is it? It’s not in my gnome menu. This guide will show you where you can find the said application. As an example we will be installing ntfs-3g in Synaptic and seeing where it is installed. First...

Disable System Beeps in Ubuntu Late at night, if you listen very closely you can hear Ubuntu users say… “Ugh… those annoying beeps I hear while doing certain things in Ubuntu drive me insane! How come even when I turn down my speakers I still hear these beeps?!”. Well guess what… You can disable those beeps...

Disable the Splash Screen in Ubuntu Sure, it looks cool seeing the splash screen in Ubuntu and seeing all those pretty little icons load. However, do you know by disabling this splash screen you can find yourself getting to work 3-4 seconds faster? From your Ubuntu menu click “System”, “Preferences” and finally...