some nice tips over at lifeHacker on dealing with Firefox memory issues
1. Right-click any blank area in the about:config window and choose New > Integer from the pop-up menu.
2. The New Integer Value box will open. Copy and paste this setting name into the open dialog box: browser.cache.memory.capacity
3. In the Enter Integer Value box that opens, enter -1 to preserve Firefox’s default operational mode.
4. To customize the setting to your computer’s physical memory, consult this MozillaZine page. For RAM sizes between 512BM and 1GB, start with 15000. For RAM sizes between 128MB and 512M, try 5000. Note: If you have less than 128MB of RAM, that’s probably the cause of your Firefox issues.
for more info checkout the post @ lifehacker
gExodus is a nice tool that can forward all of your messages to your gmail account. note that the date will not be conserved as the message is being forwarded, but you can add a prefix to all the subjects e.g. ” [imported] e-mail subject “. Keep reading »
Good tips over at Chrono Tron on how to use your machine w/out a mouse!
from the article: Keep reading »
“Of Zen and Computing” has some tips on creating and keeping track of secure passwords
from the site:
Do not use names, nor words found in the dictionary. There are programs and viruses that spend all day slamming networks with dictionary attacks; dictionary attack is a term for a brute force cracking method wherein the criminal tries to log into a computer hundreds of times per second, using random combinations of names and words found in the dictionary.
An introduction for OpenOffice’s Web wizard has been posted over at SearchOpenSource.com it offers some cool tips and explains what the web wizard can do for you. Keep reading »
