10 Quick Computer Fixes

Your computer running Windows isn’t running in the same speed that it used to run when you first used it. It’s slower, crappy, takes a while to start and tests your patience like anything. There are many reasons for this, let’s try fixing up a few things on your slow Windows PC:

Slow Start Up
There can be a variety of reasons to Windows loading slow during start up. Go to Run, type msconfig and hit enter. Under the ‘Start Up’ tab, uncheck the unwanted programs and press OK. Things should be a bit fine the next time Windows boots.

Another program worth mentioning here is StartUp Delayer which will help in setting after how much time programs should be loaded after Windows boots. For instance, you could set your instant messenger program to load 50 seconds after Windows starts up.

Slow Loading Start Menu
If the Start Menu items are loading slowly, you can open the Registry Editor by typing in the Run menu ‘regedit.exe’ and pressing Enter. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop. Look for MenuShowDelay, and double click to edit the value. The lower the number specified, the faster the Start Menu will load.

Slow Right Click Context Menu
Probably the Windows Right Click menu on your computer is loading slow because too many programs added unwanted entries there. Just download this program called Mmm, install it and then modify your context menu to remove unwanted items to speed it up.

Slow Send To Menu
If the Send To menu loads slowly, you can type ’sendto’ in the Run Dialog, and remove unwanted items in the Explorer Window that appears. This should add some speed to it.

Slow Defragmentation
The Windows Defragmenter can’t get any slower. You need to have an alternative to the Windows Defragmenter, and Defraggler is just one of the best ones available in the market. It’s free, and works like a charm and can speed up defragmentation manifold. For some alternatives, see Five Free Programs to Defragment your PC.

Slow loading My Computer Window
If the My Computer Window loads slowly, in the Explorer Window, go to Tools >> Folder Options >> View and uncheck ‘Automatically search for network folders and printers”

Slow loading Add or Remove Programs Applet
This is one of the most annoying piece of programs present in Windows, it takes ages to load if you have a considerable number of programs installed on your computer. You can either use the all-in-one CCleaner for this purpose, or get MyUninstaller that comes as a speedy replacement for Add or Remove Programs.

Slow Ending of Unresponsive Programs
If you’ve clicked on ‘End Task’ if any program is running unresponsive, you might have noticed that the program is not terminated immediately. You can alter this by going to Run >> regedit.exe >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ and change this value to 1000.

Disable Animations and Appearance Overhauls to maximize performance
If you’re a serious performance junkie, you probably won’t bother about eyecandy. Go to Systemperformance up a bit. Properties in the Control Panel. Click ‘Advanced’, then ‘Performance’ and click ‘Adjust for best performance’. This might boost your PC’s

Additional Tips:

- Always keep your computer clean. Remove Junk and Unnecessary registry entries. Use CCleaner for this purpose, one excellent tool that just does what it says.

- Don’t keep installing software. Install a program only if it really serves you a purpose.

- Keep as less programs as possible running on the System Tray. This essentially means reducing the number of programs that start during Windows start up.

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Opening Links in a New Window

Getting traffic to your site is one thing. Keeping traffic is another!

In most situations you will want links in your site or blog to open an entirely new window. In other words, when someone clicks on one of your links you want the destination site to open in a new window. Usually, the window you are in will close and you will only see the destination site.

Why open links in a new window?

• Most of the time we really don't want to loose our visitors
• The more eye-time your site gets the more chance you have of building a relationship and making money
• Once your site visitor leaves they may never find their way back to your site

That's why... so here's how to do it...

To get a link to open in a new browser window, what you do is add the target="_blank" attribute to your link tag, like this:

<a href= "http://worldape.blogger.com" target="_blank"> Visit WorldApe!</a>

The link given above will give you the following link:

Visit WorldApe!

Easy Steps for those in need:

1) Copy and paste the HTML (shown below) into your site or blog
2) Change the URL to the destination site
3) Change "Visit WorldApe!" to whatever you want it to say - such as "Click Me!"
4) Bookmark this site - It takes 2 seconds and it will save you the pain of finding it again!

Good luck!

Supercharged Google Searches

The following link will take you to a great tool for supercharging your Google searches

This is a VERY powerful searching tool!

It may look simple - but this little search panel helps you get the most from your Google searches. This is one of the easiest ways to find ANY songs you want (mp3), torrents, pdfs, university courses etc.

This search WILL save you time.

Check out the link below... If you like it - then come back and BOOKMARK this site.

Great FREE tips are often hard to find!

Here's the link - Click This!

You could use special google hacks to get the same information. But why bother when this guy has done the hard work already.

Enjoy!

Build a Brand - Use Your Name

My post is in regards to ONE-TO-ONE communication online. In other words, when you are interacting with other individuals in some form of conversation. I’m not talking about promotions, advertising, or any other form of marketing. I’m talking primarily about COMMUNICATIONS online. People have been branding you for long enough. My advice is... it is now time to brand yourself!

Your marketing efforts will yield better results if you posted as an INDIVIDUAL instead — and that’s my primary point. Prospects have a stronger bond with individuals and not things or company brands.

Do we buy from Virgin America and not Richard Branson? OF COURSE. But if Virgin America tried to effectively use Twitter for their marketing, they’d be better off doing through A *REAL* PERSON that ‘represented’ Virgin America; and no it wouldn’t have to be Richard Branson himself. But prospects would feel ‘closer’ to VA if they could bond with an actual representative from the company. A good example of this is Matt Cutts the “Google Guy” that is very involved in online discussions on behalf of Google.

Do you know who the largest “figure head” personalities in the world are? CEOs. CEOs are carefully hired to be that personal representative on behalf of a large company to Wall Street, the media, and to large clients. Why doesn’t IBM just hold earnings report conference calls with a disguised voice and just a big IBM logo? Because of the HUMAN ELEMENT. People want to hear from the CEO. That’s who they are connected to when dealing with that component of that company.

And, no, I’m certainly not saying that all consumers are worried about connecting with the CEO of a company they buy from. But my point is, in any ‘personal’ communication it will ALWAYS be 1,000 times more effective if it’s truly PERSON-TO-PERSON. Human beings want to interact with other human beings, not ‘things’ company logos/names, etc. And that’s why EVERY successful company has REPRESENTATIVES that communicate with the market, the media, and with their partners.

It’s no different online.

Bear in mind that this has nothing to with asset structuring and being able to sell a business. Sure, using your name CAN cause problems down stream when you look to sell. But I think it is better to put yourself on the line and think about the long term. Besides, there are MANY people's names that are STILL worth a mint - even after they are gone. But i'll keep that discussion for another time.

It depends on whether you are interested in building a business or stamping your mark on the fabric of time. That choice is totally yours!