Ladies and Gentlemen, I have an announcement to make. If you have been following my blog, I thank you wholeheartedly. I now regret to inform you that I need to slightly inconvenience you by asking that you now refer to HERE to read my blog entries. I will no longer be writing much in this blog. There is no real reason why I have changed blogs, it is just one of my many whims. Mainly, it is because Windows Spaces looks nice and works better in Windows Live Writer.

I will still come regularly to check the chat box, and even if I don't reply, I DO read them, so feel free to say anything you want, like things I should talk about, or things I shouldn't talk about. Stuff like that.

Thank You, and I apologize again for this minor inconvenience.

***For your general information, the word "HERE" is a hyperlink. ***

Joke.

0 comments Posted by Mangenkyo on Friday, March 28, 2008

Haha..  I read this on the net :  


At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated:

"If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving twenty-five dollar cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon."

In response to Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press release stating (by Mr. Welch himself):

"If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the following characteristics:

1) For no reason whatsoever your car would crash twice a day.
2) Every time they painted new lines on the road you would have to buy a new car.
3) Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason, and you would just accept this, restart and drive on.
4) Occasionally, executing a manoeuvre such as a left turn, would cause your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case you would have to reinstall the engine.
5) Only one person at a time could use the car, unless you bought "Car95" or "CarNT". But then you would have to buy more seats.
6) Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, reliable, five times as fast, and twice as easy to drive, but would only run on five percent of the roads.
7) The oil, water temperature and alternator warning lights would be replaced by a single "general car default" warning light.
8) New seats would force everyone to have the same size butt.
9) The airbag system would say "Are you sure?" before going off.
10) Occasionally for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door handle, turned the key, and grab hold of the radio antenna.
11) GM would also require all car buyers to also purchase a deluxe set of Rand McNally road maps (now a GM subsidiary), even though they neither need them nor want them. Attempting to delete this option would immediately cause the car's performance to diminish by 50% or more. Moreover, GM would become a target for investigation by the Justice Department.
12) Every time GM introduced a new model car buyers would have to learn how to drive all over again because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car.
13) You'd press the "start" button to shut off the engine. 

 

Whee..

0 comments Posted by Mangenkyo on Tuesday, March 25, 2008

I have decided to share some of my computer knowledge, since I am bored and have nothing to do, other than wait till 11, at which time I have to go out, since I am meeting my friend for a barbeque, which will be preceded by a few games of bowling. Now, I am going to share information on how to cause a Windows XP computer to run faster. Some of these steps will work for Vista, but I haven't certified them, since I don't really use Vista, due to my computer being unable to fully support Vista Aero comfortably.


The first step, and probably the most basic and obvious, is to get rid of programs that you don't need. This is done through the 'Add or Remove Programs' software, which can be accessed by going to Start>Control Panel>Add or Remove Programs. Or you could simply press Windows Button + R, to get the run input box, then type 'appwiz.cpl'. Both these methods accomplish the same end.

After you have removed whatever programs you don't need, it's time to get rid of the startup programs. This can be done by pressing Windows Button + R again, and typing 'msconfig' in the input box.  Then, go to the Startup tab, and deselect anything that you don't want starting up when Windows does. This dramatically decreases the startup time of your computer. By startup time, I mean the time when you can actually start using your desktop, and running stuff, like your Internet Browser, or MSN Messenger. You could also go to the Services tab, and start deselecting services you don't use, but I recommend typing 'services.msc' at the Run window if you want to do that. The services descriptions in Msconfig are quite pathetic. The description is better in the Services.msc control. If you have multiple OS's on your computer, then you may want to proceed to the Boot.ini tab, and change the timeout to something like 5, to give you sufficient time to select an operating system.

You should also defrag your hard disk often. I personally do not like Windows default defragger. However, I cannot find a better, and easier to use alternative. To defrag the drive, go to My Computer, and right click the drive you want to defrag. Click on properties, and when the window opens, click tools. There should be a Defrag Now option. Select a hard disk, and click the analyse button. The computer will analyse the disk and later tell you if defragmentation is recommended. If defragging is recommended, then defrag the drive.

By following these steps, one can increase the responsiveness of your Windows system without having to go into the registry, which can be very dangerous if not done properly. My computer, by the way, took more than 1 minute 30 seconds to get it started up. Now, it takes about 40 seconds on average. 

All this is done at your own risk, and in the unlikely event that something goes wrong, please do not blame me.

 

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