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Sorry I can't help with the CPU usage problem, but Mark sent me this link the other day from LifeHacker showing you how you can reduce the RAM that Firefox uses up. It's pretty neat to see it go from 150MB down to 6-8MB just by minimizing it:Sounds great, I will try that too!
http://tech.cybernet...firefox-memory-leak/-Deozaan (April 17, 2006, 10:55 PM)
maybe we should think of some ideas for segments:You mean like
1) get a digital handheld recorder and go on the street and do some interviews with people.
suggested questions:
[...]
see if you get some funny answers.-mouser (April 16, 2006, 09:12 AM)
In the future you'll likely see automated article classification added, which should be interesting indeed.Sounds great! Based on keywords in the articles already saved that should be possible with a good hit ratio.-nevf (March 21, 2006, 01:52 AM)
[...] I watched a guy who was in love with it show off a bit. He talked about finding a topic quickly pressed a couple of search keys and started typing his word. (He knew where the cursor would be and that he could type right away [...]Where did you watch me working with AutoHotkey?!?-Rover (March 17, 2006, 12:07 PM)
Summary:
E-newsletters that are informative, convenient, and timely are often preferred over other media. However, a new study found that only 11% of newsletters were read thoroughly, so layout and content scannability are paramount.
Obviosly the reading pattern will have something to do with how the layout of the site is done. I'd be much more interested in some tests that show how easily users lose interest / are confused by various site layouts. For example, something like slashdot tries to cram too much information onto the screen - but it's still only a pretty mild case.You are totally right. A site has to 'come to the point' in a reasonably amount of time - and with bazillions of other sites out there the user is just one click away from going to another/a better one.-f0dder (April 17, 2006, 06:15 AM)
But the description sounds like you need to save it once manually before autosave could kick in - so it's just 50% of the solution I had in mindI'm looking forward to see the first forum software applying something like Google Mail's auto-save feature! For those who aren't using Google Mail: it automatically saves a draft of what you have typed every two minutes or when you click the save button. Just a small step for forum soft, but a giant leap for users who don't save/copy long texts often enough!-brotherS (April 17, 2006, 04:00 AM)
FF has Save Text Area extension:
https://addons.mozil...rg/addon.php?id=1046
i havent tried it, probably it can autosave everything.-kimmchii (April 17, 2006, 05:49 AM)
Save $200 in 2 minutes and have the worlds best writing penCool!! Thanks for sharing!
(use mont blanc refills in another pen)
http://www.instructa...0299AD7001143E7E506/-mouser (April 17, 2006, 04:48 AM)
Step 8 Dial 911
[Due to the violent nature of this step, we have not included a picture] Using any sharp implement [scissors, knife, axe, etc] cut the refil to be the same length as the original ink. [please use adult supervision]
Actually I've probably gone a bit overboard in that respect. My setup isWOW!!
Drive C: OS and things such as the startmenu files
D: Applications related to the management of the computer itself eg my backup software
E: regular applications eg MS Office
F: data, My Documents etc
G: downloaded software
H: essential downloads (stuff I've purchased and backup more carefully)
And that's just disk 1.-JeffK (April 16, 2006, 10:31 AM)
Wow, Im still new here. I didn't think I would win anything so soon.Welcome! I bet you'll find even more benefits on this site
Thanks-Sleye165 (April 16, 2006, 05:33 PM)
I read about your strange experience above - I'm using a tiny AutoHotkey script to search DCBefore the smart keywords you needed to manually customize a keyword for a quick search to do the trick.-brotherS (April 17, 2006, 03:54 AM)
I did that - but you do have to be careful in the keyword you choose. Try DC as a keyword and see what happens.-Carol Haynes (April 17, 2006, 05:04 AM)
I just spent some time playing with the google calendar. I have to say they have a nice interface, (ajax rocksAirSet's feature "Sync with Outlook and Palm desktop" sounds good, lets see what Google will add) but thus far there is no way to sync with my Treo, so the interface is just not useful to me. I will stick with http://www.airset.com until google develops enough functionality to replace it. What I really wish is that airset would adopt the ajax interface style of the google calendar or of http://kiko.com.
I guess I will just watch and wait-thomthowolf (April 16, 2006, 05:58 PM)
Also looking for more people to join the team. Unfortuneately, to begin with, it wouldn't be a paid position. But you would gain more experience in Web 2.0 technologies - and as working as a team.Too bad I can only code with AHK-Redhat (April 16, 2006, 01:30 PM)
When writing long forum posts, they go to notepad and get a ctrl+s. I almost always start out in the quick reply, sometimes move (ctrl-a, ctrl-c, ctrl-v) to the "normal" reply (if I need to attach files etc), sometimes to notepad. I've had a browser crash/stall on me too many times with long posts.I'm looking forward to see the first forum software applying something like Google Mail's auto-save feature! For those who aren't using Google Mail: it automatically saves a draft of what you have typed every two minutes or when you click the save button. Just a small step for forum soft, but a giant leap for users who don't save/copy long texts often enough!-f0dder (April 17, 2006, 03:21 AM)
i prefer Smart Keywords search, it is just so much easier to use.Nice to see they improved it! Like you (and being a true keyboard user), I never liked to add searches (I even removed the search field from Firefox). Before the smart keywords you needed to manually customize a keyword for a quick search to do the trick.-kimmchii (April 16, 2006, 07:52 PM)
Hrm, on my XP system only the device I select is removed?Same here (W2k), maybe we don't get what he tried to say? Screenshots would be helpful.-f0dder (April 16, 2006, 05:38 AM)
Hi. One of my board members works in a platform that, for some reason, enters twice when they hit the Enter key once.Not that it would help me fixing it, but which OS is that? Something old and buggy like Windows 95 or 98?-Harrie (April 16, 2006, 05:41 AM)
I currently use Mike Lin's Startup Control Panel http://www.mlin.net/ but will probably add Startup Delayer (RJL Software) for ultimate control of startup sequence. Mike lin also has the Startup Monitor mentioned above which is more a security thing. My system is still win98 so I have no idea if this will work on xp or anything else. I'd love to know though, so if anyone else uses the Startup Control Panel under xp let me know!StartupCPL aka Startup Control Panel works for Windows 2000 and XP too, I'm always recommending that for ease of use.-bliss (April 15, 2006, 09:31 PM)
- it's FAR better than Windows 98 
!My Best Tip: Dont load anything unless you can really justify it! Convenient buttons can easily create an inconvenient operating system.
Amorak doesn't change your files, instead it creates a bookmark that is initiated when the matching file name appears in winamp again.I'm trying Amorak too now. It's a shame it looks as outdated as MuchFX. Besides the looks, Amorak really needs an update: I can't use the very useful autosave option since that throws up error messages when listening to streams... also Amorak doesn't support Winamp 5's very useful global hotkeys.
in the screengrab the bottom right panel is 'Amorak'. you can see i've named two 'bookmarks' for the 'Mojove Plan' track.-nudone (April 14, 2006, 03:27 AM)
He must be a pro PC basher, you virtually could bash every single part! 
Do a search on Google for MuchFX. It's a great Plugin for Winamp which even allows for stacking of DSP plugins. I've been using it for a long time without problems...Cool, thanks! http://sourceforge.n...s.php?group_id=90732 is the URL - I just wish it would look as good as it works... One can't hide it completely while it's running, right? Just minimizing?-UPieper (April 15, 2006, 03:29 PM)
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