10 Simple Ways To Speed Up Windows Vista

Windows Vista is a rather heavy operating system with many neat features, but unfortunately they all come at a price. Right out of the box it requires a pretty hefty system to run (arguably). Before you run out and buy a new computer just so you can run your base operating system, check out these 10 Simple Ways To Speedup Windows Vista tips to lighten the load. This is just the first in the series, so many of them may be very apparent to those experienced in tweaking. If you’re still using Windows XP, then check out 10 Simple Ways To Speedup Windows XP.

This article details the following 10 tips:

1. Turn off UAC, or at least make it less annoying
2. Disable Aero
3. ReadyBoost
4. Tweak Indexing Service
5. While you are at it, fix the rest of your search options.
6. Get rid of the sidebar
7. Defender has a use?
8. Tweak your services
9. How to find out the next area for improvement – Tweak your programs
10. Not really a tweak but…

To learn more please read the entire article at its source: 10 Simple Ways To Speed Up Windows Vista

DivX Pro v6.7.0.28

The DivX Codec takes the power of advanced digital video compression to the next level, encoding video at resolutions up to high-definition 1920 x 1080. That's right, you heard it straight: 1080i and 1080p, at a fraction of the file size. What more can we say? Wait, we almost forgot, there is more. Read on, dear friend, for a list of DivX Codec features.

Features:
* Compress digital video 5 to 10 times more than MPEG-2/DVD format and hundreds of times over raw digital video
* Encode high-definition (HD) video at resolutions up to 1080p
* Maximized performance for all HyperThreaded, dual core and dual CPU (SMP) systems
* Improved support for interlaced video
* Six carefully optimized encoding modes for balancing visual quality and performance
* Automated noise reduction reduces grain and low-light noise (common with DV cameras) without significantly degrading the video

DivX Pro includes:
DivX Player 6.6
DivX Community Codec 6.7
DivX Web Player 1.3.1
DivX Converter 6.5
DivX Pro Codec 6.7

Changelog
* Compress 2 to 4 times less than MPEG-4/AVC format with quality 2 to 3 times worse.
* Crash Vista often

Download : DivX Pro v6.7.0.28

DFX v8.360 Power Pack

DFX enhances your music listening experience by improving the sound quality of MP3, Windows Media, Internet radio and other music files. With DFX you can transform the sound of your PC into that of an expensive stereo system placed in a perfectly designed listening environment. Renew stereo depth, boost your audio levels and produce a deep, rich bass sound.

DFX Audio Enhancement Features:
· Advanced DSP Sound Enhancement Effects
· Speakers and Headphones Optimization
· Finely-tuned, Customizable Music Presets
· Dynamic Sound Spectrum Analyzer
· Powerful Audio Processing Modes
· Stylish, Shapely Skins
· Space Saving Mini-mode Interface
· 5.1/7.1 Surround Sound Support

DFX dramatically improves your digital audio experience with:
· 3D Surround Sound - Immerse yourself inside the music
· Stereo Ambience - renew lost stereo depth High Fidelity Restoration
· Dynamic Gain Boosting - pump up the volume
· Headphones Optimization - Hear more pleasant, natural sounds with headphones
· Customizable Music Presets - Select finely-tuned settings for many styles of music
· Booming HyperBass - produce deep, rich bass sounds
· High Fidelity Restoration - eliminate that "muffled" sound
· Spectrum Analyzer - "See" DFX enhance your sound
· Music and Speech Modes - Get optimized sound for any type of audio
· Customizable Skins - Choose from hundreds of skins

Advanced DSP Sound Effects:
* Harmonic Fidelity Restoration.
Adding Fidelity to your audio eliminates the "muffled" sound that is an artifact of the data compression algorithms used in Internet audio formats. DFX compensates for this loss of high frequency fidelity by carefully regenerating the missing high frequency harmonics in the audio. This harmonic restoration is performed using patent-pending technology that carefully synthesizes high frequency harmonics to replace the harmonics lost during the encoding process.

* Ambience, Stereo Imaging.
Adding Ambience to your audio compensates for the lost or diminished stereo depth that is the result of closely located speakers, poor listening environments, and sonic losses due to data compression of Internet audio formats. DFX compensates for the reduced stereo imaging and depth of PC audio by carefully regenerating the ambience and stereo depth. This same ambience processing has been used by Grammy winning engineers of artists such as Alanis Morissette and Ella Fitzgerald.

* 3D Surround Sound.
Using the 3D Surround Sound component adds amazing depth and body to your audio, compensating for monitoring limitations and sonic losses due to data compression. With 3D Surround processing the sounds will surround you, virtually putting you inside the music! 3D Surround enhances the sound played on conventional 2-speaker systems and makes even small PC speaker systems sound larger and richer. It is also fully compatible with Surround Sound playback systems.

* HyperBass.
Using the HyperBass component adds deep, rich bass sound to your audio by compensating for the bass limitations of almost all PC-based audio systems and data-compressed audio formats. DFX does this by carefully regenerating the low frequency harmonics, thus increasing the perceived bass, but without exceeding the speakers physical limits, adding or changing speakers or amplifiers, and without increased power consumption. HyperBass greatly improves the bass performance of any sound system.

* Dynamic Gain Boosting.
Adding Dynamic Boost increases the perceived loudness of your audio while minimizing distortion levels, particularly when using Internet audio systems. By adding Dynamic Gain Boosting, your playback system will sound twice as loud without losing any punch on loud passages.
Typical PC-based multimedia playback systems and even home stereo playback systems suffer from limited dynamic range and headroom. Dynamic Boost compensates for this limited headroom by carefully processing the audio to increase the perceived loudness of the audio without altering the perceived dynamic range.

New and improved features in DFX 8:
- Improved sound enhancement processing including full 5.1 and 7.1 Surround Sound support
- Enhanced stylish interface
- New vertical mini-mode which nicely integrates with media players
- Smart player snapping and auto-minimize
- Informative audio status display

Download : DFX v8.360 For WinAmp
Download : DFX v8.360 For Windows Media Player
Download : DFX v8.360 For RealPlayer
Download : DFX v8.360 For MusicMatch.JukeBox
Download : DFX v8.360 For J.River Music Center
Download : DFX v8.360 For Yahoo! Music

Orbit Downloader v2.4.1

Orbit is a download accelerator and manager based on P2P techonology. And it has advanced robust multithread download algorithm implemented with high quality.

Orbit integrates seamlessly into Microsoft Internet Explorer to automatically handle your downloads. Using Orbit you can easily download files from any remote server via HTTP, FTP, RTSP, MMS. With Orbit the downloading process will be as easy as nerver before. Orbit is a light-weight, powerful and easy-to-use application. Also it is well-known for its intuitive and user-friendly interface.

Changes :

* Greatly improved download speed by optimizing chunk-downloading algorithm
* Optimized mirror and peer selection algorithm, improved download efficiency
* Fix: downloads stalled in rare cases
* Fix: rare crash bug when downloading
* Fix: Grab++ failure with IE
* Change: make update process more smoothly

Download : Orbit Downloader v2.4.1

BitTorrent Memblokir Pengguna dari AS dan Kanada

Dua website BitTorrent populer, Isohunt.com dan Demonoid.com, memblokir pengguna yang berasal dari Amerika Utara (AS dan Kanada). Menurut pihak Isohunt, pemblokiran ini dikarenakan Amerika Serikat berperilaku memusuhi teknologi P2P. Apalagi ditambah dengan tuntutan hukum yang sedang mereka terima dari MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America). Pihak Isohunt merasa tidak ada lagi jaminan keamanan dan privasi di AS.

Begitupula dengan Demonoid yang berbasis di Kanada, yang juga memutuskan user-nya yang berada di Kanada. Beberapa spekulasi yang muncul antara lain website Demonoid.com telah dibabat oleh Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) atau mengalami kerusakan server yang fatal. User BitTorrent dari kanada yang ingin mengakses akan segera dialihkan ke halaman pengalihan. Dijelaskan hal tersebut terpaksa dilakukan karena mereka menerima surat dari pengacara CRIA, yang mengancam akan mengambil jalur hukum.

Info : www.dailytech.com

Firefox Running Slow? Make It Fast Again Without Re-Installation

Problem: You cannot imagine life without Firefox but over time, your favorite browser keeps getting slower and slower.

Not only is it slow, Firefox sometimes hangs for no reason, consumes a large amount of memory and CPU usage can climb to 90% or more when you have multiple tabs open simultaneously.

You have uninstalled most of the extensions and toolbars, deleted all the cookies and internet temporary files, cleared up the file download queue and disabled the background check for software updates - but none of this has helped you speed-up Firefox.

Solution: This is a common problem especially if you have been running Firefox for some time - I don't know why Firefox slows down but here's a small trick to rejuvenate the aged copy of Firefox without doing a fresh install.

Step 1: Start Firefox and export your bookmarks as a file on your hard-drive (we'll need them later).



Step 2: Type firefox.exe - P in the Run box of Windows. (see screenshot)

Step 3: Click the Create Profile button without making any modifications to your existing profile (which is normally called "default")



Now when you Start Firefox in the new profile, you are very likely to be impressed with the speed. You can import the bookmarks that you saved in Step 1. If you have made any changes to the Firefox Dictionary, copy the persdict.dat word list file from the old profile folder to the new one.


Yes, there won't be any old Firefox add-ons in the new profile but the browser will be extremely quick and won't hog the CPU - just the way you want Firefox to run on your computer.

And if you ever need to revert to the old profile, just type Firefox -P again and click the old profile. Nothing is lost.

Some more Firefox Tips and Tricks:

» Tweaks for Firefox Search Bar
» Firefox Extensions That You Thought Were Safe
» Fixes for Firefox Memory Problems

This article is written by Amit Agarwal, a professional blogger and technology columnist. You can subscribe to Digital Inspiration feeds here.

Make IE7 open pop-ups in a new tab

Tabs are one of the best new features in Internet Explorer 7. I like them because they keep my task bar clean of extra Internet Explorer instances. The only problem I have is with pop-ups that are on my allow list such as when I write a new message in Outlook Web Access.

Follow these steps to configure Internet Explorer 7 to always open up pop-ups in a new tab instead of a new browser window:

1. While IE7 is running, click on Tools and select Internet Options.
2. On the General tab under the Tabs section hit Settings.
3. Under the When a pop-up is encountered section, select Always open pop-ups in a new tab. I also like using the Let Internet Explorer decide how pop-ups should open option because of some web sites I visit.
4. Hit OK and you are finished.