Linggo, Marso 13, 2011

How to choose a good Video Card for your PC

1. Know the purpose.
If you are a gamer you probably need a powerful video card for your PC games but if you are a non gamer built in video card is fine.

2.Check what kind of video card you are using. 
There are two kinds of video card AGP which is the old one and the new one is PCI-E. Make sure to check what kind of video card you are using before you buy a new video card.

3.Set your budget.

4. Look for the source
You can look for a new video card at malls, online shops or ask anyone if they know a good but cheaper video card.

5. Compare. 
Don't go for one brand. You can also try to look for other brands. You can review video cards at this site
www.gpureview.com


6. Ask Questions
If you are in the local store, don't be shy to ask questions. Remember you are a customer and you have the right to ask questions and be educated. Its their job to give you information about the products that they are selling. 

How to Speed Up your Google Chrome

If you are using Google Chrome, follow these steps on how to increase the speed of your internet.

Disable anti-phishing filter
To do this go to Tools Menu, Options and Advanced 


Disable usage statistics 
To do this go to Tools Menu, Options, Advanced and uncheck the box "Send Usage data to Google"


Disable DNS Preload 
To do this go to Tools MenuOptionsAdvanced  and uncheck the box "Use DNS preload"


Disable Dev-Tools 


Disable metric system 

How to Speed Up your Internet Explorer

If you are using Internet Explorer, follow these steps on how to speed up your internet.

STEPS:
1. Click START > RUN 

2. Type "regedit" and click OK.

3. Go to the left side and find
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current\Version\Internet Settings

4. Go to the right side.

5. Look for 
MaxConnectionPerServer 
MaxConnectionPer1_0Server

6. If these values are existing, right click on the first value (MaxConnectionPerServer)
Select Modify from the drop down menu, click Decimal, and set the Value data field to 6.
Repeat this for the MaxConnectionPer1_0Server 


7. If MaxConnectionPerServer and MaxConnectionPer1_0Server are not existing, right click on the white screen click New and click DWORD value.

8. Enter MaxConnectionsPerServer for the name of the new DWORD value and press ENTER.
The new value will now appear.

9. Right click the new value and click Modify.

10. In step 6, click Decimal and set the value data field to 6 and click Ok.

11. Repeat steps 7 to 10 using MaxConnectionPer1_0Server as the new DWORD

12. Try to open new Internet Explorer. Enjoy!