If Mozilla Firefox is your favorite web browser, read the following tips on how to speed it up.

There are a lot of advantages of using Firefox. Its supporters argue that it is the safer and most versatile from all browsers that are currently operating on the Internet. Of course, even if many people are fanatic of the “fox”, the truth is that sometimes it’s a  little slow especially if someone has 4 windows opened simultaneously with 20 tabs each. Yet there is a way to make your favorite browser really fast. To do so you would have to tweak a few values found in Firefox config.

Older and more experienced users are certainly familiar with the process, but even if you are a novice user, you need not worry as the instructions we will give below are simple and you can follow them without any problem. All you have to remember is to note the changes you have made (in case something goes wrong and you want to reset) and also to restart Firefox when finished.

Reduce the size of RAM used by Firefox for the cache.

1. Type “about: config” (without the quotation marks) in the address bar of the browser.
2. Find the value “browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewer”
3. Change the number to “0″ (zero)

Reduce significantly the time needed for the Firefox to “load” a page.

1. Type “about: config” (without quotation marks) in the address bar of the browser.
2. Find and change the following:

Find the “network.http.pipelining” and change it from “false” to “true”.
Find the “network.http.proxy.pipelining” and change it from “false” to “true”
Find the “network.http.pipelining.maxrequests” and change the number to 10.

In this way, Firefox will make 10 “load requests” at each site thus significantly reducing the time it takes for each page to open.

3. Finally, right-click anywhere in the “config” page and select New-> Integer. Name the value “nglayout.initialpaint.delay” and put the value to “0″ (zero).

If you are using an ADSL connection, you will see how your pages ‘load’ a lot faster now.

Reduce the size of RAM used by Firefox at 10MB when it is minimized.

1. Type about: config in the address bar and press Enter.
2. Right Click anywhere on the page and select New -> Boolean.
3. In the box that appears enter “config.trim_on_minimize“. And press Enter.
4. Now select True and press Enter.
5. Now Restart Firefox.

When you rely on a computer for work or recreation, you have to learn to prepare for the worse. There will be a day when your hard drive may crash. It will give a faint warning by making weird grinding noises. After that happens, all of a sudden your screen will go black. Unfortunately, when this happens, people are not prepared for it. Most users, will go throughout their entire computing lives, without making a single back up of their data on the hard drive. Or they will back up data only once a year, and are surprised when this data is not updated, when they try to restore it. At the very least, you should have your system set up with system restore points every couple of days. Luckily, even in the event of a hard drive crash, there are ways to be able to save the data on a crashed disk.

The first method that you should use in trying to save the data from your hard drive, is to use a specialized software solution that is specifically made for this task. There are many different programs that can help you accomplish this. The best all-in-one computer repair software to help you restore your data is Spotmau Powersuite. This software, in addition to restoring data from a crashed hard-disk, is a complete computer repair solution which can be used for many different computer problems as described in the official Spotmau website here. The Spotmau Powersuite program can help you solve your data recovery problems guaranteed.

The second method in recovering data on a crashed hard drive, is to hook the drive up to another computer. You have to make sure that the drive is hooked up as the secondary drive, or slave drive. This will allow you to see the hard drive contents without using that same hard drive to boot up. If there is anything to be found on the drive, you will be able to access from the Windows explorer menu of this new computer.

These are the two ways that you can recover data from a crashed hard drive. Neither technique is fullproof but have worked in the past for many users.

I understand your frustration when you have accidentally deleted some important files from your computer, such as documents, family pictures, movie files etc. This has happened to all of us. If this is the case, do not panic. There is a good chance to recover your deleted files.

Let me discuss first some theory behind file recovery. A computer hard disk or any other storage device (USB drives, external disks etc) store each file on a specific area on their surface and then the operating system creates an “indexing table” which specifies the exact disk area where each file is stored. This is used in order for the computer to locate and retrieve the file whenever necessary. Now, when you delete a specific file, you actually delete the “index pointer” for that file and NOT the actual file contents. The operating system thinks that the file is removed but actually the file is still on the disk. Ofcourse, the operating system marks that file area as “empty” so that it can write another file later on if needed. If the operating system did not write other data on top of the deleted file disk area, then you can recover that deleted file.

There are file recovery software on the market today that are capable to scan your computer drive and find any deleted files that can be recovered. I will suggest two of them, one which is completely free and one which you can try out for free and then you can purchase if you find it useful. The first free software is Recuva and the other file recovery software that I recommend is Paretologic Data Recovery program. The later is a commercial tool (very good tool by the way) which you can download and try it for free. First try out the completely free Recuva tool and if it does not find the files you want to recover, then download the Paretologic Data Recovery tool and give it a try (free scanning).

I hope you find the precious lost files that you are looking for. Good luck!!

As we all know by now, the cell phone has become a huge part of the normal person’s everyday life. In the last several years, there has been a subset of the cell phone market that has stood out above the others. This would be the smart phone. More people have seen the advantages of using a smart phone and as a result, they have become more popular than ever. With their abilities, that are similar to a home computer, they allow a person to be connected no matter where they are. The business enterprise is one of the biggest consumers of smart phone technology. Usually their tool of choice is the Blackberry. A Blackberry was especially made for business consumers and even with the emergence of the IPhone, has remained the number one smart phone in the enterprise.

With the wide usage of the Blackberry in the enterprise, syncing network servers to take advantage of this technology can be a huge undertaking. It takes a large amount of specialty knowledge about the Blackberry, to make sure that everything is just right. This is why companies are looking for certified specialists to handle jobs such as these. With a Blackberry Certification, this will tell employers that you are one of these people. Taking and passing the Blackberry Certification test will show that you are able to handle any problems that might arise with administering and supporting the company’s Blackberries and their enterprise servers.

Smart phones are the hottest technology right now, and with this certification, you can put yourself right in the middle of it. There are plenty of companies that are looking for technicians to support their employees Blackberry use. Become one of the people that are able to do just that.

There has been a quiet revolution in computers over the past couple of years, but only developers and IT professionals are aware of it. This revolution involves the new found popularity of virtual machines. While different types of virtual machines have been around for decades, they are now more popular than ever. People have figured out clever uses for using virtual machines in everyday settings. If you are scared to open a file because you think that it might be a piece of malware, then you can just open it, in a vm image and let the damage happen in there. Also you can use the power of virtual machines, to make your computing sessions portable. You can easily make an image of your hard drive, and use it on any system that has a vm player installed. Also, virtual machines are extensively used in Enterprise I.T infrastructures, with the advantage being that a single hardware machine can host several virtual servers. The leader in this field right now is of course VmWare.

Most people that get a certification in the IT profession will know how to handle servers in an enterprise setting. What they will have a problem with though, is trying to set up an enterprise server in a virtual setting. There are special needs and precautions that one must take when they are deploying servers in this manner. A virtual server set up, can be a delicate eco system, which one must be careful. Becoming a VmWare Certified professional will show that you know how to do this. You will receive all of the proper training that you need to be able to accomplish the task. You will also be able to physically display the VCP logo, on your web site or business cards. This brings an extra level of professionalism while you are stating your case to your employer.

Becoming someone who is a VmWare Certified Professional will help you in the long run with your employment goals. Virtual Machines are popular in the present and they will be even more so in the future. Show your new boss that you are already one step ahead.