Comments on: Technology Advice http://techliberation.com/2008/01/05/technology-advice/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Sun, 27 May 2012 07:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DamionKutaeff http://techliberation.com/2008/01/05/technology-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-46324 DamionKutaeff Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:55:49 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2008/01/05/technology-advice/#comment-46324 <p>Hello everybody, my name is Damion, and I'm glad to join your conmunity,<br>and wish to assit as far as possible.</p> Hello everybody, my name is Damion, and I’m glad to join your conmunity,
and wish to assit as far as possible.

]]> By: DamionKutaeff http://techliberation.com/2008/01/05/technology-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-40309 DamionKutaeff Sun, 23 Mar 2008 09:55:49 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2008/01/05/technology-advice/#comment-40309 <p>Hello everybody, my name is Damion, and I'm glad to join your conmunity, and wish to assit as far as possible.</p> Hello everybody, my name is Damion, and I’m glad to join your conmunity, and wish to assit as far as possible.

]]> By: VM http://techliberation.com/2008/01/05/technology-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-40308 VM Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:00:50 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2008/01/05/technology-advice/#comment-40308 <p><b>Steps to clean your system in a recoverable way</b> -</p> <ol> <li>Delete all files by moving them to an unused partition. You can use a "Deleted" folder instead of a different partition for the same purpose. <li>Run a file system filter driver (e.g. one used by Process Monitor from SysInternals.com) that copies/restores the file if any application attempts to open it (in at least read mode), so that the Open call does not fail. <li>Use your system aggressively for a week (or a month if you are paranoid) and see which files were never touched/restored. <li>You don't need these file. Clean the partition or "Deleted" folder when you need more space to perform this system tuning task again. Alternately just delete the oldest files from this list.</li></li></li></li></ol> Steps to clean your system in a recoverable way -

  1. Delete all files by moving them to an unused partition. You can use a “Deleted” folder instead of a different partition for the same purpose.
  2. Run a file system filter driver (e.g. one used by Process Monitor from SysInternals.com) that copies/restores the file if any application attempts to open it (in at least read mode), so that the Open call does not fail.
  3. Use your system aggressively for a week (or a month if you are paranoid) and see which files were never touched/restored.
  4. You don’t need these file. Clean the partition or “Deleted” folder when you need more space to perform this system tuning task again. Alternately just delete the oldest files from this list.
]]> By: VM http://techliberation.com/2008/01/05/technology-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-46323 VM Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:00:50 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2008/01/05/technology-advice/#comment-46323 <p><b>Steps to clean your system in a recoverable way</b> -<ol><br><li>Delete all files by moving them to an unused partition. You can use a "Deleted" folder instead of a different partition for the same purpose.<br></li><li>Run a file system filter driver (e.g. one used by Process Monitor from <a href="http://SysInternals.com">SysInternals.com</a>) that copies/restores the file if any application attempts to open it (in at least read mode), so that the Open call does not fail.<br></li><li>Use your system aggressively for a week (or a month if you are paranoid) and see which files were never touched/restored.<br></li><li>You don't need these file. Clean the partition or "Deleted" folder when you need more space to perform this system tuning task again. Alternately just delete the oldest files from this list.</li></ol></p> Steps to clean your system in a recoverable way -<ol>
<li>Delete all files by moving them to an unused partition. You can use a “Deleted” folder instead of a different partition for the same purpose.
</li><li>Run a file system filter driver (e.g. one used by Process Monitor from SysInternals.com) that copies/restores the file if any application attempts to open it (in at least read mode), so that the Open call does not fail.
</li><li>Use your system aggressively for a week (or a month if you are paranoid) and see which files were never touched/restored.
</li><li>You don’t need these file. Clean the partition or “Deleted” folder when you need more space to perform this system tuning task again. Alternately just delete the oldest files from this list.</li></ol>

]]> By: Richard Bennett http://techliberation.com/2008/01/05/technology-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-40307 Richard Bennett Sun, 06 Jan 2008 01:39:51 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2008/01/05/technology-advice/#comment-40307 <p>If you do a massive file deletion exercise, it's a good idea to defrag your drive afterwards.</p> If you do a massive file deletion exercise, it’s a good idea to defrag your drive afterwards.

]]> By: Richard Bennett http://techliberation.com/2008/01/05/technology-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-46322 Richard Bennett Sun, 06 Jan 2008 01:39:51 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2008/01/05/technology-advice/#comment-46322 <p>If you do a massive file deletion exercise, it's a good idea to defrag your drive afterwards.</p> If you do a massive file deletion exercise, it’s a good idea to defrag your drive afterwards.

]]> By: Erik Schmidt http://techliberation.com/2008/01/05/technology-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-40306 Erik Schmidt Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:37:49 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2008/01/05/technology-advice/#comment-40306 <p>A couple of weeks ago I did an end-of-the-year cleanup and got rid of a bunch of app files. It took me an hour or so to root through and delete them. Total disc savings was well under 50 megs. Then I spent an equal amount of time sifting through my iTunes library and whacked about a gig and a half of unused stuff. Most users will get more benefit and far less risk of an "oops" event by confining their pruning to the low-hanging fruit.</p> A couple of weeks ago I did an end-of-the-year cleanup and got rid of a bunch of app files. It took me an hour or so to root through and delete them. Total disc savings was well under 50 megs. Then I spent an equal amount of time sifting through my iTunes library and whacked about a gig and a half of unused stuff. Most users will get more benefit and far less risk of an “oops” event by confining their pruning to the low-hanging fruit.

]]> By: Erik Schmidt http://techliberation.com/2008/01/05/technology-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-46321 Erik Schmidt Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:37:49 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2008/01/05/technology-advice/#comment-46321 <p>A couple of weeks ago I did an end-of-the-year cleanup and got rid of a bunch of app files. It took me an hour or so to root through and delete them. Total disc savings was well under 50 megs. Then I spent an equal amount of time sifting through my iTunes library and whacked about a gig and a half of unused stuff. Most users will get more benefit and far less risk of an "oops" event by confining their pruning to the low-hanging fruit.</p> A couple of weeks ago I did an end-of-the-year cleanup and got rid of a bunch of app files. It took me an hour or so to root through and delete them. Total disc savings was well under 50 megs. Then I spent an equal amount of time sifting through my iTunes library and whacked about a gig and a half of unused stuff. Most users will get more benefit and far less risk of an “oops” event by confining their pruning to the low-hanging fruit.

]]> By: Mike Linksvayer http://techliberation.com/2008/01/05/technology-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-40305 Mike Linksvayer Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:03:10 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2008/01/05/technology-advice/#comment-40305 <p>It would be ok if it said .msi rather than .exe.</p> <p>It's unfortunate developers are still shipping executable installers.</p> It would be ok if it said .msi rather than .exe.

It’s unfortunate developers are still shipping executable installers.

]]> By: Mike Linksvayer http://techliberation.com/2008/01/05/technology-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-46320 Mike Linksvayer Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:03:10 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2008/01/05/technology-advice/#comment-46320 <p>It would be ok if it said .msi rather than .exe.<br><br>It's unfortunate developers are still shipping executable installers.</p> It would be ok if it said .msi rather than .exe.

It’s unfortunate developers are still shipping executable installers.

]]> By: CodeMonkeySteve http://techliberation.com/2008/01/05/technology-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-40304 CodeMonkeySteve Sat, 05 Jan 2008 18:40:12 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2008/01/05/technology-advice/#comment-40304 <p> (circa 1997) "What's this 'libc.so' thing, it's huge!" *clickity-click* "AGGGH!!!!" </p> <p>Ah, good times ...</p> (circa 1997) “What’s this ‘libc.so’ thing, it’s huge!” *clickity-click* “AGGGH!!!!”

Ah, good times …

]]> By: CodeMonkeySteve http://techliberation.com/2008/01/05/technology-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-46319 CodeMonkeySteve Sat, 05 Jan 2008 18:40:12 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2008/01/05/technology-advice/#comment-46319 <p><br>(circa 1997)<br>"What's this 'libc.so' thing, it's huge!" *clickity-click* "AGGGH!!!!"<br></p> <p><br><br>Ah, good times ...</p>
(circa 1997)
“What’s this ‘libc.so’ thing, it’s huge!” *clickity-click* “AGGGH!!!!”



Ah, good times …

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