Microsoft Anti Spyware Beta. Have you got it?
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A search on Google give below URL wat you wanna know abt computer pagefile
http://www.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555223&SD=tech -
argh!!!Originally posted by SilverPal:Optimise your usage... Minimize on shortcuts, try not to run too many redundant things in the background. Avoid installing different programs that do the same thing. etc.
i need my shortcuts
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thanks =DOriginally posted by sohguanh:A search on Google give below URL wat you wanna know abt computer pagefile
http://www.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555223&SD=tech
but i see liao... eyes became like this @@ -
Get him to explain...Originally posted by shinta:*waiting*
or should i go pester nellie n get him to explain?
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but i see liao... eyes became like this @@
SilverPal already say it is very technical liao mah. All you need to know is operating system like to work with memory, even if it is on disk it will transfer the contents from disk to memory so it can work faster
Analogy.. memory is my desktop. Hard disk is my cupboard. When I want to read a file, I will take the file out from the cupboard and then put on top of the desktop and work on it rite?
Of cuz more finer details like cache memory is like my desktop is very big but cache is the small area just right under my hands while the remaining area of desktop is further away from my hands. So I will take the file from the outside desktop and transfer to the small area under my hands. Anytime I want more information I will look at the whole desktop if cannot find then look in the cupboard. So if desktop very big can put more stuff. Likewise for cupboard.
You may argue then why not make desktop as big as cupboard rite? Well cost and technical feasibility is an issue. Desktop more expensive and hard to make compared to cupboard.
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Pagefile seem to be the concept like say in front desktop too many files liao but I dun wanna put back to cupboard so I put it in a drawer underneath the desk. So when got space I will take the file out from drawer and put on desktop to work on it. How big pagefile size refer to how big the drawer is made in lor. The time it takes to bring it out from drawer is of cuz much faster than look at the big cupboard and search for it. Seem to be a very operating system specific behavoir.
Most application program will not interfere cuz it is all done by the operating system automatically. Then next step of argument will be which operating system does it better. The cupboard, drawer, desktop design concept or cupboard desktop only concept etc etc..... M$ windows and Linux and Macs are just 3 such OSes employing various kinds of technique to optimize performance -
Originally posted by sohguanh:
YES SIR!
[b]but i see liao... eyes became like this @@
SilverPal already say it is very technical liao mah. All you need to know is operating system like to work with memory, even if it is on disk it will transfer the contents from disk to memory so it can work faster
Analogy.. memory is my desktop. Hard disk is my cupboard. When I want to read a file, I will take the file out from the cupboard and then put on top of the desktop and work on it rite?
Of cuz more finer details like cache memory is like my desktop is very big but cache is the small area just right under my hands while the remaining area of desktop is further away from my hands. So I will take the file from the outside desktop and transfer to the small area under my hands. Anytime I want more information I will look at the whole desktop if cannot find then look in the cupboard. So if desktop very big can put more stuff. Likewise for cupboard.
You may argue then why not make desktop as big as cupboard rite? Well cost and technical feasibility is an issue. Desktop more expensive and hard to make compared to cupboard.
Get it? [/b]
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Some ppl I know like to run many programs in the taskbar, thinking that the many apps makes for more "powerful" computing. Sadly, every program you run in the background, taskbar, windows that you open all require memory. The cache and ram are finite and for your computer to time slice all the programs might require the processor to constantly swap memory blocks in and out of the main memory.Originally posted by shinta:argh!!!
i need my shortcuts
redundant things?
At home, I'm using a dinosaur, so i'm forced to minimize on the programs i use. I rely on windows media player despite the popularity of winamp. I uninstall my compilers once i finish the related programming subject for the semester to free up more memory.
I clear out my temp files regularly too. The things i do since i have no money to get a new system. -
i clear my temp files often too..Originally posted by SilverPal:Some ppl I know like to run many programs in the taskbar, thinking that the many apps makes for more "powerful" computing. Sadly, every program you run in the background, taskbar, windows that you open all require memory. The cache and ram are finite and for your computer to time slice all the programs might require the processor to constantly swap memory blocks in and out of the main memory.
At home, I'm using a dinosaur, so i'm forced to minimize on the programs i use. I rely on windows media player despite the popularity of winamp. I uninstall my compilers once i finish the related programming subject for the semester to free up more memory.
I clear out my temp files regularly too. The things i do since i have no money to get a new system. -
Originally posted by sohguanh:
Wow! Very good explanation!!!
[b]but i see liao... eyes became like this @@
SilverPal already say it is very technical liao mah. All you need to know is operating system like to work with memory, even if it is on disk it will transfer the contents from disk to memory so it can work faster
Analogy.. memory is my desktop. Hard disk is my cupboard. When I want to read a file, I will take the file out from the cupboard and then put on top of the desktop and work on it rite?
Of cuz more finer details like cache memory is like my desktop is very big but cache is the small area just right under my hands while the remaining area of desktop is further away from my hands. So I will take the file from the outside desktop and transfer to the small area under my hands. Anytime I want more information I will look at the whole desktop if cannot find then look in the cupboard. So if desktop very big can put more stuff. Likewise for cupboard.
You may argue then why not make desktop as big as cupboard rite? Well cost and technical feasibility is an issue. Desktop more expensive and hard to make compared to cupboard.
Get it? [/b] -
Wow! Very good explanation!!!
I like to use layman terms to explain cuz me not PhD material that spout bombastic and highly technical terms to scare off ppl or show my superior knowledge. My analogy always try to convey my ideas best. A pity I dun see that in my Uni lecturers hahahahha... maybe they study too much until brain sock liao -
Originally posted by sohguanh:
Which uni are you in now?
[b]Wow! Very good explanation!!!
I like to use layman terms to explain cuz me not PhD material that spout bombastic and highly technical terms to scare off ppl or show my superior knowledge. My analogy always try to convey my ideas best. A pity I dun see that in my Uni lecturers hahahahha... maybe they study too much until brain sock liao [/b] -
Spybot 1.3 was problematic. Most of the problems got fixed on the 1.4Originally posted by FireIce:i stick to spybot
I used to stick with Spybot too, until I realised that there are some files that Spybot missed during the scans.
So the best spyware is to use a combination of several. It's no harm really.
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Which uni are you in now?
I have already graduated close to 7 years now working and attempting to raise a family soon
Nowadays besides work, family I dream a lot about aliens and how they try to contact me hahahaa..... -
Its hardly going to ease the slow down of your pc.Originally posted by shinta:i clear my temp files often too..
Ironically, the MS Anti spyware that you condemned so quickly offers a tool that can help you monitor whats running on your pc at startup and in the background. From there you can identify and remove the redundant ones.
Of course, watch what you delete. Only delete when you are absolutely sure its not going to hurt your pc. -
the analogy is flawed...
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i got a lot of stuff in my hdd.. tat's work related & cannot be deleted..Originally posted by ITS:Its hardly going to ease the slow down of your pc.
Ironically, the MS Anti spyware that you condemned so quickly offers a tool that can help you monitor whats running on your pc at startup and in the background. From there you can identify and remove the redundant ones.
Of course, watch what you delete. Only delete when you are absolutely sure its not going to hurt your pc.
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Originally posted by sohguanh:
aliens
[b]Which uni are you in now?
I have already graduated close to 7 years now working and attempting to raise a family soon
Nowadays besides work, family I dream a lot about aliens and how they try to contact me hahahaa..... [/b] -
I usually read from the task manager... The poor man's solution...Originally posted by ITS:Its hardly going to ease the slow down of your pc.
Ironically, the MS Anti spyware that you condemned so quickly offers a tool that can help you monitor whats running on your pc at startup and in the background. From there you can identify and remove the redundant ones.
Of course, watch what you delete. Only delete when you are absolutely sure its not going to hurt your pc. -
the analogy is flawed...
Feel free to correct me. I am not a computer scientist that dwell on the correct terminology or academic definition. Me just a software enginner that program for a living. I try to present as layman as possible for non technical user. Sometimes having too much details just make it more confusing.
AFAIK my analogy most ppl will understand though it stand to be corrected on further scrutinisation -
http://www.download.com/Spyware-Center/2001-2023_4-0.html?tag=nav_dir
A bit biased, but nevertheless, interesting read... -
Originally posted by sohguanh:
Wow, cool... I wanna be a system analysist one day...
[b]the analogy is flawed...
Feel free to correct me. I am not a computer scientist that dwell on the correct terminology or academic definition. Me just a software enginner that program for a living. I try to present as layman as possible for non technical user. Sometimes having too much details just make it more confusing.
AFAIK my analogy most ppl will understand though it stand to be corrected on further scrutinisation [/b] -
how to read ar?Originally posted by SilverPal:I usually read from the task manager... The poor man's solution...
i see a lot of stuff running wor -
Wow, cool... I wanna be a system analysist one day...
Well in some companies there is a difference between systems analyst and a programmer. A programmer or aka software engineer do hands on development work whereas a systems analyst do analysing work on the design stage and the actual coding is passed on to the indian or china programmers to code.
However, in some companies, SA do get involved in coding too. So job titles can be very misleading sometimes. YOu will know as you work longer in IT industry. Dun look down on programmer cuz without them all the grand idea and vision of SA cannot be realized in reality also. It is a hand in hand working collaboration work.
Who should be paid more is subjective too cuz for me I think I am paid quite ok for my programming effort in my opinion -
Well, I usually do a google on some unfamiliar program i see... If i dun like what i hear, I find out how to remove it. For this, google is my best friend.Originally posted by shinta:how to read ar?
i see a lot of stuff running wor