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Cool Tool - Test your Connection Speed - Internet Speed Test and Website Tools read more »
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Wired's How-To Wiki takes a look at the most common suggestions for speeding up your Mac OS X desktop and picks out a few that really can help scale back memory use—and also highlights the perennial suggestions that don't do a thing and waste your time. For example: Cleaning up an icon-laden desktop = small but real memory savings. Repairing file permissions = Not at all necessary. Hit the link below for more tips and a chance to throw your own $.02 in. For another angle on system speed, try software tuneups to speed up your Mac.Speed Up Your Mac [Wired How-To Wiki]
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Consume and absorb more information by learning nifty speed-reading tricks. The key is organization. Prioritize the information by deciding what to read first. A news story might beg for your attention, whereas another story might be worthwhile for bookmarking to read later. Once you decide what to read, focus on crucial information communicated by the author, which is often contained in the title, subtitle, and first sentence of the article. Also, consider reading supporting information that reinforces the title of the article. Look at eye-catching images and extracted quotes (often in bold). Finally, take a look at the conclusion. This section usually reiterates the title and expresses the author's viewpoint. By turning speed-reading into an everyday practice, you'll be able to easily identify what is important and what read more »
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Protecting your family online is about more than just relying on the services high speed Internet providers offer. You have to do more to ensure your family stays safe when they browse the Internet. read more »
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DIYer robbtoberfest has an ingenious plan for those plastic Easter eggs you'll have laying around the house once they've been relieved of the goodies inside today: to repurpose them into a wind speed meter. This project requires a CD ROM DC motor as well as a multimeter, telephone wire, and some other hardware, and the construction is photographed step by step over at Instructables. Cool, colorful, and useful!Easter egg anemometer [Instructables via Hackszine]
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Speed limits of just 15 miles-per-hour are to be introduced on major roads in planned new towns across the country as part of an effort to reduce global warming. read more »
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The Life Hackery weblog lists 50 things you can do with tennis balls, including throwing them in the dryer to speed up and fluff up the laundry:Throw a few tennis balls into the dryer when you are drying comforters, fluffy coats, pillows, or anything else that could use a good fluffing. [...] Tennis balls can also help any laundry load dry faster—just throw two or three in the dryer and your clothes will be done quicker. Makes sense that the balls could help the drying process by knocking around your clothes, but further investigation reveals dissent from the laundry expert ranks about this tip. The Laundry Alternative web site notes:
Some manufacturers recommend putting new tennis balls in the dryer to keep the down from clumping. However, the Soap and Detergent Association does not recommend this practice. Th read more »
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Speed Video Converter is a small video conversion tool. Fast conversion speed and easy user interface are its distinct strongpoints. Speed Video Converter supports various video formats, such as AVI(Divx,xDiv), MPEG-4, mpeg(vcd,svcd,dvd compatible), wmv, asf, Quick Time, VOB, DAT. read more »
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