Author Archives: Xps
PrimoPDF
PrimoPDF is a free application used to create Portable Document Format (extension .pdf) files. It creates a print driver on your computer so you can create a document in Word, Visio, Photoshop, etc. and “print” the document as a .pdf file. It’s very helpful if you find it necessary to deliver .pdf files to a colleague or customer. Of course, the .pdf files won’t have dynamic properties that are possible with a .pdf editor like [...]
Re-enable Firefox’s About:config Warning Message
If you’ve spent any time tweaking Firefox, you’ve probably used the configuration page by typing about:config into the address/location bar. There is a large list of preferences that can be modified. Uninformed changes can mess up add-ons and the browser itself, so it is advised to research changes before implementing them. First timers to the configuration page will be prompted with a warning message. Let’s say you unchecked the checkbox to show the warning every [...]
Load YouTube Videos Quicker In Firefox
A feature introduced in Firefox 2 called Session Restore can actually be slowing down the load times of Flash videos, like those found on YouTube and Daily Motion. The feature creates a “save point” every 10 seconds, so you can return back to where you were in case of a browser crash. If you’re loading a Flash video (as most video sites use these days) or running multiple tabs, this can noticeably impact load times. [...]
Posted in: Web Browsers
Tagged: about:config, Daily Motion, Firefox, System Restore, video, web, web browser, YouTube
Send To Any Folder Or Program
You know that Send To list you see when right-clicking a file or folder? You can add/remove any folder or program to the list you’d like. Open a Windows Explorer window and direct yourself to C:\Documents and Settings\USER ACCOUNT\SendTo where “USER ACCOUNT” is the name of, well, the user account you’d like to modify. If you’re clicking each folder to navigate, you’ll notice the SendTo folder is hidden. You’ll have you “Show Hidden Files & [...]
Posted in: Windows
Tagged: application, folder, Open With, operating system, Send To, Windows 7, Windows XP
Jusched.exe
What is jusched.exe? Whether you’re a curious type looking to understand all you can or you’re looking to improve your system startup by disabling unnecessary applications, you’re reading the right article. You may have seen the process jusched.exe constantly running in the Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc) wasting computer resources. If you were in the System Configuration (Start > Run > type: msconfig) cleaning up the startup routine, you found it to be the Java Update Scheduler. [...]
Posted in: System Processes
Tagged: Java, jucheck, jusched, process, startup, Task Manager, Task Scheduler, update
Disable Automatic Restart On System Failure
We’ve probably all seen a system failure message – often referred to as the Blue Screen of Death – sometime during use of a Windows PC. Even though Microsoft developed Windows 7 more sound and less likely for one to occur, system failures can still be caused by a number of problems including but not limited to installing new hardware, improper changes to operating system settings, and even malware. Unfortunately, that BSOD often flashes on [...]
Posted in: Windows
Tagged: automatic, BSOD, operating system, reboot, restart, shutdown, system failure, Windows 7, Windows XP