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Dec/14

Windows 8 Disables WoL

Filed Under Windows at 1st December 2014 0:01 by

Overview I had Wake on LAN working on Windows 7 but since Windows 8 it didn’t work. It didn’t help that every UEFI firmware flash would wipe the settings. It turns out Windows 8 shutdown behavior is different to Windows … Continue reading →

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Jul/14

Creating ls command in Windows

Filed Under Windows at 28th July 2014 0:01 by

Create a ls.bat file with the contents: dir %1 the %1 is the parameters passed into the command so that you can do ls My Documents or just ls. There are different places to put the ls.bat file but as … Continue reading →

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Jul/14

Reduce SSD Wear By Moving Windows Temporary Files Cache To RAM Disk

Filed Under Windows at 21st July 2014 0:01 by

Overview Temporary files used by Windows can be moved to a RAM disk to improve speed as well as Go here to see how to create a RAM Disk. Drawbacks As with most things there is a compromise. RAM Disk … Continue reading →

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Jul/14

Reduce SSD Wear By Moving Firefox Cache To RAM Disk

Filed Under Web Browser, Windows at 7th July 2014 0:01 by

Overview It’s known that SSD have limited amount of read / writes similar to USB memory sticks. Drives usually come over provisioned so there are plenty of spare space to replace the bad sectors but it’s inevitable it will need … Continue reading →

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Jun/14

Create RAM Disk In Windows

Filed Under Windows at 9th June 2014 0:01 by

Overview One of the best investments (and performance boast) is to get an SSD drive which will speed up load times by a lot. There is, however an even fast technology which is RAM Disk. What Is RAM Disk? RAM … Continue reading →

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May/14

Organising Photos

Filed Under Windows at 5th May 2014 0:01 by

Overview Dave Bradford has been on it again but this time on file or more specifically photo management. My existing library contains camera shots from film days scanned in to digital shots from things like phones totally 44GB. Organisation of … Continue reading →

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Aug/13

Check TRIM On Windows 7

Filed Under Windows at 5th August 2013 0:01 by

If Windows starts to slow down and the system is using a SSD then check TRIM is running. Short explanation: TRIM is a command which allows the flash chips to delete data stored on them. Long version: TRIM clears the … Continue reading →

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Jun/13

Add Programs To Metro Apps UI In Windows 8

Filed Under Windows at 10th June 2013 0:01 by

Programs which are not installed by an installer like putty do not appear in the metro ui (also known as a tile) in Microsoft Windows 8. To add them is very simple: Create a shortcut for the program and name … Continue reading →