Speed up IE for Windows

OK, first off you need to use regedt32 for this ... if you have never used this, or not sure then read up on it first, get used to it then try this ... you could muck up Windows if you don't know what you are doing ... you have been warned !!

• Close IE
• Goto regedit
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Internet Settings
• Create two DWORD values [Right click, New> DWORD Value] as follows
• MaxConnections Per1_0Server : Decimal value 10
• MaxConnections PerServer : Decimal value 10
• (if you already have these two DWORDs then increase the decimal value to 10 in each

Open IE and you should see a load page performace increase.

Why does this work?
Internet Explorer performance is greatly dependent in part on the number of simultaneous connections that can be made for a current page. By default, the value is 4. This means only a maximum of 4 simultaneous connectons will be made per server.

Top Gear is back .....................................

Just read an article which has the good news that Top Gear will air on BBC2 (UK channel) in Jan 08, with Richard Hammond back in his usual spot fully recovered after the terrible 300mph crash he had earlier in the year.
You just know its gonna be good...........................................................

Podcasts to help learn a new language

Learning a new language can take a lot of time, effort, dedication -- so here is a set of Podcasts which you can download and listen to on your mp3 player or PC ... learn while you walk :-)

New coke advert

This is a bit of fun ... new advert for Coke .... sort of the Donnie Darko film meets Warren Beatty's Dick Tracy ...... its hard to explain but excellent to watch (and the music is not too bad either)

Line Rider

Been playing this for what seems like forever. This is not the original, but it does take a great idea and adds an UNDO function

Probably the best online game in the world

Kind of like Pictionary but online and against LOADS of people
Its free, its fun, its a laugh and its here

Windows VISTA product overview demo

Its not clever, its not technical, its not thorough and neither does it have bells and whistles, but this little demo from Microsoft on Vista's main product enhancments is easy to watch, informative and
you can watch the bits of interest and ignore the rest.

Man creates a giant Google Maps marker

I don't understand the text -- but the pictures talk for themselves. HERE

How to run IE6 and IE7 on the same machine

I've been using IE7 since early betas and tended to have my main machine with IE6 and either a test machine (or virtual machine) with IE7 ..... simply because getting IE6 and IE7 working side by side is a pain ... if at all possible !!!!!
So, now IE7 is here I have put "that" on my main machine but still find sites which dont work correctly, and the prospect of cutting another VPC with XP, SP2 and IE6 was annoying .... guess what though, Microsoft have just done it for me HERE
Ok, its time bombed till April 1st 07, but its free - no extra license needed and all the work has been done. Should do nicely and give sites the chance to roll up to IE7 ready.

I've blogged similar things in the past, but there is so much free, good open source software out there that lists like these are a haven for some excellent utilities on just about every software need you may have....................