We all know how to terminate a process or better yet, how to force terminate it so it don’t bother us no more. Now, how about suspending a process to clear up some memory, then resume it after we are done?
Sounds simple? It is simple. Let’s take example our beloved browser, Firefox, which, in our stress test, extended its arms for additional resources and we don’t want that, at this time.
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Microsoft just released an update version of the popular Windows Live Movie Maker, part of the Windows Live Essentials installer. With this update, Microsoft focused on simplicity and user friendliness. More effects, transitions and editing features are promised along with a big bad YouTube import button.
We all have our private stashes, some in real life, some floating around our computers. The problem is, we want to keep those personal folders to ourselves, from unwanted malware eyes. Continued »
Ya, it’s very annoying, I agree. Every time when Windows has finished installing some updates, the all-knowing dialog pops asking you if you want to restart now or restart later for all changes to take effect. But what if I’m doing something and I can’t restart? It’s fine, says Windows, press “Restart Later”. Oh great, says the user, pressing joyfully on Restart Later. But what on earth…the dialog appears again after a short while, asking the user the same thing? Hey heyyyy….!
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Well here is an application that will probably get very useful for everyone. Did you ever had any screen resolution adjustments, driver failures or any that high-tech drama that messed up your desktop icons? I sure did. This is where DesktopOK comes into play, saving the position of all your icons so you can restore them after hell breaks loose.
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iSpeak, as the title suggests, is a voice control application for the 1st gen iPhone and of course, the iPhone 3G, that allows users to dial phone numbers using your…voice! Big surprise there! Also, iSpeak allows you to call numbers with location, let’s say “Call Jim at Home”.
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eBay, the current owners of Skype, are considering shutting down Skype due to licensing disputes. The company stated that there are some problems with Skype’s founders that may lead to its imminent closure. Well, allow us to not fall for this..at this point. Studies show that Skype currently carries about 8% of international voice traffic and has around 40 million active users…daily.
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Microsoft just announced that Windows 7 XP Mode entered the Release Candidate stage and it’s available for download. For those unfamiliar, the XP Mode for Windows 7 allows users to run older or crankier applications that are not compatible with Windows 7.
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