Booting a computer from your USB flash drive may seem like a daunting task, but it is actually quite easy. With the right equipment and some basic knowledge this very useful technique can be taken advantage of in all sorts of different circumstances. This article goes over booting your Windows or Linux system from USB as well as booting directly into Linux and a few other details of the process.

We get inside our favorite graphics program and tweak around a bit. Learn how to reduce your launch time, optimize preferences, make the most of your RAM, and more.

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The following modification is a current booster mod for the PCI Express slots on your motherboards to potentially increase the current that the PCI Express slot can supply for your display cards.

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Easter Eggs (Definition) - A hidden message or feature in an application. This guide covers the undocumented and hidden features in Windows XP. All of the following were tested in Windows XP only.

Adrian's Rojak Pot has posted rev. 8.7.2 of their BIOS Optimization Guide

"I am happy to announce that we have just posted 3 new BIOS options for both the full BIOS Optimization Guide and also the FREE BIOS Optimization Guide!

This will bring the FREE BIOS Optimization Guide Rev. 8.7.2 to more than 320 BIOS features!

After many, many hours of revising and rewriting the TweakGuides Tweaking Companion, the new Version 3.0 of the guide is out. It is almost totally rewritten in one way or another. The entire layout has been rearranged to be much more logical and easier to read.

Myth (Definition) - A fiction or half-truth, especially one that forms part of an ideology. There are numerous Myths floating around the Internet regarding Windows XP, especially relating to Optimizations and Security. Hopefully this site will debunk some of these.

Just got word that Adrian has updated his premier BIOS optimization guide! Here's some of the updates.

It?s been a long time since we posted our initial Windows XP memory guide, and given the advancements in PC hardware and the increased system requirements of applications nowadays, it was about time the guide got an update.

Everything you need to know about the new FB-DIMM memory standard, created to increase the capacity and speed of the memory system.

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Everything you need to know about High Definition Audio, a high-quality audio standard present on Intel PCI Express chipsets.

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At the beginning of October ATI launched a new series of graphic cards with Radeon X1800XT as the performance monster leading the new generation. About the same time that the cards would be released in the middle of November NVIDIA relased without warning a the least to say tuned 7800GTX card. Even if they still used the GTX name, although with the 512 addition to tell you of the larger amount of memory, you could historically call this new version an Ultra version. With just as much memory used by both cards and with NVIDIA's increased frequencies the situation has never been so even.

In 2001 you can enable an easteregg where you can drive around and shoot down flying cows: Open the Edit Projekt dialog and insert Holy Cow! as Project Name, this will unlock the Game Demo button.

Microsoft Windows XP comes in two flavours, the standard 32-bit operating system we're all familiar with and a 64-bit version called WindowsXP x64 Edition. The availability of 64-bit CPUs has made it possible to run a fully 64-bit operating system and processor, but it's not always so convenient when it comes to software applications or games. Our solution is to install both OSs on one PC, allowing you to switch between 64-bit and 32-bit!

Myth (Definition) - A fiction or half-truth, especially one that forms part of an ideology. While Firefox is a decent Web Browser, there are numerous Myths floating around the Internet regarding it. Hopefully this site will debunk some of these.

Intel has launched two Pentium 4 CPUs ? 672 and 662 ? supporting the new Intel Virtualization Technology (VT).

Intel has released their ?64-bit technology? in order to compete with AMD?s 64-bit technology. This technology, officially called EM64T (Extended Memory 64 Technology), is present on Pentium 4 6xx models. In this article we will explain what is this technology and how it works.

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Clean Spyware and Viruses + Optimize Windows XP to improve home, work and gaming performance safely. Windows XP's default configuration is far from optimized. This Free guide will help you improve your overall system performance without having to manually edit the Registry. I avoid using or recommending "all-in-one" Windows XP Tweak programs since many blindly adjust settings that have no affect on performance and can cause future problems. This guide is designed to be performed top to bottom, in sequence since some steps are required to be performed before others.

Mozilla Firefox is a great Internet browser, applauded by users and critics alike for its features, performance, usability, customisation and security. Firefox 1.5 builds on Firefox 1.x by adding an integrated auto-update system, improved pop-up blocker and improved standards support, not to mention thousands of bug fixes.

Diagnosing System problems can be very complicated and time consuming. There are no simple solutions. Windows XP systems should never Lock-up (freeze), display Blue Screen Stop Errors or Randomly Reboot. These are all warning signs something is wrong or misconfigured with your system.