Welcome to our vibrant hub for all things networking and computing! At CellStream, we believe in empowering you with the knowledge to master your digital world. Whether you’re a beginner looking for foundational advice or a tech-savvy enthusiast seeking advanced techniques, our Computing Tips section is your go-to destination.
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Be careful, not all tips work on all networking equipment nor operating systems.
There is no one “great” answer to this question. Usually saving disk space also maximizes performance of your computing platform. We fundamentally recommend: a) proper maintenance (see other tips below) and b) the occasional ‘spring cleaning’ (as also discussed below) combined with the c) use of a utility to clean your unused space (we like […]
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Maintaining the system is always a good idea, and it should be habitual. We break maintenance into three types: a) continual, b) periodic, and c) occasional. We recommend you get into a routine by inserting to-do’s or calendar reminders to run maintenance until you do it automatically. So let’s look at a good maintenance plan:
What maintenance should I run on my computer, if any? Read More »
Device drivers: which ones are running on your Windows Xp Professional System?? Here is how you find out: you can find detailed information about specific drivers being used in a Windows XP system by going to Device Manager, selecting the device from the list, and drilling down to the device’s properties sheet. While this technique
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When you install a device driver on a Windows XP machine, the operating system loads that driver each time the computer boots regardless of whether the device is present—unless you specifically uninstall the driver. This means that drivers from devices that you have long since removed from your system may be wasting valuable system resources.
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One of Microsoft’s big selling points for Windows XP was that it loads applications much faster than its predecessors. To accomplish this feat, Windows XP uses what is called the “Prefetch technique,” in which the operating system gathers information about each program that you launch and stores that information in the \Windows\Prefetch folder. Then on
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If you are new, or if you are experienced in Linux, it is always helpful to have a cheat sheet with all the various commands to help you control networking, process files, and much more. Sometimes a cheat sheet can even show you better ways to do something, or even introduce you to new things
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Because of the way that search engines crawl sites, many of you have no idea that CellStream has been compiling a bunch of what we call “Cisco Router How To’s”, and these are easily available to any network administrator. What you do is go to this link , you may need to create an account at the
Cisco Router Tech Tips and “How To’s” Read More »
Epiphany number 3,812!! After years and years of wondering what on earth is going on at Microsoft that they have done no feature changes of significance to PowerPoint, and frustration whenever I change the Notes Master, that I must go to every slide, one by one, and right click on the notes page, click on
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