Monday, January 28, 2008

Great site with tech, tweaks/optimization, free app list, free game list

I came across this site because I was searching for some computer hardware that was hard to classify into or glean out of technical specification documents.

"Andrew K.," as he likes to be called, has put up an awesome website on his Comcast personal homepage space. Here's a sampling of the categorical links on the site.

  • Free Games - Andrew breaks the list down into lots of categories, describing each game with a mini-review, and providing direct-download and homepage links for each. Every game in the list is pre-qualified as being fully-functional rather than a demo or shareware (anybody remember the floppy-playable Wolfenstein 3D?).
  • Free Programs - Lots of useful programs, arranged much like the game list. There are solutions for problems you really didn't know you had--like "Flexible Renamer" (come on, everybody's got their own favorite way of naming MP3s they'd use if they didn't have to rename them by hand, one at a time--this program gives you that ability!). I also found a zip program (IZArc) that I'm now recommending in place of my beloved 7-Zip.
  • Windows XP Optimization - Even the novice can benefit greatly from some of these simple modifications. Andrew doesn't bog you down in lengthy detailed instructions--instead presenting the information very clearly and in a linear fashion when necessary. Some of these procedures are slight variations on things I already do, so keep an eye out on my blog for some of my own tips.
  • Windows XP Myths - Like most everything on this site, these myths lean toward "hidden secrets" that are useful for the Power User. He covers the 4GB memory limit being experienced by more people because RAM is much cheaper and boards support more memory than they used to. Most , defrag 'tips', and generally a lot of constructive criticism of performance 'tips' that have crept up over the years from geeks training each other.

1 comment:

opritche said...

I checked the site out and it seems pretty cool.

I notice you haven't blogged much lately. Don't give up, keep Blogging!!!!