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Okay, firstly I'd like to apologise for it taking SO long for me to post a new entry. I've been busy, evidently.

Now, this post is just going to be about small random irritations, and how to eliminate them. Sometimes the smallest things are the most infuriating.


Windows only:

Disabling those "X Application has encountered a problem and needs to shut down" error messages in XP.

This annoying pop-up expects you to send an error report to Microsoft when your program crashes. Now why the heck would we want Microsoft to know exactly which programs are running on our PCs anyways?

The solution is simple.
1. Right-click on My Computer and go to the "Advanced" tab.
2. Choose the "Disable error reporting" option.
Done!


"Your computer might be at risk" popup.

How many of us have seen this popup:


To disable this:
1. Go to Start > Control Panel > Security Centre.
2. On the left hand side, you'll see a 'Resources section'. Click the link that says, "Change the way Security Centre alerts me".
3. You can choose which alerts to disable here. Since I don't have official anti-virus software, I disable the "Virus protection" option.

No more pop-ups!


Lastly, a cross-platform tip for Mac&Windows:

Here, I'll show you how to reduce Firefox's memory usage. By reducing the amount of memory it uses, it'll fractionally increase your overall computer speed. Soon, all the little bits of extra speed will add up. lol.

1. In Firefox's URL window, type about:config.
2. Now, right-click anywhere in the window, choose New > Boolean, and type: config.trim_on_minimize. In the next option, choose "True".

Done! What this des, is reduces the amount of memory it takes Firefox to run, when it's minimised and you're not using it.

And, of course.. if you're not using Firefox, it's about time to migrate over!
Firefox, Safari and Opera have proven to be safer browsers than Internet Explorer ever will be [namely because they're third-party browsers, w00t].


Hope this bunch of tips helps some of you out a bit more.
If anybody has any questions, please feel free to ask in the comments. :D