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If you have a need for speed, Cablevision could be the broadband firm for you. It's offering subscribers a new U.S. record of 101Mbps: fast enough to download an high definition (HD) movie in less than 10 minutes. The package, known as 'Ultra', will ... launch on May 11 and will cost $99.95 a month. It also allows uploads of 15Mbps and has no monthly limits on either: uploads or downloads. Cablevision is also doubling the speed of its WiFi service, which is available free to subscribers and uses hotspots in various locations across the northeast. (Source: dslreports.com ) Cablevision uses a ... (view more)

It's no secret that most of us are guilty of driving with a "lead foot". Sooner or later, we all think twice about going just a little faster to get to our desired destinations. Often, it's not the risk of an automobile accident that deters us from ... putting the "pedal to the metal", it's that at any moment a police car zoom up behind, lights flashing. But what if there were no more officers on road patrol? How many of us would go just a little faster knowing that there would be no consequences for such actions? In some states and municipalities, police officers have stopped patrolling certain ... (view more)

Speed Up Windows Vista If you're unhappy with the speed of Microsoft's newest and most controversial operating system, Vista, on a machine where Windows XP used to scream, these tips will help. http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Speed_Up_Windows_Vista ... Launch Apps Using the Scroll Wheel Button Registry Hack! Assign any applications to the scroll wheel button. http://unlockforus.com/2008/ (view more)

Smooth Agent SmoothAgent is a desktop assistant that allows a group of users to receive dedicated broadcasted information. It uses alpha blending techniques to display neat graphics with transparency effects. New information can be distributed by ... any http server (website) http://www.donationcoders.com/ Speed Fan If you need a tool that can change your computer's fan speeds, read the temperatures of your motherboard and your hard disk, read voltages and fan speeds and check the status of your hard disk using S.M.A.R.T. or SCSI attributes, then you came to the right place. SpeedFan is the ... (view more)

Shut Your Computer In One Click Really simple, and this will work under Windows XP and 2003. http://www.intelliadmin.com/ Test Website Speed Enter a URL to see what time it takes to download. http://tools.itscales.com/cgi-bin/pma-dl (view more)

While she might be considered a late bloomer in technological terms, 75-year-old Sigbritt Lothberg now surfs the Internet at a blistering speed. Lothberg is the owner of a 40 gigabits-per-second, fiber-optic connection on her home computer in her ... native Karlstad City, Sweden. It is believed to be the fastest residential uplink in the world, according to Karlstad City officials. In less than two seconds, Lothberg can download a full-length movie from the comfort of her own home. Her neighbors, like the majority of those who surf the Internet, are likely to be using a connection speed that is ... (view more)

In Computer Science -- more specifically, in the creation of software programs -- there are efficient ways of achieving a result, and there are not-so-efficient ways of doing the same thing. In fact, many refer to Microsoft Windows as bloatware: ... software that "is so overloaded with functionality that its performance suffers." (Source: techweb.com ) Unfortunately, Microsoft isn't the only one to blame. In the race for profit, many software developers are guilty of adding useless and abundant features to their programs for nothing more than a marketing tactic. (Source: wikipedia.org ... (view more)

Magic Speed Magic Speed includes startup management, fixing registry errors, disk clean-up, and memory management. It is free of charge and does not require special PC knowledge. http://www.smartpctools.com/magic_speed/index1.html Reach-A-Mail ... Reach-a-Mail is a USB based portable email client. From now on, your e-mail will always be with you no matter where you are. All you need is a USB drive to receive and send e-mail from any computer without the need to install any software. http://www.smartpctools.com/portable_email/index1.html (view more)

Broadband Speed Test Looking for a professional but fun broadband speed test? Here is just what you need, and best of all, it's free! Own a website and want to place this broadband test on it? No problem, easy to do and it's free as well. ... http://www.auditmypc.com/broadband-speed-test.asp Gnupg Gnupg is an email security suite of programs. Includes GnuPG: The core (used fir encryption), WinPT: A key manager and helper for various encryption matters, GPA: Another key manager, tastes are simply different, GPGol: A plugin for Microsoft Outlook 2003 (email encryption), GPGee: A plugin for ... (view more)

Internet Speed Test An improved version of one of the most comprehensive free internet speed tests on the Internet today. Internet Speed Test is very accurate and will help you determine the speed of your Internet connection. ... http://www.auditmypc.com/speedtest.asp Make Password Make Password is one of the easiest online password generators that can generate a single random password or lists of hundreds of random passwords. You choose the character sets, password length and the quantity to create. Hash values can also be created for your convenience. This password generator is useful for ... (view more)