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If your familiar with MSConfig and HijackThis, you already know how important Process Explorer Utilities are to optimizing Vista performance. Autoruns is is in this category. There are two versions, autorunsc (systems console, aka command line) and autoruns (image below) the graphical interface. You can easily sort processes by type (startup, login, etc), with options to drill down to explore the performance of each process on your system (requires additional Process Explorer Utility), then make a decision to disable or delete entirely. This article focuses on installing AutoRuns and the Process Explorer Utilities, with beginner steps.

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With the price of gas soaring, asking the boss to work from home one or two days a week has become a very serious request, with far reaching financial consequences if the request is denied. You stand a higher chance of being denied if you ask with no prior history of working remotely, attract attention from your peers who all jump on the telecommuting bandwagon, or surprise IT with a huge request for everything at once triggering a complaint to your Boss. The best way to get yourself in a position of approval is to slowly, quietly, set up a home office and create a history of working remotely prior to asking. Here is a plan to put yourself into a position where the Boss is comfortable with approving your request:

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If you are looking for a new Desktop PC, you may want to consider the following during your research:

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The Linksys WRT54G and WRT54GS have been around since 2002. The first 4 versions of the routers had 4 MB Flash, 16 MB RAM, and were two of the first routers capable of flashing Alternative Firmware like Tomato, DD-WRT, and X-Wrt. The GS has “Speed Booster”, a technology that claims to increase bandwidth to 125mbps (provided attached devices can too). Version 5, and all subsequent versions to date changed to the following configuration:

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