Old Computer Regenerated!!!!

[JRS]

There are a few other utilities you might find of interest Clive. Both are available at "zdnet". The 1st is CACHEMAN (helps manage your cached data and memory), and the 2nd is RAMpage (it frees up memory and runs in auto mode and manual). The CACHEMAN program comes in 2 flavors - one for IE and the other for Netscape.

PS to Steve - you're right Unix is much more powerful and the learning curve is a bit rough. I was neck deep in that and Oracle before I left my last job. Kinda glad i don't have to learn more of it.

[This message has been edited by JRS (edited 06-17-2000).]

[Steve Machol]

JR,

I guess I'm just the opposite. I'd love to spend more time with Unix/Linux. I set up the original Internet connection and web server for SOLA on a Linux box. The darn thing ran almost non-stop for one and a half years. The only time it crashed was when I was trying things out and did something stupid as root. That's when I discovered the 'Tao of sudo'.

I even learned to love sendmail, though that was a rocky engagement. ;)



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Steve
OptiBoard Administrator

[mikeh]

Let me see if I've got this right: runs slower than before, is losing memory, has a tendency towards illegal and immoral things? I think I know this guy!

[Jeff Trail]

Clive,

Now you did it .. I ended up going their to download one little thing to get me to go faster and ended up getting tons of programs.. :)
I got the one JR talked about the RAMpage that is a neat little utility.
God forbid I found the "Game" section, now I am downloading a bunch of them, you would think being 36 yrs. old (young) I would have grown up by now but my wife tells me I'm heading into my second childhood.. I have Sega system, Playstation, NT64, and one of these days probably getting the dreamcast.
They have a computer/software mega show coming up over in Orlando FL. and the last time I was there I alsmost got a VR set up for my computer this time I think I will.. it was pretty neat, you interfaced with the windows through the VR as well as voice recognition .. that was running around $900 last year maybe they have streamlined it a little more and came down in the price :)
I guess I'm just one of those "gotta get the gadgets" guys :-).. I have it bad enough now I have the hands free C-Phone and forget at times and go walking around talking and people have answered me or thought I was talking to them while I was on the phone..LOL
I got a palm set which was a mistake because I am constantly watching the market and trading now (another addiction)...
Maybe in a couple of years I'll grow out of this phase.. one thing about it you ever see a room full of OD's mixing it up with NT64 Kobe basketball?..LOL
We have this big blowout party about once a month where we all get together to battle it out..the wives seem to not mind to much, they go shopping, flop out in the jacuzi and gossip.. So far no one has come to blows but when I fired up the playstation with the NFL Blitz it was touch and go!!
Oh well such as life.. it used to be we all went to the golf course.. now we just do it via one of the systems..

Jeff "watch this 360 in your face slam" T.

[HenryB]

Hey Clive,

Send that file to me if ya don't mind. I'll let ya know if it does me any good.

[Jeff Trail]

Henry,

You should go to the web sight instead, (zdnet) ... they have a search engine that finds the program for you. The best thing is that their is a ton of other programs that are worth looking over, found a nifty Zip program a bunch of games and RAMpage is also pretty nice...

Sorta like letting a kid run free in a candy store :) ...

Jeff"ya only live once.. beter make the best of it" T.

[JRS]

I would also like to add to Jeff's comment on ZDNET.
They also have a section called "My Updates". This service will scan your computer and then show you which programs are; out of date, have patches (fixes) available, etc. All free and worth a look see.