0 9 Ways to be Succesfull in Business | News Update 2013

9 Ways to be Succesfull in Business | News Update 2013

By Unknown | At 10:38 | Label : Lifestyle , Tips n Trick | 0 Comments

To succeed in business today, you need to be flexible and have good planning and organizational skills. Many people start a business thinking that they'll turn on their computers or open their doors and start making money - only to find that making money in a business is much more difficult than they thought. You can avoid this in your business ventures by taking your time and planning out all the necessary steps you need to reach to achieve success. Read on to find out how.

1. Get Organized
To be successful in business you need to be organized. Organization will help you complete tasks and stay on top of things to be done. A good way to do this is to create a to-do list each day - as you complete each item, check it off your list. This will ensure that you're not forgetting anything and you're completing all the tasks that are essential to the survival of your business.

2. Keep Detailed Records
All successful businesses keep detailed records. By keeping detailed records, you'll know where the business stands financially and what potential challenges you could be facing. Just knowing this gives you time to create strategies to overcome the obstacles that can prevent you from being successful and growing your business.

3. Analyze Your Competition
Competition breeds the best results. To be successful, you can't be afraid to study and learn from your competitors. After all, they may be doing something right that you can implement in your business to make more money.

4. Understand the Risks and Rewards
The key to being successful is taking calculated risks to help your business grow. A good question to ask is "What's the downside?" If you can answer this question, then you know what the worst-case scenario is. This knowledge will allow you to take the kinds of calculated risks that can generate tremendous rewards for your business.

5. Be Creative
Always be looking for ways to improve your business and to make it stand out from the competition. Recognize that you don't know everything and be open to new ideas and new approaches to your business.

6. Stay Focused
The old saying that "Rome was not built in a day" applies here. Just because you open a business doesn't mean that you're going to immediately start making money. It takes time to let people know who you are, so stay focused on achieving your short-term goals and give the rest time to come together on its own.

7. Prepare to Make Sacrifices
The lead-up to starting a business is hard work, but after you open your doors, your work has just begun. In many cases, you have to put in more time than you would if you were working for someone else. In turn, you have to make sacrifices, such as spending less time with family and friends in order to be successful.

8. Provide Great Service
There are many successful businesses that forget that providing great customer service is important. If you provide better service for your customers, they'll be more inclined to come to you the next time they need something instead of going to your competition.

9. Be Consistent
Consistency is key component to making money in business. You have to consistently keep doing the things necessary to be successful day in and day out. This will create long-term positive habits that will help you make money over the long term.

Conclusion
Starting and running and running a successful business can be rewarding and challenging. Success requires focus, discipline and perseverance. However, success will not come over night - it requires a long-term focus and that you remain consistent in challenging environments.

0 How To Build PC Games 2013 | News Update 2013

How To Build PC Games 2013 | News Update 2013

By Unknown | At 10:23 | Label : Lifestyle , news , Tips n Trick | 0 Comments

Game loading too slowly? Building your own gaming PC could be the answer – and it doesn't have to cost the earth. Photograph: Alamy

There's little doubt that PC gaming is undergoing a renaissance at the moment. With the current generation consoles chugging interminably slowly toward retirement, frustrated gamers are switching to computers with quad-core processors and top-end graphics cards that produce visuals of breathtaking fluidity and detail.

But it's not all about graphics performance. While there are certainly detractors, Valve's digital download service Steam has revolutionalised the games buying experience, offering easy access to hundreds of titles, many at vastly reduced prices.

Meanwhile, increasingly popular online multiplayer titles like DotA, Guild Wars 2 and Tera are only playable on PC. Plus there's the explosive rise of the indie scene, with many small studios ignoring the console platforms altogether in favour of PC development. If you didn't have a PC last year, you had no chance of playing brilliant offbeat titles like FTL, Slender and Hotline Miami. You were out of the loop.

And while we're expecting huge announcements from Microsoft and Sony this year, we won't see a new console until October, with the PS4 more likely in Spring 2014. Even when these new machines arrive, current speculation suggests they're going to be built from the same sort of off-the-shelf components you could jam into a gaming PC – except with a gaming PC you can switch the key elements out a year later for something more up-to-date.

So if you're a new PC owner, or just want to upgrade your current machine, we've compiled a guide to building a decent gaming machine for 2013. I've asked several PC developers for their input, and we've tried to look at both high-end and budget options. Here goes...

Processor (CPU)

For the brain of your computer there are really only two manufacturers in the running: Intel and AMD. "I would definitely recommend Intel," says James Hannett of Mode7, creators of award-winning strategy game Frozen Synapse. "AMD processors currently use more power and are generally slower than the Intel equivalents. AMD's Bulldozer series was a disappointment for the desktop market. Bulldozer's successor Piledriver was a big improvement in some ways, but by then Intel had moved on as well. Now Steamroller's been delayed until next year, and what I hear isn't very encouraging".

If you go with intel, and can afford it, you'll be wanting one of the Ivy Bridge processors, which come in three increasingly powerful flavours: i3, i5 and i7. "If it's top-flight you're after, the Core i7-3770 line is where it's at," says Al Bickham at Total War developer, Creative Assembly. "That's not just for games, but for other multithreading-heavy tasks, such as video encoding. They tend to retail around £230 depending on the clock-speed – they go up to 3.6GHz out of the box. But you can still get fantastic performance – and arguably much better bang for your buck – from the i5 series. Ivy Bridge i5 CPUs come in dual or quad-core flavours, so if it's a quad-core you're after, something like an i5-3570K is a great choice, and around £170".

And here comes your first big construction dilemma: do you want to overclock your PC? Overclocking is when you tweak the settings of the CPU to run at a faster speed than the manufacturer guarantees it is stable at. It's something many experienced gamers do, and its fine if you have a well-built machine with lots of fans to keep things cool. If you head down this route, you'll want the i53570k and a Z77 motherboard; if that all sounds a bit scary (it does to me), stick with the cheaper combo of i5-3570 and H77 motherboard.

Some PC retailers are suggesting that the bottom of the range i3 is now too slow to handle modern games, but our panel refutes that. "The i3 3220 can certainly hold its own when paired with a decent graphics card," says Hannett. "However, as it's only a dual core processor you might find that games released in the next couple of years will cause it to struggle."

Ah, yes, cores. Currently, most PCs at the lower end of the market will offer dual-core CPUs, which as Hannett says is absolutely fine for most current game releases. However, as 2013 goes on, we're going to get lots more Triple A titles looking for quad-core power. If you're only running indie titles or older budget titles you've downloaded from steam, you should be fine on dual-core for a good while. But with PCs it always pays to think as far ahead as your wallet will allow.

At the ultra-budget end, you're going to be wanting at least two cores running at 3Ghz or more. Hannett reckons AMD still does well with integrated CPUs and that the AMD A10-5800K will be fine. Bickham says, "if you're on the strictest of budgets, a dual-core i3 such as the 3.3GHz i3-2120 will still do the job at around £90. And it's a great overclocker if you fancy dabbling in the dark arts…"

Bottom line: The Intel i7-3770 if you're rich, the i5 2500K, i53570 or i53570k if you're doing okay, the AMD A10-5800K or i3 if you're just about hanging in there.

Graphics card (GPU)

This is the thing that does all the calculations for the game visuals, including rendering geometry and spitting out all those lovely special effects. According to most of the developers I spoke to this is where the big money should go if you can afford to max out on just one component.

Once again, we're looking at a two-horse race: Nvidia v AMD, the former with its Geforce range, the latter with Radeon. This is a much closer competition though and both brands have their acolytes.

"If money is no object and you want the best right now, something like the Nvidia 690 is available for around £800-£1,000." says Philip Robinson of indie developer Born Ready Games, which has just launched its visually stunning space shooter, Strike Suit Zero. Boasting 4GB of RAM and a dual-GPU set-up the 690 is a formidable beast – and will need a larger PC chassis to house it.

"If you want close to the top of the line, then I would recommend either the Nvidia GTX 680 or the AMD HD 7970, both approximately £400," continues Robinson. "However, I believe the best approach is to go for the Nvidia GTX 660 Ti or the nearest AMD equivalent at £230, and then replace it 18 months on". This may sound expensive to some – my Xbox 360 has pretty much done the business for six years at just £250 (plus £40 a year on Xbox Live Gold, of course) – but then every PC gamer has to decide how up-to-date they can afford to be.

Hannett, too, has his eye on those mid-range cards: "I would recommend either an NVIDIA 660 Ti or an AMD 7870. There's not much to tell them apart so shop around on price and bundled games".

As for budget options? "Right now, you can net a Radeon HD 6870 – AMD's previous-gen top-end card which handles DX11 games with aplomb – for the miserly sum of £100, if you shop around," says Bickham. "This will offer great frame rates at resolutions up to 1920x1200, and it'll even make a respectable stab at 2560x1600 – the kind of resolution output by 30-inch panels".

Richard Leadbetter of Digital Foundry has just written a guide to budget graphics cards for Eurogamer. "Less than £100 gets a GTX 650," he says. "If you can afford £130, get a Radeon HD 7850 1GB. The Digital Foundry PC has a Radeon HD 6770 which is old, but actually outperforms its successor and we got ours for £70 – a fair bit cheaper than the GTX 650".

Whatever you go for, though, check the card's onboard RAM. Cheaper options will offer 1GB, more expensive items, 2GB or more. "1GB would probably just scrape through for games in 2013," says Simon Barratt of FourDoorLemon. "However, I imagine you will be making tradeoffs with performance depending on the texture quality you select without a 2GB GPU".

That's an important point. Although your graphics card is important, if you're prepare to dial down all those extravagant effects and play at a lower screen resolution, you can get away with cheaper hardware. If you want texture detail at photorealistic levels as well as super smooth tri-linear filtering and dynamic lighting on every pixel, compromise clearly isn't for you.

The bottom line: unless you're a lottery winner, stay clear of the ultra top-end cards, the performance hikes aren't noticeable enough to warrant the £1,000 price tags. At £200-250, look for the Nvidia GTX 670 or 660 Ti, or for just over £100 the Radeon HD 7850 or 7870. At the bargain bucket end, a Nvidia GTX 650 or Radeon HD 6770.
RAM

The amount of memory your PC has will affect how quickly it can deal with software tasks. So how much do you need? "Since we're talking about gaming PCs and not computers designed for intense graphical rendering or particularly memory-intensive programs we don't have to go crazy," says Nick Tannahill of Firefly Studios, creator of the Stronghold Kingdoms series. "Get 4GB if you're on a budget and 8GB if you're not. Onboard memory is one of the easiest components to upgrade or replace, just make sure you buy DDR3 and don't mix different types of RAM. Ignore MHz, there is little difference between 1333MHz and 1600MHz and price is more important".

Bottom line: aim for 8GB if you can – it'll be fine for several years. 16GB will really sort you out.

Storage

You have two options here. Well, three actually. You can go for a classic hard disc drive (HDD) or you can opt for a more modern solid state drive (SSD), which has no mechanical parts and is much quicker. SSD drives are also much more expensive though, so once again, compromise might be the best option.

"I highly recommend both an SSD and a hard drive," says Robinson. "The concept here is to use an SSD – ideally 128GB – for your operating system. This massively decreases the computer's boot-up time. Everything else should be stored on a hard drive. You can get a decent 1TB (one Terabyte) drive for less than the SSD. If you want even faster gaming, and you can afford it, you could buy a second SSD as well, and then install the games you are currently playing to that drive. This will decrease load times".

Bottom line: Go for at least a modest SSD and a large hard drive. Install only your current games on the SSD and remove to the HDD when you're finished with them. A 128GB SDD should be enough to hold your operating system and a couple of games.
Motherboard

This is the PCB to which all the components are attached, the unglamorous middleman of the PC innards. Does it matter which you go for? "Yes," says Bickham. "But it depends how many frills you want. Most motherboards carry onboard 5.1 sound-cards, but high-end ones tend to pack frilly extras such as fan-speed controllers and built-in Wi-Fi modules.

"The crucial thing is to match the socket type of your processor to a relevant motherboard; for example the Core i5-3330 requires a motherboard with an 1155-pin socket. Motherboards also support a range of different memory speeds, but of course, you need to match the right type of memory to the motherboard. However, the variance between memory speeds makes much less of a difference to gaming frame rates than your selection of CPU and GPU. Just make sure you get more than 4GB of memory – we tend to use 6 or 8GB – as Windows consumes a base amount of this beneath the game itself."

Bottom line: If you just want something that does the job, make sure it's compatible with you graphics card and CPU socket. "Think about whether you want to overclock or have more than one graphics card," says Tannahill. "This may sound crazy at first, but later on you may want to do this if the price of your card drops dramatically".
Case, fan and power

The big box you jam all the stuff into is mostly an aesthetic choice, but you'll need to make sure it's big enough to contain all the components you've chosen – and that it has room for a fan to cool everything down. At the budget end you have less concerns: "You can skimp on the case and fans as low-end components don't tend to pump out much heat," says Leadbetter. "The case we chose cost £16 and has just one 80mm fan. I'd be a bit more wary about the PSU (power supply unit) though. The 430W Corsair Builder we chose is £35, but it's superb value and great quality."

It's important to select a good quality PSU that can cope with the power required by your PC's components. This is measured in watts, and you can get units that will support over 1000w, although you're unlikely to need that amount of oomph for a standard gaming PC – if you're unsure, use a PC stockist who'll provide advice based on your machine's specifications. There's a detailed guide to PSUs here.

Bottom line: choose a case that's big enough for all your components (duh) and allow space for cooling. And according to several of the developers I spoke to, a low quality PSU can damage components over time, so don't scrimp on that.

The big question: build it yourself?

It is possible to buy all the components you need and construct the machine yourself. This will be cheaper than purchasing a ready-built machine, you'll know exactly what's in it, and you can install the operating system yourself without the retailer bunging in loads of ad-ware. The downside is that you'll need to check the compatibility of all the parts and if you do anything wrong, like accidentally salthering thermal paste all over your graphics card, it could end up being very expensive.

Fortunately, there are lots of places you can go for advice and guidance. Digital Foundry has galleries showing you exactly how to build its recommended £300 PC. Computer Active has a video guide to building a PC, as does NewEgg. There's also a dated but still very good guide here. Ebuyer and Aria are both good places to buy components as they'll help you check the compatibility of all your bits.

If you choose to have a company assemble your set-up for you, there are plenty of options. Guardian Games Blog reader Simon Beck has been building gaming PCs for years and has advised other readers on where to buy their own machines:

"Nowadays, you can buy really very good pre-built machines like the Gladiator range from Aria, the Titan range from Overclockers. It's worth bearing in mind that a well-chosen £600 system will be able to run all the latest games at close to maximum settings. The PC arms-race has really slowed down now that all the big FPS titles are also on consoles – I am still using a PC I built for £900 two years ago and it will run BF3 on Ultra.

"There is also the middle ground of PCSpecialist – I've sent a number of Games Blog readers there for a gaming machine. They will build everything for you, but their PCs are very highly configurable – you can really have pretty much any spec you want. If you start with something like the Fusion 650 it will be fantastic out of the box, or can be made into an absolute beast by upgrading some of the components. The Vortex 500 is a more budget-friendly choice, but again you can adjust the specification as much as you want".

Bottom line: building your own PC from scratch is reasonably straightforward and has price and performance advantages, but it's intimidating for tech newcomers. Buying your kit from a company that will put it all together will ensure you're getting the machine you want with no cheap components hidden away inside – but you'll pay more for it.

Finally, there's another possibility looming on the horizon: the Steam Box. For years, Valve has been threatening to launch its own PC-like console; a high-spec machine designed specifically for digital gaming. An opening gambit – the Piston – was announced at CES this year, but we can probably expect a more powerful model later this year. So should gamers wait?

Most of the developers I spoke to said that there was too much uncertainty right now, and it could be a year or more before we have a Steam Box that really showcases the concept. As Bickham puts it, "as a PC developer, we're interested in everything that Valve does. But for gaming in the here-and-now, nothing beats a decent rig with some shiny innards. Plus, the occasional overstocking incident with e-tailers means that shopping around – once you've isolated the parts you want – can net you some real bargains".

The thing with PCs is, there is always something spectacularly powerful just down the road – that's Moore's Law for you. At some point, you've just got to hold your breath and jump in.

0 SNSD/Girls Generation Bios | News Popular 2013

SNSD/Girls Generation Bios | News Popular 2013

By Unknown | At 15:17 | Label : Korean News , Lifestyle , popular | 0 Comments

Girls’ Generation (소녀시대) is a nine-member South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment in 2007. The nine members are: Taeyeon, Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona and Seohyun. They are often referred to as SoShi (소시), or SNSD.

The group has released two full albums, three mini-albums, and various singles. Their 2009 hit single “Gee” holds the record for being the longest running #1 song on KBS’s Music Bank, having held the #1 chart ranking for 9 consecutive weeks.

The group began a foray into the Japanese music scene in late 2010 under Nayutawave Records, a part of Universal Music, with the Japanese remakes of their 2009 Korean hits “Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)” and “Gee”.

Kim TaeYeon (김태연) was born on March 9th, 1989 in Jeonju, North Jeolla. Commonly known as Taeyeon is a South Korean pop singer, actress, and spokesmodel. She is the leader of the Korean nine-member girl group Girls’ Generation. She has also worked as TV presenter, radio DJ and appeared in reality-variety shows, as well as recording solo singles.

She was trained in singing and dancing. Taeyeon was discovered in the 2004 SM Entertainment’s 8th Annual Best Contest winning Best Singer 1st Place & Grand Award in the contest.   In 2004, she was featured in The One’s song “You Bring Me Joy” before debuting as Girls’ Generation leader. She is a 2008 graduate of Jeonju Art High School.

Taeyeon became a DJ on Good Friend Radio, which she co-hosted with Super Junior’s Kangin until he left on April 19, 2009. From then on, she hosted the radio show single-handedly. Taeyeon ceased her DJ duties from April 26, 2010 onwards.
She was featured on Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation reality-variety show We Got Married as part of the third rotation of couples; she was featured with comedian Jeong Hyeong-don.
Taeyeon is also a sub MC for Kim Seungwoo’s talk show, ‘SeungSeungJangKu’ (Korean: 승승장구) on KBS, MCing alongside 2PM’s Wooyoung, Choi Hwajung, Kim Shinyoung, and Kim Seungwoo.
On May 7, 2010, she had her musical debut as the main female role in “Midnight Sun”.

Jessica Jung (Korean name: Jung SuYeon; Hangul: 정수연) Was born on April 18th, 1989. She’s better known by her first name Jessica, is an Korean-American singer, dancer, actress, and model. She was born in San Francisco, and is fluent in both Korean and English. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Girls’ Generation.

She auditioned at the SM Entertainment Casting System and joined the company in 2000.She trained for seven years before debuting with Girls’ Generation.
Her younger sister, Krystal Jung, is a member of the Korean girl group f(x), also created by SM Entertainment.

Jessica was the first member to be signed with SM Entertainment in 2000. The 9-member girl group debuted on August 5, 2007.

Jessica released a digital single titled “Sweet Delight” on October 13th 2010.

Jessica made her musical theatre debut in the South Korean production of Legally Blonde, alongside Lee Ha-nui and Kim Ji-woo; the production opened on November 14, 2009.
She had a cameo role on SBS TV Oh My Lady! in March 2010.

In May 2010, Jessica became a regular guest on the show Happy Birthday until she withdrew on June 7, 2010 due to Girls’ Generation’s overseas activities.

Sunny (써니; born Lee SoonKyu) is a South Korean singer, radio DJ, music show host and member of the Korean girl group Girls’ Generation. Sunny was born on May 15th, 1989.

Sunny has mentioned that she lived in Kuwait when she was an infant, and was born in the United States. However, her family then moved to South Korea around the time of the Gulf War.   She is the niece of Lee Soo Man, the founder of SM Entertainment.

In 1998, Sunny entered Starlight Entertainment and became a trainee for 5 years before transferring to Starworld where she became a member of a duet called “Sugar” which never debuted.
In 2007, she was then recommended by the singer Ahyoomee, who transferred to SM Entertainment. After several months of training under SM Entertainment, Sunny debuted as a member of Girls’ Generation that same year.

She was a co-DJ of the radio show Chunji until the broadcast ended in July 2008.
She was a permanent member on the show Star Golden Bell until Girls’ Generation’s song Oh! came out.

Sunny alongside with Yuri are part of reality show “Invincible Youth” in which they are a part of G7, consisting of 7 girls from idol groups.Due to Girls’ Generation’s Japanese debut and other activities, Sunny left the show, along with Hyuna and Yuri, in June 2010.
She also co-hosted a music show called “The M” with SS501’s Kim Hyung-jun and 2AM’s Seulong but had to leave the show due to her busy schedules. Her last appearance as an MC for the show was on April 4, 2010.

Stephanie Hwang (Korean name: Hwang Mi-young; 황미영) Was born on August 1st, 1989, best known simply as Tiffany, is an Korean American singer and dancer of the Korean girl group Girls’ Generation.

Tiffany was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in Diamond Bar as the youngest of three siblings. She auditioned at the SM Starlight Casting System and joined the company in October 2004 in Los Angeles.She was trained at SM for 3 years and 7 months. Tiffany speaks both fluent English and Korean.

Tiffany was the co-host of Mnet’s Sonyeon Sonyeo Gayo Baekseo (Korean: 소년소녀 가요백서), along with Kim Hyesung from November 5, 2007 to June 13, 2008. Tiffany, along with other Girls’ Generation member Kwon Yuri, was an MC on MBC’s Show! Music Core, leaving after a farewell on July 31, 2010 to focus on SNSD’s Japan debut.

In December 25 2010, she was also a host MC for Christmas Show! Music Core along side SNSD’s Yuri. She was an MC for the 2010 SBS Gayo Daejeon award ceremony which was held on December 31 at the MBC Dream Center with Yuri & actor Ryu Si Won.

Kim HyoYeon (김효연), better known by her stage name Hyoyeon, is a South Korean recording artist and entertainer. She is a member of Korean girl group Girls’ Generation.

Hyoyeon was born in Incheon, South Korea on September 22, 1989. She is ambidextrous and grew up with her parents and her younger brother Kim Min Gu. She auditioned for SM Entertainment at the age of 11 through SM 2000 Casting System. Hyoyeon herself said she had no intentions to audition. Her mother was a fan of SM Entertainment’s boy band H.O.T. and brought her to the SM offices in the hopes, perhaps, of seeing them.For her audition, Hyoyeon danced.In 2004, she was sent to study Mandarin Chinese in Beijing, China alongside with Super Junior member Choi Siwon.

Hyoyeon’s formal dance training started in elementary school. At her neighborhood’s small hip-hop school,she learned Hip-Hop, Jazz and Latin dance.In 1999, she enrolled in Winners Dance School, a famous dance school in South Korea specializing in popping, locking, animation and various other hip-hop styles. At the school she met Miss A’s Min, with whom she formed the dance team Little Winners (리틀위너스). The duo performed at various showcases and was spotlighted by HipHoper.com in 2004.

She was BoA’s silhouette dancer during a performance at M.net KM Music Festival 2005.

On March 7, 2010 she played a cameo role on SBS Oh My Lady! starring Choi Siwon and Chae Rim with fellow members Jessica and Sooyoung.

Kwon Yuri (권유리) also known by her stage name Yuri, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, actress, model, and dancer. She is a member of Girls’ Generation.

Yuri was born in Goyang, South Korea on December 5, 1989. She auditioned at the SM Casting System and joined the company in 2001 after finishing in second place in the 2001 SM Youth Best Dancer Contest. She then underwent training for 5 years and 11 months before her debut.

She also had a small role in a television segment, “The King’s Boyfriend”, which was part of the 2005–2006 KMTV Super Junior documentary, Super Junior Show. Yuri also played a part in the KBS sitcom Unstoppable Wedding, alongside Sooyoung.

Yuri co-hosted the Korean music program Show! Music Core on MBC alongside another Girls’ Generation member, Tiffany, leaving after a farewell on July 31, 2010 to focus on SNSD’s Japan debut.

At the end of 2009 she was cast for KBS2 reality show Invincible Youth with her fellow member, Sunny. Because of Girls’ Generation’s international promotions, Yuri left the show in June 2010.

She debuted as a lyricist with the song “Mistake”, from Girls’ Generation’s EP, Hoot.

Choi SooYoung (최수영), commonly known as Sooyoung, is a South Korean singer, actress, spokesmodel, TV presenter, and radio DJ. She is a member of the Korean girl group Girls’ Generation.

SooYoung was born in Gwangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea on February 10, 1990. She was discovered on SM Casting System via the 2000 SM Open Audition. She then auditioned for the 2002 Korea-Japan Ultra Idol Duo Audition and won first place.
After winning first place in the 2002 Korea-Japan Ultra Idol Duo, Sooyoung was sent to Japan and debuted as a member of the duo Route 0, alongside Malina Takahashi. The band released three singles: “Waku! Waku! It’s Love”, “Start”, and “Painting”.

Sooyoung played a part in the 2007 KBS 2TV sitcom Unstoppable Marriage, alongside Yuri. She co-starred with Lee Yeon-hee and Super Junior’s Kangin on the romantic comedy film Hello, Schoolgirl (순정만화; Sunjeong Manhwa) which was released on November 2008, where she acted as Jeong Da-jeong. On March 7, 2010, she played a cameo role on the SBS TV miniseries Oh My Lady!

Prior to her debut as a member of Girls’ Generation, she was a VJ of the 2005 M.net Hello Chat, alongside Super Junior’s Kangin. Also she worked as a radio DJ with Super Junior’s Sungmin on DMB ChunBangJiChuk Radio from July 2007 to January 2008. From May to November 2009, she was a presenter for MBC TV children’s game show Fantastic Duo along with Oh SangJin, and Kim JeDong.

Im YoonA (임윤아) is commonly known as YoonA, is a South Korean pop singer, dancer, actress, model and spokesmodel. She is a member of the Korean girl group Girls’ Generation. Yoona made her debut as a singer along with Girls’ Generation on August 5, 2007. She made her debut as an actress in the 2007 Korean drama, 9 Ends, 2 Outs.

Yoona was born in Seoul, South Korea on May 30, 1990. At a young age, she auditioned at the SM Saturday Open Casting Audition and joined the company in 2002. She began to train with the other trainees under the same company in the areas of acting, singing and dancing.

Yoona made her debut as an actress in 2007 with the drama 9 Ends, 2 Outs. In 2008, she acted in the drama Woman of Matchless Beauty before her first leading role in the daily drama You Are My Destiny which she won her important recognitions in acting. Yoona filmed her 2009 drama Cinderella Man alongside with Kwon Sang-woo.

Yoona was a guest on SBS TV Family Outing which ended February 14, 2010, and a permanent cast member on Family Outing Season 2 with Yoon Sang-hyun, Kim Won-hee, Ji Sang-ryeol, Shin Bong-seon, Super Junior’s Kim Heechul, 2AM’s Jo Kwon and 2PM’s Ok Taecyeon. The program ended its run on July 11, 2010 after 5 months.

Yoona released her first solo song “Innisfree Day” on August 30, 2010 for the Eco Handkerchief’s promotion of Innisfree Cosmetics.

Seohyun (서현; born as Seo Joo-Hyun 서주현) is a South Korean K-pop singer and entertainer as a member of the girl group Girls’ Generation.

Seohyun was born on June 28, 1991, in Seoul, South Korea as an only child. Seohyun was discovered in the 2003 SM Casting System.

She sang the song “S.E.O.U.L.” with Super Junior’s Kyuhyun, Ryeowook, Sungmin and Donghae and fellow Girls’ Generation members Taeyeon, Jessica, Sooyoung and Sunny.
She also sang the song for Caribbean Bay with her fellow members Taeyeon, Jessica, Tiffany and Yuri and with 2PM.
She sang a song in the official soundtrack of a MBC drama, Kim Soo Ro entitled, “It’s Okay Even If It Hurts”. It was heard on its 6th episode as the final song. The single was released on June 25, 2010.
She has done a special duet performance in the SMTown Live ‘10 World Tour with Super Junior’s Kyuhyun entitled “Call My Heart Out”.

In October 2010, Seohyun was one of the twenty idols from different South Korean groups that recorded the song, “Let’s Go”, for the purpose of increase public participation in 2010 G-20 Seoul summit. She provided vocals along with Super Junior’s Sungmin, SHINee’s Jonghyun and f(x)’s Luna.

She has also featured in SBS’s 2010 Gayo Daejun special maknaes (youngest members) performance of Britney Spears’ “Circus”.

She appeared on the single cover of her label-mate TRAX wearing a wedding dress. The single “Oh! My Goddess” (오! 나의 여신님) was released on September 6, 2010. She also appeared in its music video.

Seohyun is part of MBC’s reality-variety show We Got Married partnered with singer Jung Yong Hwa, who is the leader of the indie rock band C.N.Blue.

Good Luck Everyone :)

0 How To Install Windows 8 From a USB Device ! | News Update 2013

How To Install Windows 8 From a USB Device ! | News Update 2013

By Unknown | At 16:07 | Label : Lifestyle , Tips n Trick | 0 Comments

The need to install Windows 8 from a USB device, like a flash drive, is a common one due to the fact that many computers, especially tablets and smaller laptops and desktops, no longer have optical drives.
In other words, that Windows 8 install disc doesn't do you much good if you don't have anywhere to put the DVD! If you want to install Windows 8 from a USB device, you'll need to get those setup files onto a USB device. Unfortunately, simply copying them there won't do.
Windows 8 is also sold as a downloadable ISO file which, if you choose to buy Windows 8 that way, requires some steps to get it properly copied to a flash drive as well.
Regardless of whether you have a Windows 8 DVD you need to get on a flash drive, or a Windows 8 ISO file with the same goal, the following tutorial will help you get the Windows 8 installation files properly copied to a flash drive so you can get on with the installation process.
Note: The following procedure applies equally to Windows 8 (standard) or Windows 8 Pro.
Difficulty: Average
Time Required: Getting the Windows 8 installation files onto a flash drive or other external USB device will take between 20 and 30 minutes, depending on what format your copy of Windows 8 is in right now and how fast your computer is.
Requirements:

• A flash drive (4 GB or more) [Check Prices]
• A Windows 8 DVD [Check Prices] or Windows 8 ISO file [Download Windows 8]
• Access to a working computer, with a DVD drive if you have a Windows 8 DVD, with Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP installed

Important: If you have a Windows 8 ISO file and want that on a flash drive, start with Step 2. If you have a Windows 8 DVD and need that on the flash drive, start with Step 1.

Here's How:

1. Create an ISO file from the Windows 8 DVD. This is the procedure by which you create a single file, called an ISO image, that contains all the data stored on the Windows 8 setup DVD disc.
   
   Once you have an ISO image created from your Windows 8 disc, come back here and continue on with this tutorial which will explain how to get that ISO file onto a flash drive.
   
   Note: If you already know how to create ISO files with your favorite program, often called "ripping," then do so in whatever way you're used to doing it. However, if you've never created an ISO image, or don't have a program installed right now that does it, please see the linked tutorial above for complete instructions on doing so with a free program.
   
2. Download the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool from Microsoft and then install it.
   
   This free program from Microsoft properly formats your flash drive and then copies the contents of the Windows 8 installation ISO file you have to that flash drive.
   
   Note: Don't worry that this program has Windows 7 in the title. This program works perfectly well with Windows 8 ISO files and can be installed in Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP.
   
3. Start the Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool program. You should be able to find the shortcut on the Desktop, as well as in your Start menu or on your Start screen, depending on which version of Windows you installed the program on.
   
4. Click Browse on the Step 1 of 4: Choose ISO file screen.
   
5. Locate, and then select, your Windows 8 ISO file. Then click or touch Open.
   
   Note: If you downloaded Windows 8 from Microsoft, check your Downloads folder or your Desktop for the ISO image. If you created an ISO image from your Windows 8 DVD, the ISO file will be wherever you created it to.
   
6. Click or touch Next.
   
7. Choose USB device on the Step 2 of 4: Choose media type screen.
   
   Note: As you can see here, there is also a DVD option. While it doesn't do us much good in this case, since the end game is to get Windows 8's setup files on a flash drive, you could also use this tool to burn a Windows 8 ISO image to a DVD or BD disc.
   
8. On the Step 3 of 4: Insert USB device screen, choose from the drop-down box the flash drive or USB-connected external hard drive you want to put the Windows 8 setup files onto and then touch or click Begin copying.
   
   Tip: If you haven't yet plugged in the USB storage device you're planning on using, you can do that now and then touch or click the blue refresh button to make it show up in the list.
   
9. Click or touch Erase USB Device if you're prompted to do so on a Not Enough Free Space window. If you don't see this, don't worry, it just means that your flash drive or external hard disk is already empty.
   
   Important: If this message didn't make it apparent, you should know that whatever data you might have on this drive is going to be erased as part of the process of getting the Windows 8 setup files copied.
   
10. On Step 4 of 4: Creating bootable USB device, just wait for the Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool to prepare the drive and copy the Windows 8 installation files to it.
    
    The first Status you see will be Formatting, which will take anywhere from a few to several seconds, depending on how large the USB drive is that you're using. Next will be Copying files which could take anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes, possibly longer, depending on which Windows 8 ISO file you're working from, as well as on how fast your flash drive, USB connection, and computer is.
    
    Tip: Don't worry if the percentage indicator jumps ahead quickly but then sits on a single number for a very long time. While it might not make a lot of sense to behave that way, it doesn't necessarily mean anything is wrong.
    
11. Assuming everything went as planned, the next screen should say Bootable USB device created successfully with a Status that says Backup completed.
    
    You can now close the Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool program window. The flash drive, or other external USB drive you're using, now has the necessary files on it to install Windows 8 and is also properly configured to be booted from.
    
12. Boot from the USB device that you just created to start the Windows 8 install process.
    
    Tip: If the Windows 8 setup process doesn't start, it's very likely that you'll need to make boot order changes in the BIOS. See How To Change the Boot Order in BIOS if you need help doing that.
    
    Tip: If you have a UEFI based system and you still can't boot Windows 8 Setup from the flash drive, even after setting the USB device first in the boot order, see Tip #1 below for help.
    
    

Tips:

1. The Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool formats the USB drive as NTFS, a file system that many UEFI based computers will not boot from when on a USB drive.
   
   To work around this issue, you'll need to copy the data off the flash drive, reformat the flash drive using the older FAT32 file system, and then copy the data back onto it. 
2.  Good Luck Everyone :)

0 The Best Tips for Speeding Up Your Windows PC | News Update 2013

The Best Tips for Speeding Up Your Windows PC | News Update 2013

By Unknown | At 16:03 | Label : Lifestyle , Tips n Trick | 0 Comments

If your computer has started to slow down, there are many options for speeding it up. Below, we show you some of the best tips for speeding up your PC, some from previous HTG articles and some described here.

Turn off Startup Programs

When you install a program in Windows, it may add a small program that runs when Windows starts. After installing a lot of software, your boot up process could become slow. If there are programs you don’t use much, they probably don’t need to start every time Windows does. You can disable startup programs manually or use the free tool CCleaner. You can also use Soluto to speed up boot time.

Clean Up Unnecessary Files on Your Computer

As you use your computer, files collect in all kinds of places. Windows and programs running in Windows create temporary files and log files. Files you have deleted may collect in the Recycle Bin, if you don’t empty it often. When you browse the internet, browsers create temporary files, sites put cookies on your computer, and the download history and form history grows. CCleaner can help you clean up your computer. You can set up CCleaner to automatically run on a schedule and you can also create a shortcut to run CCleaner quickly and silently.

Schedule a Task to Perform Disk Cleanup

Windows provides a built-in Disk Cleanup tool that removes old files and temporary files to help you reclaim hard disk space and possibly speed up your PC. It’s a good idea to run the Disk Cleanup tool on a regular basis, such as weekly or monthly, depending on your computer usage. You can use the Task Scheduler in Windows to set up a task to run the Disk Cleanup tool on a set schedule.

Remove Malware, Spyware, and Adware

If you have malware, spyware, or adware on your computer, that can affect its performance. The articles below describe some tools that help you get rid of malware, spyware, and adware and also how to get rid of fake antivirus applications that are actually viruses in themselves.

Turn off Windows Features

By default, Windows enables a lot of features that you most likely don’t use and take up valuable resources on your computer. However, these features can be disabled. There are many ways to disable Windows features.

Disable the Indexing Service in Windows

The Search Indexing service in Windows scans through the files and folders on your system and records information about them in an index file to speed up the search process. However, this also consumes resources on your system and can slow it down. If you don’t do a lot of searching through files and folders, you can turn off the indexing service to free up some resources and speed up your computer.
Open the Start menu and enter “services.msc” (without the quotes) in the search box. Press Enter or click on the services.msc link when it displays.

In the right pane on the Services dialog box, scroll down until you find the Windows Search service. Right-click on it and select Properties from the popup menu.

The Windows Search Properties dialog box displays. Select Disabled from the Startup type drop-down list. Click OK to accept the change and close the dialog box.

You are returned to the Services dialog box. Select Exit from the File menu to close it. Reboot your computer to finalize the change.

Reduce the Delay of the Start Menu Display

By default, there is a delay before the Start menu and its submenus display. If you want to make the Start menu open faster, you can change a key in the registry to accomplish this.
Open the Start menu and enter “regedit.msc” (without the quotes) in the search box. Press Enter or click on the regedit.msc link when it displays.
If the User Account Control dialog box displays, click Yes to continue.
NOTE: You may not see this dialog box, depending on your User Account Control settings.
In the tree in the left pane of the Registry Editor, navigate to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop key. In the right pane, scroll down until you find the MenuShowDelay data value. Right-click on the name and select Modify from the popup menu.

In the Value data edit box on the Edit String dialog box, enter a new value between 0 and 4000. This indicates how many milliseconds it takes for the Start menu and any submenus to display. We don’t recommend you use 0 as the value. It might make it hard to navigate through the menus. Click OK to accept your change.

Select Exit from the File menu to close the Registry Editor. Reboot your computer to apply the change.

Fully Uninstall Unused Programs

Sometimes, when you uninstall a program, remnants are left behind that the uninstaller doesn’t remove. If you install and uninstall a lot of programs, these files can accumulate.

Change the Number of Recent Items Shown on the Windows 7 Start Menu

If you have a lot of recent documents displaying in the Recent Items menu on the Start menu, it can slow down access to the menu. It is a quick and easy task to change the number of items that display on the Recent Items menu.

Delete Unnecessary Items from the Send To Menu

Some programs may add items to the Send To menu when you install them. If so, your Send To menu may become slow to access. However, you can easily customize the Send To menu in Windows and remove items you don’t use or even disable the Send To menu completely.

Limit the Number of Items in Each Folder

If you have lots of files in a single folder, it can slow down Explorer. It’s best to create multiple folders and spread out the files among the folders.

Thoroughly Clean Your Computer

The fan in your computer that draws in air to cool the components may become clogged with dust, pet hair, and other forms of dirt. This can cause your system to overheat and run sluggishly and maybe even eventually break down. How-To Geek shows you how to thoroughly clean the inside of your desktop computer.

Install Programs into a Virtual Machine

Installing programs in a virtual machine to test them using a virtualization program like VirtualBox or VMware Workstation or Player keeps your host machine trim and fast and can prevent it from slowing down. When you uninstall them, any remnants are left in the virtual machine, not on your host machine (although, you can also use Revo Uninstaller, as mentioned earlier in this article, to uninstall software completely). Also, you can test how the program itself, when running, affects system resources.

Good Luck Everyone :)

0 How to Make a Computer Faster: 6 ways to Speed Up Your PC | News Update 2013

How to Make a Computer Faster: 6 ways to Speed Up Your PC | News Update 2013

By Unknown | At 15:59 | Label : Lifestyle , Tips n Trick | 0 Comments

By following a few simple guidelines, you can maintain your computer, help increase its speed, and help keep it running smoothly. This article discusses how to use the tools available in Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP Service Pack 3 to help make your computer faster, maintain your computer efficiently, and help safeguard your privacy when you're online.

Note: Some of the tools mentioned in this article require you to be logged on as an administrator. If you aren't logged on as an administrator, you can only change settings that apply to your user account.

1. Remove spyware, and help protect your computer from viruses

Spyware collects personal information without asking for permission. From the websites you visit to user names and passwords, spyware can put you and your confidential information at risk. In addition to compromising your privacy, spyware can hamper your computer's performance. Fortunately, there are a couple of easy ways to combat spyware.

Download Microsoft Security Essentials for free to help guard your system from viruses, spyware, adware, and other malicious software (also known as malware). Microsoft Security Essentials acts as a spyware removal tool and includes automatic updates to help keep your system protected from emerging threats.

The Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool, also free, checks computers running Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2003 for infections by specific, prevalent malicious software, including Folstart, Phorpiex, Weelsof, Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom. It helps remove any detected infection or malware.

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2. Free up disk space

The Disk Cleanup tool helps you to free up space on your hard disk to improve the performance of your computer. The tool identifies files that you can safely delete and lets you choose to delete some, all, or none of the identified files.
Use Disk Cleanup to:

• Remove temporary Internet files.
• Delete downloaded program files, such as Microsoft ActiveX controls and Java applets.
• Empty the Recycle Bin.
• Remove Windows temporary files, such as error reports.
• Delete optional Windows components that you don't use.
• Delete installed programs that you no longer use.
• Remove unused restore points and shadow copies from System Restore.
• Delete system files (Windows 8).

Tip: Typically, temporary Internet files take the most amount of space because the browser caches each page you visit for faster access later.
To use Disk Cleanup:

Windows 8 users

Windows 7 users

Windows Vista users

Windows XP users

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3. Speed up access to data

Disk fragmentation slows the overall performance of your system. When files are fragmented, the computer must search the hard disk as a file is opened (to piece it back together). The response time can be significantly longer.
Optimize Drives (Windows 8) and Disk Defragmenter (sometimes shortened to Defrag by users) are Windows utilities that consolidate fragmented files and folders on your computer's hard disk so that each occupies a single space on the disk. With your files stored neatly end to end, without fragmentation, reading and writing to the disk speeds up.
When to run Optimize Drives or Disk Defragmenter
In addition to running these utilities at regular intervals (weekly is optimal), there are other times you should run it, too, such as when:

• You add a large number of files.
• Your free disk space totals 15 percent or less.
• You install new programs or a new version of the Windows operating system.

To use Optimize Drives:

1. Open Optimize Drives by swiping in from the right edge of the screen, tapping Search (or if you're using a mouse, pointing to the upper-right corner of the screen, moving the mouse pointer down, and then clicking Search), entering Defragment in the search box, tapping or clicking Settings, and then tapping or clicking Defragment and optimize your drives.
2. Under Status, tap or click the drive you want to optimize. (The Media type column tells you what type of drive you're optimizing.)
3. To determine if the drive needs to be optimized, tap or click Analyze. You might be asked for an admin password or to confirm your choice.
   After Windows is finished analyzing the drive, check the Current status column to see whether you need to optimize the drive. If the drive is more than 10% fragmented, you should optimize the drive now.
4. Tap or click Optimize. You might be asked for an admin password or to confirm your choice.
   Optimizing a drive might take anywhere from several minutes to a few hours to finish, depending on the size of the drive and degree of optimization needed. You can still use your PC during the optimization process.

Notes

• If the drive is being used by another program, or is formatted using a file system other than NTFS, FAT, or FAT32, it can't be optimized.
• Network drives can't be optimized.
• If a drive isn't appearing in Optimize Drives, it might be because it contains an error. Try to repair the drive first, then return to Optimize Drives to try again.

Additional information and instruction to optimize your hard drive for Windows 8 is available.
To use Disk Defragmenter:

Windows 7 users

Windows Vista users

Windows XP users

Running Optimize Drives, Disk Cleanup, and Disk Defragmenter on a regular basis is a proven way to help keep your computer running quickly and efficiently. If you'd like to learn how to schedule these tools and others to run automatically, please read Speed up your PC: Automate your computer maintenance schedule. Windows 8 users should read Improve performance by optimizing your hard drive.

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4. Detect and repair disk errors

In addition to running Optimize Drives, Disk Cleanup, and Disk Defragmenter to optimize the performance of your computer, you can check the integrity of the files stored on your hard disk by running the Error Checking utility.
As you use your hard drive, it can develop bad sectors. Bad sectors slow down hard disk performance and sometimes make data writing (such as file saving) difficult or even impossible. The Error Checking utility scans the hard drive for bad sectors and scans for file system errors to see whether certain files or folders are misplaced.
If you use your computer daily, you should run this utility once a week to help prevent data loss.

Run the Error Checking utility:

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5. Learn about ReadyBoost

If you're using Windows 8, Windows 7, or Windows Vista, you can use ReadyBoost to speed up your system. A new concept in adding memory to a system, it allows you to use non-volatile flash memory—like a USB flash drive or a memory card—to improve performance without having to add additional memory. With Windows 8, if you have a storage device that will work with ReadyBoost, you’ll see an option to use ReadyBoost when you plug the device in to your PC.

• Learn more about ReadyBoost in Windows 7.
• Learn more about ReadyBoost in Windows Vista.

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6. Upgrade to Windows 8

If you try all the previous remedies and your computer still isn't as fast as you would like it to be, you may want to consider updating to Windows 8.

• Download the Upgrade Assistant to find out if your computer can run Windows 8.
• Download Windows 8 Pro.
• Compare Windows 8 editions.

If the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant determines that your computer can't run Windows 8 and you still have the need for speed, it might be time for a new computer. There are some great deals on new computers right now:

• Shop for a Surface.
• Shop for new desktop computers.
• Shop for new laptop computers.

Good Luck Everyone :)

0 Quick Tips for Speeding Up Mozilla Firefox | News Update 2013

Quick Tips for Speeding Up Mozilla Firefox | News Update 2013

By Unknown | At 15:55 | Label : Lifestyle , news , Tips n Trick , Update | 0 Comments

For the last couple weeks I've been focusing on Windows basics ("Windows Explorer Explained: Tips for Newbies" and "Windows Explorer Tips: Select Files Fast, Show Extensions, Rename Setup Files"). This week let's move on to a new topic: getting Mozilla Firefox to run more efficiently. Read on if you've ever been frustrated by slow performance in Firefox.

Improve Firefox Performance by Clearing the Downloads List

Recently I noticed that whenever I downloaded a file in Firefox, the program turned into molasses--especially just after the download finished. The browser would literally freeze up for seconds at a time for about a minute after.

On a whim, I opened up the Downloads list (accessible by pressing Ctrl-J). It was pretty lengthy; I hadn't cleared it in as long as I could remember. Admittedly, I just never bothered, as I didn't think it necessary. Also on a whim, I clicked Clear List, which wiped the slate clean, so to speak. (This doesn't delete your downloads, but merely Firefox's record of them.) You know what? The next time I downloaded a file, Firefox hummed along like its regular speedy self. No hangs, no delays. I'm not sure why this made the difference, but it definitely did. If you're encountering a similar issue, I recommend trying the same procedure.

Remove Old Versions of the Java Console From Firefox

Java, of course, is the programming language/platform that's used by various Web sites and apps--you know, the thing that's constantly nagging you to install updates.
Every time you do so, Firefox inherits a new version of the Java Console (a debugging tool that's useless to the vast majority of users). Unfortunately, the old ones don't get deleted. Does that impact Firefox performance? I don't know for sure, but it can't help--and I do know I don't want half a dozen Java Consoles cluttering things up!

If you look at your Firefox Add-ons list (by selecting Tools, Add-ons), you may indeed see several instances of Java Console. However, you'll also notice that the uninstall button for each one is greyed out. How can you remove the old Consoles? Simple: Exit Firefox, then run it as an administrator. To do so, right-click your Firefox desktop icon, then choose Run as administrator. Now, when you go back to the Add-ons list, you'll have the option of uninstalling Java Consoles.
You can probably get rid of them all, though I recommend keeping the one with the highest version number, just in case the Java Runtime Environment needs it for some reason.

Make Firefox Immediately Switch to a Newly Opened Tab

Normally, when you click a link that opens a new tab (or hold down the Ctrl key while clicking a link, which forces a new tab to open), Firefox doesn't actually switch to that tab. It keeps you where you were. That doesn't make a ton of sense. After all, why would you open a new tab if you didn't want to view it right away?

Fortunately, there's an easy way to change Firefox's behavior when it comes to new tabs: Click the Tools menu, then Options, and then click Tabs. Enable the last option in the list: When I open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately. (Pretty straightforward, huh?) Click OK and you're done.

Good Luck Everyone :)

0 How To Speed Up Your Google Chrome Browser | News Update 2013

How To Speed Up Your Google Chrome Browser | News Update 2013

By Unknown | At 15:51 | Label : Lifestyle , Tips n Trick | 0 Comments

Recently, in 2012, Google Chrome has become the most popular browser for its flexibility, stability and simplicity. There is no doubt that it is faster and an advanced browser with advanced features designed for all. Though sometimes it becomes slower comparing your requirements, PC hardware and imagination. For these reasons Google chrome will let you modify and make the browser more suitable in your working environment.


Here the time saving tips with some hidden tricks to increase the browsing, download and start-up speed of Chrome browser.

Note: All these tips are same for Google Chrome 19 or above versions.


1. Set high priority to Google Chrome process.
Windows OS shares the processor time between all running processes based upon their priority. Setting the higher priority to a process means that the process is more important to the operating system compared other low priority processes. This will gear-up the start up time and browsing speed of the browser. To set a high priority to Google Chrome, open the Windows Task Manager by pressing "Ctrl+Shift+Esc" together. Then run the Browser and from Task Manager Find out the chrome.exe. Right click on it and set the priority higher.

High Priority to Chrome.exe

2. Disable Google Chrome automatic updates.
This will stop the Google chrome update process "GoogleUpdater.exe" and let the browser work more lightly every time. It helps the browser start-up more quickly. It also save some CPU and RAM usages. We have discussed it here and showed how to disable it.

3. Enabling GPU acceleration and composting.
Now-a-days web pages are more and more graphically designed for the users. So the web browsers are implementing hardware acceleration technology for GPU. This will help the browser to accelerate the GPU (graphics processing unit) signals on pages. Go to browser address bar in Google Chrome and type "chrome://flags" and hit Enter. Enable both GPU composting on all pages and GPU accelerated SVG and CSS filters.

GPU acceleration and composting settings

4. Configuring Settings.
This part will show only those settings whose are important for the browser to get some extra speed. It is also a useful idea for slow internet connection.
Go to the wrench icon top-right corner and click on Settings. Expand the Show advanced settings from the bottom of this page.

Google Chrome Settings

     a. Sign in. Connect it if you really need to sync your bookmarks, extensions, themes etc. Otherwise remain it disconnected.

Sign in option to sync data

     b. Appearances. Un-tick on both Show home button and Always show bookmark.

Appearances Settings

     c. Privacy. Un-tick on Use a web service to help resolve navigation errors and Automatically send usage statistics and crash reports to Google.

Privacy settings

     d. Languages. Un-mark the offer to translate only if you don't use to read content in other languages without English.

Offer to Translate Languages

• So you must install English Languange in your Comp

     e. HTTPS/SSL. No need to choose Check for server certificate revocation. Because certificate revocation is not needed normally.

Update: Before providing any personal and/or sensitive information on web pages, for the safety reason, this button should be checked to ensure whether the page using a secure connection or not. 

HTPPS/SSL

5. Disable Developer mode.
If you aren't a developer then disable this mode by going wrench icon > Tools > Extensions > un-tick Developer mode.

Developer Mode

6. Clear Browsing Data. There is nothing new to say that your browsing data will slow down the browser. So better is to practice clearing browsing data regularly. This option is available in wrench > Settings.

Clear all browsing data

From now you will notice that your Google Chrome browser is more speedy than before. Please note that some tips may not be same in future as the Google Chrome is realizing updates frequently and making changes to different options.

Good Luck Everyone :)

0 Internet Connection Speeds - Up and to the Right, for Some | News Update 2013

Internet Connection Speeds - Up and to the Right, for Some | News Update 2013

By Unknown | At 15:48 | Label : Lifestyle , news , Update | 0 Comments

Internet engineers have a simple shorthand way to describe graphs relating to aspects of the Internet's evolution - they go up and to the right. Growth, often exponential growth, is a feature of so much of the technological change that makes up the Internet, and that is driven by the Internet, that we can be fooled into taking it for granted.

In that light, Akamai's latest State of the Internet report makes interesting reading. Leaving aside the reported 65Gbps distributed denial-of-service attacks for another day, global average connection speeds and global average peak connection speeds as measured by Akamai both declined in the quarter. These declines are not major (6.8% in the former case, 1.4% in the latter) but are surprising nonetheless. In each case, these declines were only seen in one out of the ten countries making up the top ten.

Whether this marks a turning point or a shift in the dynamics of Internet bandwidth growth and consumption, or is simply a blip possibly reflecting the state of the global economy at a specific point in time, will only become clear as further reports become available later this year.

If we look at the figures for global average connections speeds and global average peak connection speeds over the past several years, we see that such reverses are not unprecedented. And another, perhaps more interesting, trend also becomes apparent. The gap between the global average and the peak has grown from 4Mbps to 13Mbps in 3 years. This growing divide reminds us that there remain a great diversity of Internet connections and experiences of available Internet bandwidth when viewed globally. Assuming that any specific national or regional perspective is representative of the global Internet is likely to lead to wrong conclusions.

Figure: Comparison of global average connection speeds as reported by Akamai since 2008 in their State of the Internet reports.

This growing divide is not surprising given the observed overall trend toward greater availability of higher speed connections, something that is also reflected in the latest output from the FCC's Measuring Broadband America program where the FCC finds that panelists in September 2012 were, on average, subscribing to higher speed tiers than were panelists in April 2012. The FCC are also now reporting on higher speed connections up to 75Mbps as these are increasingly available in the US and they have plans to report on still higher speed tiers in the future.

While some technologists today see a demand for and work towards Internet access speeds in excess of 1Gbps, the data suggest we must ensure we strive to develop and engineer Internet applications and services to cater for an ever increasing diversity of bandwidth provision and uptake.

Good Luck Everyone :)