You can slash Firefox’s slow load time by compressing the DLLs and executables. There are many choices for compression but I suggest you use UPX which is free, efficient and time proven.

1. Download UPX from http://upx.sourceforge.net/#download

2. Unzip upx.exe into your Firefox installation folder which is normally C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox.

3. Make sure Firefox is not running then shell to a command prompt in the Firefox installation directory.

4. Type in the following command in a single line and hit return:

for %v in (*.exe *.dll components\*.dll plugins\*.dll) do upx “C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\%v”

5. If on some later occasion you want to unpack the files, just type in the command above but add the decompression switch “-d” after “do upx.”

That’s it; enjoy the difference!

found this info at http://www.techsupportalert.com/how_to_make_firefox_faster.htm

I aint saying I am a writer. I aint written anything that has been published by a book company. I have been writing a scifi book though and I have taken to the bottle while I do so. It is a great existence the only drawback being that if this was the only income I had I would be dead from a combination of alcoholism and starvation. Gee I am glad that I am a part time dabbler and only have to go hungry when i miss dinner. ehhehee stay tuned for the books release!

Well I just came across this in my travels in the big world wide web. Douglas Adams has been an influence on me since I was quite small. Listening to the first recordings of Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy on ABC radio when i was a small boy. Then buying the Albums, then the books, then watching the TV series and then The Movie. Well I loved it all.

It marked a turning point in my awareness of British humour being different from American and Australian humour. Sporting and encompassing intelligent thought and clever cutting wit through to slapstick. I love HHGTTG and always have.

Nothing prepared me for spotyting this though. Douglas Adam’s Typewriter that wrote Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy is up for sale at US$ 25675.38. Geez I will I was a rich bastard so I caould own such a beautiful piece of history.

I know most of my friends would want it as well. How did this come to be for sale??? Who would possibly want to get rid of it? I dont understand. To top it all off it is sold with a First Edition of HHGTTG. Actually it is the book being sold with the bonus typewriter but I think they are both equally as cool as each other.

Here is a quote from the site:

Description: First Edition Hardback. A mouthwatering copy of this modern classic, the dustwrapper retains all of the notoriously fugitive blue and is wholly unfaded. The front image and lettering are bright and sharp and the book overall is in exceptional condition. Sold together with A UNIQUE ARTEFACT owned by Douglas Adams in the late 1970s, his Hermes Standard 8 typewriter. This is a thrilling object to possess with a fascinating history. It is as certain as can be that Adams wrote his most famous work ‘The Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy’ on this Hermes Standard 8. Aside from the supporting provenance, it still contains much evidence of his ownership and regular use. It bears an anti-apartheid sticker on one side of the object and is boldly signed across the front casing by Adams in his unmistakeable hand. It comes housed in its cardboard box which Adams used to transport it, namely packaging from Simon and Schuster, originally containing copies of Adams and Terry Jones’ collaboration ‘Starship Titanic’. An address label to Adams’ office at the Digital Village, London, remains stuck on the box too. The typewriter itself is in attractive condition to display, but is entirely unrestored and as precisely as it was when it was owned by Adams. It is frequently mentioned by all who knew him that writing was often a torment for him and as such his lateness was legendary. He once said ‘I love deadlines. I love the whoosing sound they make as they fly by’, and such was his difficulty in producing work on time that in a well-documented act of desperation his publishers once locked him in a hotel room until he typed enough pages to be let out! The keys of his typewriter all still bear the marks of Adams’ tortured labour. Significantly, the ‘x’ key is particularly discoloured. A unique piece of literary history then and a fabulous talking point, and simply the ultimate possession for a Douglas Adams fan. It is almost superfluous to mention that it is also a very secure investment for the future. A little bit about its subsequent history: Adams signed and donated the typewriter to a wildlife charity auction in 1998, and it was then kept in private hands for several years before being sold on. Adams was passionate about wildlife and in keeping with his memory (and his original intention for this item), a donation will be made to Rhino Recovery with this sale. ABOUT US: It is our philosophy at N V to provide the astute collector with high quality books for pleasure and investment, whilst offering a service that is always friendly and helpful. EVERY listing has a sharp digital image of the EXACT item(s) that you are perusing - with more photographs available on request. The accompanying description is meticulous and we guarantee that all items are authentic. Nevertheless, you are welcome to call us FREE on (0800) 083 0281 with any queries, or on +44 (1608) 674181 from overseas. In the meantime we wish you every success with your collecting. Bookseller Inventory # 000002

Bibliographic Details
ISBN: 0213167387
Publisher: Arthur Barker Books
Publication Date: 1979
Book Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: First Edition

So I got home last night and thought that I haven’t used my pc in a couple of days so I decided to go online and surf a bit.

 Computer says No! Bugger! The computer didn’t want to boot. In fact it didn’t see its boot partition or even the drives at all.

I tried a few things after covering myself in dust by pushing my overweight body under the desk to remove the sidecover of the box. Alas all looked fine apart from the Northbridge fan being stuck (although this happened a while ago and I decided to ignore it putting my faith in God and the fans that surround the area.

I replaced the leads to the to SATA drives and tried to boot again. The BIOS didnt even see the drives at all. This was concerning as they were there and were spinning up. I thought maybe the entire bus was dead so I shoved the sata cable leading to the boot drive in another socket and it detected the drive.

hmmmm. This is alarming so my detective work proceeded to check the rest of the BIOS settings. That is when I discovered that the bios had been wiped back to defaults. Ahhhh!

So I reset up BIOS as I am no stranger to the almost mystical secrets of amibios and I rebooted the system. It booted. Cool I thought.

My celebrations however were short lived as I decided to run a virus scan (just as i do when things have issues without an action to blame events on. It discovered some and then it wanted to runa  scan after a boot. I said yes ok then and then the machine booted but then proptly died again losing its settings. Bah! I reset the bios settings yet again and then ran the low level virus scan and booted up again.

It seems to be holding together now but I reckon it is on its way out. So I decided to find out what the current market is so I can ready myself to be the proud new owner of current technology and not the unhappy victim of the great old tech swindle.

hmmmmm (again). I consulted my friends Felix and Nick and we have come up with teh following spec:-

ASUS P5KR–Raid,1394            $145
Intel 775pin Q9300                $332
2G Kit-667(2×1G) Kingston x2  $ 98
Asus 512M 9800GTX              $405
Seagate SATA 750g x2          $358
Antec Nine-Hundred              $164
Antec “NeoPower” 550W        $148
                                         —-
                                       $1650
                                      =====

This ofcourse is the beez knees. However after the initial jubilation and many pats on the back from and to all, I realised I dont have the cash for this. So I drew up another spec (lower) to see what can be achieved  on a budget.

I came up with the following: -

ASUS P5KR–Raid,1394            $145
Intel 775pin Q6600                $245
2G Kit-667(2×1G) Kingston x2  $ 98
Asus 512M 8800GT                $242
Seagate SATA 750g x1          $179
Antec Nine-Hundred              $164

                                         —-
                                       $1073
                                      =====

Still not got that so I guess I am going to have to wait and save a bit.

Suffice to say I will endeavour to get the new pc after some saving.

The Reverend

Can I get an amen?
Can I get an ayyyyy men?
Can I get a hallelujah?
I said can I get a Haaa laaa leww yaaa?

The Reverend hasn’t blogged from up on high for a while. Well well well where to get started? I have looked upon the face of evil and have seen it unclean. I then realised it was a mirror so i cleaned it. I digress…

Many people have asked me when The Seen will come back. I am unsure my brothers and sisters. I will however say that it will rise again one day in the future. The Seen is sorely missed by a lot of fans out there as is The Gaskats. All I know is that when The Seen does reform I will probably incorporate some of the tunes that we wrote in The Gaskats. This is ok because The Gaskats was actually a Seen Project.

My brothers and sister’s many of you have expressed a keen enthusiasm for my building of The Dalek. I thank you all and will let you all know when it will be completed. It will have a birthday party when it is complete and you will all be invited.

Those of you interested in The Reverend’s roots (as in geneology), I have restored many photographs of my family. They are at http://www.segal.com.au go to the historical section.

That’s all for now

The Reverend

A couple of weekends ago I married my friends Ben and Michaela. I was more nervous than the groom. I gave a short speech and then into the wedding. It was fantastic. I then MC’d the reception and sang with the band. Lydia also did the make-up so we are fast becoming the wedding one stop shop in Adelaide.Everyone loved the wedding and we partied into the night!So now I ain’t a wedding virgin -I have cut my teeth finally as a real Reverend.

Raph

Well it is December and I aint updated this since April. Admittedly the DalekDevelopment has taken a backseat to health, renovation issues so a little has still progressed. I am taking January off though so there should be some great progress then.

It has been a few days between updates but that was mainly to do with my parents rocking up out of the blue from Queensland to stay for a week so i didn’t get much done.

I put a second coat of plaster on last night but I made a mess on the floor of my workshop. bother!

Here is the current state of affairs with the plug.

I would have got onto this a little sooner (Sunday except i built a workbench instead 2.6m long very cool new space for me to make a mess.

While wondering through a Cheap as Chips shop the other day I saw this little cupboard alarm for AUD$3.00 seeing as I had that in my pocket I bought one and took it home. I tried it out at home and sure enough the alarm is very similar to a Laser sound.

Also I decided I will be doing the neck bin shortly so i bought myself a router as well!

It is ANZAC day tomorrow so i should have more updates to give then as I will have a solid Dalek Building Day all to myself.

So last night I decided to mix up some plaster and give the dome a cout before I had too many beers.

So I mixed it and started slapping it on dragging the former around etc.
The stuff went on very easily and everything went alright.

I started forming it roughly but I think you will agree it is already turning out pretty well.

While I left that to dry, I waddled over to the Department store to buy a Magic 8 Ball. My son still wanted his so i bought a new one. comparing the two 8 balls

I noticed that the seams on the ball are different.

Anyway ta for reading

Does the seam matter on the ball?

Not much done today as I went to work but I did find the time to read your post and go back to the hardware store and trade my 5kg bag of plaster of paris for a 20kg bag of casting plaster (apparently they didn’t know the stuff you were talking about but i explained it is the type that people plaster interior walls with and they sold me this stuff. The trade up cost me a difference of AU$1.20 cool. hopefully I will get a coat on tonight.

I am buying a magic eight ball tomorrow as my son started crying when I said I was going to use his.

He has never touched the bastard thing. sheesh!

Anyways thanks for reading