PC Magazine - 2009 11.pdf - Libertad Zero

Want to find the nearest wireless accesspoint wherever you are? Try searching for“wifi” in the Maps application. Google willplot the nearest hot spots around your locationbased on the GPS (or cell-phone towerlocation).—Logan KuglerVISTASpeed Up File Deletion in VistaWhen you drag a file to the Recycle Bin,does it sometimes take 30 to 45 secondsto complete the process? A feature in Vistahas been causing this problem for some,even though it shouldn’t. Remote DifferentialCompression attempts to moderatebandwidth when copying files across thenetwork. It looks to see if the file is alreadypresent in the target location and, if that’sthe case, analyzes whether it can get awaywith just transmitting the changes withoutcopying the whole file again. Apparently thisfeature is not implemented very well and canslow file transfers rather than speed them. Ofcourse the Recycle Bin is not a network destination,but it can be affected regardless.Simply turn off Remote Differential Compression.Launch Programs and Featuresfrom Control Panel and select Turn Windowsfeatures on or off. Find Remote DifferentialCompression in the list, uncheck its checkbox, and click OK. You may need to rebootfor changes to take effect.—NJRLaptops. MP3 Players. Digitized Baseball Bats. There’s a Tech Gift for Everyone.HolidayGift Guide2009