I am writing this post because so many people are asking me about it.
I will not invent anything new here, i will just make a general tutorial that will fix 80% of your audio/video problems.
Please understand that i do not guarantee 100% success result, because it all depends on the hardware you have.
Before digging in complicated stuff, lets first try to install the Medibuntu packages.
Some of these packages include the libdvdcss package from VideoLAN and the external binary codecs package (commonly known as w32codecs) used by MPlayer and xine.
Mozilla Firefox is a web browser project descended from the Mozilla application suite, managed by the Mozilla Corporation. Firefox had 16.80% of the recorded market share in Web browsers as of December 2007, making it the second-most-popular browser in current use worldwide.
Background
On Windows operating systems, when a program is minimized and left for a period of time, Windows will swap memory the program is using from RAM onto the hard disk in anticipation that other programs might need RAM. Because of the way Mozilla applications are stored in memory, Windows is much more aggressive in swapping out the memory they use, which can cause a delay when the program is restored.
The “Config.trim_on_minimize” preference determines whether to allow Windows to swap out memory from a minimized Mozilla application.
Possible values and their effects:
true — Allow Windows to swap out memory when the program is minimized.
false — Prevent Windows from swapping out memory when the program is minimized. (Default)
This preference does not exist by default, in order to change it’s default value:
Open Firefox and go to the Address Bar. Type in about:config and then press Enter.
Right Click in the page and select New -> Boolean.
In the dialog box that pops up, enter config.trim_on_minimize and hit Enter.
If you’re experiencing problems with the application consuming too much RAM (Mem Usage in the Windows Task Manager), you can try setting this preference to true.
Now, Firefox would use very less memory, which is very evident from the Task Manager too, however, when you restore Firefox again, it takes more time as everything needs to be brought back .
So, it’s better not to enable trim_on_minimize if you have a decent enough system.
Stress is the “wear and tear” our bodies experience as we adjust to our continually changing environment; it has physical and emotional effects on us and can create positive or negative feelings.
Most of us experience stress at work, maybe while giving a presentation, racing to meet a deadline. Remember how your heart was pounding and you were breathing harder?
I am not a doctor or anything but this is what i do when i am stressed: Most of the time I take 15 to 20 minutes to sit quietly and maybe play an online game. Instant Chess has been a perfect solution for me.
It will take you 10 secs to start a game, usually one round of chess could take 15 mins with a possibility of limiting the time frame. In those 15 mins you will think in a fast way, unload your stress and recharge your energy (at least it worked with me).
Anyway, enough with the words… why don’t you give it a shot ? www.instantchess.com and tell me if it worked.
By the way i wrote this article in order to get a free subscription… Yep !! Thats even possible Wish me luck hehe
Last time i was so eager to watch a movie was when ‘pirates of the caribbean’ was released.
It was mmm rather not what i expected.
This time its Elizabeth - the golden age. The movie was released 1 week ago here in lebanon. I intend to watch it in the coming 5 days ( If i make time ) .
Last night I couldn’t remember a website I’ve already visited, thank God for Google History.
While browsing away i took a look at my trends and here they are:
My top sites of all times are:
1.ubuntuforums.org
2.svn.haxx.se
3.www.linuxforums.org
4.www.google.com
5.www.debian-administration.org
6.www.computerhope.com
7.www.ajaxload.info
8.wordpress.org
9.en.wikipedia.org
10.digg.com
The weird thing is that i though my top site should be digg.com or google.com… could google be mistaken ? ? ? i dont think that i visited svn.haxx.se more then google.com… weird ha ?
Wish me luck hehe