Doubtfully, anyone interested in this will have gone on by now, but I hope someone gets some use out of this information.
First off, this is only for Windows 2000 and XP, so I don't know if it will work for Vista. I can't imagine that something similar doesn't exist for Linux, Mac OS X and/or one of the BSD variants (I haven't read all of the threads).
You might want to read through this page,
'How can I optimize the Windows 2000/XP/2003 virtual memory (Pagefile)?'
http://www.petri.co.il/pagefile_optimization.htm
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Bill James (Microsoft MVP) has a convenient tool, 'WinXP-2K_Pagefile', for monitoring the actual usage of the Page file, which can be downloaded {here}. A compiled Visual Basic version is available from {Doug Knox's site} which may be more convenient for some users. The value seen for 'Peak Usage' over several days makes a good guide for setting the initial size economically.
Available here:
http://billsway.com/notes_public/WinXP_Tweaks/http://billsway.com/notes_public/WinXP_Tweaks/WinXP-2K_Pagefile.zip
or here --
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_pagefilemon.htmhttp://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/XP_PageFileMon.zip
Currently, I'm running Windows XP Home with 1 GB of RAM. I have my swap file set to 500MB and currently, the 'WinXP-2K_Pagefile' script says I'm only using 86MB of it. One of the scripts logs the maximum swap you've used in a session, though you have to check it. The most I've used is 486MB and it warned me that swap was getting low.
Needless to say, you milage will vary.
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You also might want to read through this page.
'Virtual Memory in Windows XP'
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm
I hope this helps.
I remember this from 1999, but I don't know if it is still valid.
INTERNET'S BUSIEST SOFTWARE ARCHIVE REACHES NEW DOWNLOAD MILESTONE
San Francisco, CA., May 26, 1999 Walnut Creek CDROM, Inc. announced today that their popular software archive at ftp://ftp.cdrom.com has surpassed the one trillion bytes (one terabyte) milestone of files downloaded per day from a single server machine. The current record set on Sunday of 1.39TB of file downloads was made possible while testing a new gigabit ethernet connection with the company's Internet service provider, CRL Network Services.
"We're very pleased with how the gigabit ethernet performed during these tests", said Robert Bruce, Walnut Creek's President and founder. "This new bandwidth capability coupled with the incredible performance of the FreeBSD Operating System software has allowed us to raise the bar of Internet server performance to an entirely new level."
The server machine, also known as "wcarchive", was recently upgraded to a single processor NetFRAME 9201 system from Micron Electronics, Inc. and is capable of handling more than 10,000 simultaneous downloads.
It's too bad some product, like from http://www.prentrom.com/, aren't readily available to all hospitals.
Maybe they do, as they're not cheap, but very useful with someone with a permanent condition.
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Here's the press release http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/miniclock.cfm http://tf.nist.gov/ofm/smallclock/CSAC.html The 2011 version is comparatively huge -- http://www.smartertechnology.com/images/stories/rcjAtomicClockChip.jpg http://tf.nist.gov/ofm/smallclock/CSAC_files/shapeimage_6.png
If a tip jar was put up, some of my money would likely find my way into it.
PJ does have a 'Tip Jar' -- There is a 'PayPal Donate' above the 'Groklaw Gear' T-shirt and 'Email PJ' icons on the left part of the web page...
The bazooka wake-up call. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJsK059gVDg Almost certain to give you a heart-attack...
Someone might enjoy these two programs which allow fireworks-like effects: http://dan-ball.jp/en/javagame/dust/ http://powder.unaligned.org/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MESkoRgSeJo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jdf2JSKHWe0
http://www.devolution.com/~slouken/Maelstrom/binary.html This is a 1993 clone of Asteroids for the Mac, but was ported to Windows and other operating systems. Still fun to play, with funny sound effects.
You can at least get loads of DJVU books at archive.org
Doubtfully, anyone interested in this will have gone on by now, but I hope someone gets some use out of this information. First off, this is only for Windows 2000 and XP, so I don't know if it will work for Vista. I can't imagine that something similar doesn't exist for Linux, Mac OS X and/or one of the BSD variants (I haven't read all of the threads). You might want to read through this page, 'How can I optimize the Windows 2000/XP/2003 virtual memory (Pagefile)?' http://www.petri.co.il/pagefile_optimization.htm -- Bill James (Microsoft MVP) has a convenient tool, 'WinXP-2K_Pagefile', for monitoring the actual usage of the Page file, which can be downloaded {here}. A compiled Visual Basic version is available from {Doug Knox's site} which may be more convenient for some users. The value seen for 'Peak Usage' over several days makes a good guide for setting the initial size economically. Available here: http://billsway.com/notes_public/WinXP_Tweaks/ http://billsway.com/notes_public/WinXP_Tweaks/WinXP-2K_Pagefile.zip or here -- http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_pagefilemon.htm http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/XP_PageFileMon.zip Currently, I'm running Windows XP Home with 1 GB of RAM. I have my swap file set to 500MB and currently, the 'WinXP-2K_Pagefile' script says I'm only using 86MB of it. One of the scripts logs the maximum swap you've used in a session, though you have to check it. The most I've used is 486MB and it warned me that swap was getting low. Needless to say, you milage will vary. -- You also might want to read through this page. 'Virtual Memory in Windows XP' http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm I hope this helps.
Scurry o'er to YouTube to gander at this ole FedEx commercial. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F31P0_kgEic And don't ye be a parrot's dungbie, ya picaroon!
I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.
Daisy, daisy...I'm half crazy
Though a Peterson strobe tuner might have helped too. Certainly for anyone who is tone deaf.
I remember this from 1999, but I don't know if it is still valid. INTERNET'S BUSIEST SOFTWARE ARCHIVE REACHES NEW DOWNLOAD MILESTONE San Francisco, CA., May 26, 1999 Walnut Creek CDROM, Inc. announced today that their popular software archive at ftp://ftp.cdrom.com has surpassed the one trillion bytes (one terabyte) milestone of files downloaded per day from a single server machine. The current record set on Sunday of 1.39TB of file downloads was made possible while testing a new gigabit ethernet connection with the company's Internet service provider, CRL Network Services. "We're very pleased with how the gigabit ethernet performed during these tests", said Robert Bruce, Walnut Creek's President and founder. "This new bandwidth capability coupled with the incredible performance of the FreeBSD Operating System software has allowed us to raise the bar of Internet server performance to an entirely new level." The server machine, also known as "wcarchive", was recently upgraded to a single processor NetFRAME 9201 system from Micron Electronics, Inc. and is capable of handling more than 10,000 simultaneous downloads.
Wouldn't it be worth the trouble to implement this? And open some eyes in Redmond?
It's too bad some product, like from http://www.prentrom.com/, aren't readily available to all hospitals. Maybe they do, as they're not cheap, but very useful with someone with a permanent condition.