Performance

Alternative firmware for wireless routers

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January 18, 2010

Custom firmware can unlock many features that a typical router is capable of.
The majority of low end routers lack the following functions, such as QoS, wireless bridge, advance bandwidth monitoring etc.

There are two main alternative firmwares to choose from; DD-WRT and Tomato.

In order to take advantages of the custom firmware and added features, check the compatible list to find out whether the existing router is compatible with the firmware.
Read the flashing process and proceed closely to the instruction.  Failure to comply with the instruction may result an unusable router.

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HP Mini 1030NR Netbook

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November 22, 2009

Relatively affordable upgrade to improve performance (applies to most netbooks)

Performance:

1) Hardware

a) Memory -
Most of the stock netbook comes with 1 GB of memory and all of them can be replaced by a piece of 2GB memory.
(standard DDR2 6400 SO-DIMM is compatible to most netbooks)

b) Flash Memory -
In Microsoft Windows 7, there is a feature called “ReadyBoost” which allows a flash memory to be used as a standard RAM.

2) Software

a) Ramdisk
Ramdisk is a software which enables a system to use a set amount of memory to act as a hard disk drive.
To take advantage of it, create 512MB or 256MB ramdisk and allow the followings point to the new ramdisk.
1) windows temp
2) internet cache directories

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