Assign Core Affinity To Applications With Core Affinity Resident
Most of the computers that are available today come with multi-core processors. And if you have multi-core processors you can assign core affinity to a running program by opening task manager.
For example, when you assign a single core for an application, the application will utilise only one core. But the problem with Windows affinity feature is that it will not remember your preferences in the feature. That is, you need to assign core affinity every time you run an application. To avoid this tedious task, here is a simple utility called CoreAffinityResident.
CoreAffinityResident is a portable utility for Windows 7 and Vista that allows you assign core affinity to all running applications with a few clicks. Once you download and run this utility, an icon will be placed in system tray area. Clicking on the CoreAffinityResident system tray icon will bring list of running applications.
Once your target application is selected, its core affinity will be shown. Now proceed to check or uncheck the desired cores and then push ‘Save’. Now your software will use only the cores you want to, and will remember your preferences in the future.
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Posted September 2, 2010 – 4:38 pm in: Themes
After releasing six beautiful Windows 7 themes last week, the team behind Windows 7 personalization gallery is back with four new themes. Yes, the gallery has been updated again with new Taiwanese art themes and are ready to download now.
The four new themes are: Choobies, Daydream, LotsBears, and Nicole Doll. All these themes come with high-resolution (1900 x 1200) wallpapers.
Download and double-click on the theme file to apply
Posted September 2, 2010 – 9:55 pm in: Google Chrome
Four months after the release of Chrome 5.0 and three weeks after the release of 6.0 beta, the stable version of Chrome 6.0.472.53 is ready to download now to celebrate its second anniversary.
As we have mentioned before in the Chrome 6.0 beta release post, Chrome 6.0 brings slight visual changes to toolbar and omnibox. Along with the old bookmarks, preferences, and themes, one can also sync Autofill data and extensions with this version of Chrome browser.
According to the official Chrome blog, Chrome 6.0 is three times
In Windows 7, changing a theme (themepack) is very simple even for a novice user. So, if you are sharing your user account with your family members or friends, you might want to prevent others from changing your favorite theme.
You can use any of the two methods given below to prevent others from changing your account theme. In the first method, we use the Local Group Policy Editor which is available only in Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate editions. And the second method can be used in all editions of Windows 7.
Method 1:
1. Type gpedit.msc in Start menu search area and hit enter to open Local Group Policy Editor… Continue reading