Andy and Sean show you hot Windows Vista tricks including how to use your USB key to boost system performance. Ready Boost - this new technology in Windows Vista allows users to use external drives to make Windows Vista startup faster. Ready Boost is a great choice if you can't install more RAM on your computer. - The drive must read at a speed of at least 2.5 Mb/s and write at 1.75 mb/s. - For drives that are too slow, "Speed up my System" won't even appear as an option. - is limited to a maximum of 4GB. - It gives the best boost when you use several memory intensive applications at once. - When writing small chucks of data, flash memory is faster than your hard drive. - Parental Controls - Allows the administrator to limit the time spent on the system, restrict the usage of programs, internet filtering, and report the usage to the administrator. - feature has been updated to be more automatic. - File Associations is what indicates the extension of a particular file to the operating system. - Security Controls in Networking - allows for safer wireless connecting at hotspots. - When running as a Standard user of Windows Vista if you need to run a application as a administrator, all you have to do a right click on the application and choose "Run as Adminstrator" which will then prompt for a user name and password. - A recent survey shows that watching Lab Rats on trains is #1 European past time.
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