Hits
Written by hackerzone05 on 3:03 PM- Have you ever heard the term "hit"? Do you have any idea what it refers to in means of the Internet world? If you have heard of it, are you really sure you know what it means?
- There is actually a big misconception with this term. Many people think a hit refers to the number of visits a certain Web site gets. They think every time someone goes to a site, it gets one more hit to add to their count. Well, this is just not true. The term is still connected with Web sites, but it really means something different.
- A hit is actually a request made to a Web server. For example, if you go to a Web site that has six images included on the homepage, the browser must make a request to the server for the six images and one for the HTML of the site. So, once all of those requests are made, seven hits are actually recorded, instead of just six.
- The other way the term hit is used is within search engine results. When you do a search on Google (or whatever your favorite search engine is) and you get your results, each of those is called a hit. So, if the search engine finds 400 matches to your inquiry, you received back 400 hits.
- Now that there is no confusion with this term, you can go impress your buddies and tell them how many hits you got on your search today!
Before the Games Begin
Written by hackerzone05 on 6:13 PM- If you are a big gamer (or maybe someone else in your household is), you are probably so excited every time you get a new game. You anticipate being able to play it and you just can't wait for the installation process to finish so you can get started! Well, not to burst your bubble, but there are some things you should do even before you start installing the new game on your computer. Bummer, huh?! But, it will help you in the long run.
- Before you even get that game near your computer, you should first run a disk cleanup. To do this, double click on your My Computer icon and then right click on your C: drive. Select Properties and then click on the Disk Cleanup button. This will remove some unnecessary files on your system so there will be more room for your game. Next, you should run a ScanDisk (called Error Checking in XP). For XP, right click on your C: drive again and choose Properties, Tools tab. Just hit the Check Now button and you'll be all set. Other versions can get there by going to Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, ScanDisk. This will help fix any errors that lie in your system.
- Once that is done, you should run a defrag on your system, which we have recently been talking about for awhile now, so just follow this tip. Finally, before you put your new game in to install, make sure you close any other programs you had open. You can use the Task Manager to close these out easily. Just hit Ctrl + Alt + Del and close them out one by one.
- If you perform all of these cautionary tasks before you install a new game onto your computer, the game will run smoother without any freeze ups and you will have a better chance of a clean and proper install. You will also probably combat any error messages that may have popped up before. Now that you know your computer is ready, go have fun playing your new game!
Smooth Out the Defrag
Written by hackerzone05 on 9:29 AM- Many people have problems running the Windows defragmentation program. The program seems to start perfectly fine, but after it reaches 10 percent or even 20 percent, it keeps restarting itself, telling you the "Drive contents have changed."
- This happens because there are all sorts of "invisible" programs running in the background that keep changing the information on your hard drive. This makes the defrag process think it has to start all over again, when it really doesn't need to.
- To run the defrag successfully:
- Go to Start, Run and type "msconfig" in the Open: box. Here is what you will see:
- Under the General tab, uncheck all the items listed under the
Selective startup area (make sure that Selective startup is selected). - Hit Apply and OK and then restart your computer.
- This will start Windows with only the basics running, so it ensures that nothing will interfere with the completion of the defrag.
- Now, go ahead and run defrag. When you're done, follow the same directions and go back into "msconfig" and select the Normal startup. You will then have to restart your computer again and everything will be back to normal.
- Just a reminder from yesterday's article, you can get to the defrag by going to Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Defrag.
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