TITAM - Technical issues that affected me

Problem:  PC becomes virtually unresponsive at about the same time each week.  You can move the mouse fine, and possibly Alt-Tab around a bit.  Doing anything else results in a hang that lasts 5-15 minutes, at which point the PC will "unfreeze" for 10-15 seconds, then go back to being unresponsive. Debugging is almost impossible since the computer only works for a few seconds every 5-10 minutes.  Meaning you cannot realistically look at Task Manager or any other program to identify the offending process.  This particular bug can take hours or days to sort out, 15 seconds at a time. What you can do: 1.  Set the following programs running while the computer is still responsive: -  Windows Task Manager (Ctrl-Shift-Esc) -  Resource Monitor (run "resmon.exe") -  Process Explorer Also:  -  Set Task Manager to "Processes" and "Show processes for all users". -  Set all programs to order processes by CPU time If you c...

I've had to pore through a lot of gobbledygook as to what the "Maximum Frequency" number really means in the Windows 7 Resource Monitor. What is means is:  How fast your CPU is physically clocking, compared to how fast it could be clocking. What it does not mean is: -  How much load your CPU is actually experiencing.  This is shown by "CPU Usage". -  How much load your CPU has been experiencing, i.e. a historical or "peak hold" value.  This is not displayed in Resource Monitor. This figure might be less than 100% if the system is dynamically changing CPU frequency to save power.  So Maximum frequency might be more or less than 100%, depending on how your system behaves and how much power it is trying to save.  This is expected behavior. Examples: -  For a desktop, maximum frequency might stay at 100% permanently.  This is because the system has no need to reduce CPU frequency to save power.   -  For an overclocked" p...

@#$%# Firefox just ate my post.  Here we go again: Like most motorcycles, my (used) bike came with a toolkit.  However, experience showed it was not that useful.  I did not find a lot of help out there with respect to tool kits specific to motorcycles, so here's what I've ended up with. The most common problem I had with the bike was a dead battery.  This has only happened a few times in ten years, but does require the seat to be removed for a jump.  Oddly, the factory toolkit does not include the right tools for this. Here is the stock tool kit.  Obviously some of these might prove useful if you were doing certain types of work.  I would say that if you're in such a situation, you're probably screwed, since you ain't going to be going anywhere soon, but you never know. I have a tough time seeing how many of these are even vaguely useful for my motorcycle.  The big wrenches, OK - though if you're needing to remove a major bolt, you are (...

It seems the general deterioration of everything into general junk has eroded even the paper industry beyond all hope.  As Chris Norstrom aptly puts it here , there is, in fact, a conspiracy - one is intended to prevent righteous and right-minded people from buying good, old-fashioned 3x5 index cards that don't suck. Basically, nobody seems to product index cards made of card stock any more.  Which is the stupidest thing I've ever heard of. Index cards are supposed to be made of 110 lb. card stock.  That's why it's called CARD STOCK, y'know? But even index cards are no longer made with card stock any more; it seems that, at best, you might be able to find 70-80 lb. weight cards nowadays.  (Some seem as thin as 40 lb, or about twice the thickness of regular printer paper.) Nothing available anywhere is 110 lb anymore, it seems - read the Amazon reviews for proof. Solutions: -  You can buy them from Chris above - I'm not a relation or anything, and d...