Iben blogs about computer graphics customization, recording music with a computer and more.
Iben's Articles In Personal Computing
August 8, 2023 by Iben
I use Firefox, Opera, Vivaldi and Maxthon browsers. Firefox works good, I like the way it updates and it is reliable. Vivaldi is the best fastest browser I have used and it has a lot of settings. Opera is the second fastest browser I have used. Maxthon is one I have been testing since June 2023. I like it so far and I have had no problems with it.  
April 22, 2020 by Iben
Location - AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content I've noticed an increase of data coming into this folder since back in March. 10MB to 18MB per session. The most I saw in the past was 3MB. I have seen it on more than one operating system. Could it be to make the Internet more efficient or something else?     
February 16, 2018 by Iben
Here's the skinny. I turned a computer into a guinea pig. For 20 months I used only a firewall, opera and firefox. The browsers were stock and kept up to date. The computer OS was not updated. After the 20 months I scanned the whole computer with updated windows defender and found nothing. The computer works great, don't try this at home.     Services Background Intelligent Transfer Service Delivery Optimization Update Orchestrator Service Wind...
June 10, 2017 by Iben
Open after market browser Ctrl+Shift+I Click 3 vertical dots on upper right to customize Undock window Click network tab Red button on left stop recording Check box to work offline.  
January 2, 2006 by Iben
One process I use. Mastering: Step 1: I record the different tracks of my song using the Boss BR-8. Rhythm, bass, lead guitar and so on. Step 2: Now I am ready to do the final mix of the song. I hook my Boss BR-8 to my computer using an optical cable. My computer is equipped with Sound Blaster Audigy platinum EX. This has an external connection box which will hook to the optical cable From the BR-8. This is a digital hook up. Step 3: I can now use my high quality computer ...
September 12, 2003 by Iben
I recently upgraded the amount of Ram on my computer. When I bought my computer it came with 256 MB of RAM. I have a 1.80 GHZ chip and my operating system is XP home edition. I now have 512 MB RAM. What a difference a little more RAM makes!! Up until a week ago 256 was getting the job done. Although at times when working with certain programs I did have to keep an eye on how much memory I was using. One limitation was not being able to keep any more then a few applications open at the sam...