Articles by apachedude

• Custom Boot Menu for Windows XP

  Author: apachedude • Tags: security • Comments: 2

  Custom Boot Menu for Windows XP  One of the first things that I do upon receiving a new windows computer is create my own custom boot menu that shows up every time I boot my machine. This is especially handy when you suspect a virus; you can reboot into safe mode and scan for it.

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• Installing Multiple OS's Without A Floppy/CD/DVD/Etc.

  Author: apachedude • Tags: linux • Comments: 0

  Installing Multiple OS's Without A Floppy/CD/DVD/Etc.  This article explains how I managed to install over 50 various operating systems on my computer (one hard drive) without having to burn the distro ISO to disk to boot from. (No floppy, usb, cd, dvd, etc. needed!) The final result after some fun experimenting, is when I boot, I have a cool grub boot screen come up with the option to boot into whatever OS I want, this is handy for multiple reasons.

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• Speed Up Google Analytics

  Author: apachedude • Tags: apache • Comments: 1

  Speed Up Google Analytics This method uses crontab to execute a shell script that downloads an updated urchin.js file every 24 hours and saves it into your local sites directory. Thats it! The problem occurs when google-analytics.com/urchin.js is requested by billions of web users all over the world at one time, it can cause your sites pages to load at a snails pace. Especially if you are using WordPress or a similar CMS.

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