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Do You Really Need More Than 4GB of RAM? @SWC Oxcart: Some good points, but I'm going to stick to my statements.

Do You Really Need More Than 4GB of RAM?

Hopefully I can elaborate on some of the topics you've mentioned to defend my view. "If you have written to RAM (given), it's insignificant as to whether or not the task is hyper-threaded as far as memory is concerned. " Not necessarily. You are correct, most multi-threaded apps simply break down the same task as a single threaded version of the app, with no increased overhead. "Per your implications, my 60 y/o dad's a 'power-user'. " I'm saying the tasks traditionally associated with a "power user" are now available to the novice through a simple gui and automated wizards.

So in fact, Yes, I am saying he's a power user, if not by his level of experience, then by demand he can potentially put on his hardware. I think a lot of developers and system admins are stuck in a rut, viewing novices as people who just check their e-mail, play solitaire, and occasionally print something. How to never forget anything again. Systems allow stress-free productivity without wasting mental RAM.

How to never forget anything again

(Photo: Fotopakismo) The human brain is a wonderful thing, but it’s a bit faulty as a tool for remembering things. Luckily for us (and for our frazzled brains), technology has stepped in to help out. With the proper habits and the right tools, you and your brain won’t have to remember a thing again. There are a host of tech tools that can help with taking notes, managing projects and to-dos, and manage your email and calendar needs just fine.

To really never have to remember a thing again, you have to combine a few tools in smart and comprehensive fashion, and even more important, you have to develop specific habits that will ensure that things don’t slip between the cracks … because the cracks just get bigger and bigger with more time and more data. In this post I’ll look at some of the requirements of a “Never Forget Again” system, along with 4 key habits for using that system. A Comprehensive System Sound about right? 1. How to memorize verbatim text with javascript. If you are visiting from StumbleUpon and like this article and tool, please consider giving it a thumbs up.

How to memorize verbatim text with javascript

Thanks! Memorizing does not have to be as hard as most people make it. The problem is that most people only know how to memorize by reading the same thing over and over again. You have to learn to memorize. In this post we are going to look at how the brain remembers and then show how to use that knowledge to come up with a method for memorizing verbatim text. In this article we are going to focus on a technique that will let you easily: Memorize a speechMemorize the BibleMemorize linesMemorize Scripture At the end of this article is a Javascript tool that makes it easy to implement this method.