" Wow. This episode of the Tekzilla is brought to you by. Good -- dot com the united states air force and the national campaign against drunk driving. Double -- today showed that top ten Tekzilla daily tips -- 2008. From Firefox to windows OS-X iTunes the absolute best tips guaranteed to make your computing life that much easier. To put on your party have pop open the champagne and fire up the sparklers whose last night. Because Tekzilla starts now. -- the Tekzilla -- or. Rocket belt on his back east visiting friends and family for the holidays -- assemble regular show we thought it was a great chance to put together the most popular daily tips we've done over the past year once it got people excited the want to cut them for -- around the mail the ones that you. Washed over and over again so without further ado I present to you are loyal viewing audience the best Tekzilla daily tips from 2008. With so many people using Firefox easily Hatfield of both bought the Firefox it's like these of -- To hear the top two Firefox -- of 2000 -- Can't beat out by."

" Firefox and it seems to be loading pages super slow to respond as quickly as it should you might want to try turning on pipeline. This lets Firefox plug multiple items within a page simultaneously instead of wanted to time after the -- there. To turn it on it's a little weird but just follow these steps it's a little simpler than sent in the address bar type in about -- and Coptic. A the next screen you see type network that he should keep people to the items that locate network that HTTP -- pipeline. He's got a good entry you're gonna double click on it and that's going to change the value to true. Now look at the network that HTTP dot proxies up pipeline entry and again double click on it and change the -- true. Next locate in that -- HTTP -- pipeline and up next request entry contains about thirty or more. When you're done restart Firefox for closing and re watching the browser. Excited little web page you should see a noticeable increase in how fast it blows."

" Today's tip comes from Tekzilla your Graham from California and he writes in with a handy tip for speeding up Firefox thank goodness another blank page and type about Colin can fade into the address bar. Right click anywhere and select new then into your. Name it. End she lay out dot initial paint dot Dele and sent to value to zero. This -- is the amount of time in milliseconds the browser way to -- on information it receives. So why doesn't technically make your pages load any faster and let's see what has been loaded sooner like online chat click that. This works even better when you combine it with our put finding tip from Tekzilla daily episode 53. They'll be surfing at warp like speeds."

" Firefox chips were the only thing people were attracted to. But the name synonymous of the web search Google tips we're very popular with a lot of people out there."

" do you want to be on the cutting edge with Google's latest web technologies. And you need to check out Google labs experimental search page. Looking at Google dot com slash experimental. Sounds pretty interesting. Go into the opportunity to try out some features still in development. Based on your feedback -- either implement that feature into their main search interface -- at a completely. Frilly they have three experiments running including one features alternate views for search results and another and -- and going with your keyboard a lot easier. Remember these features are island developments and my now working as expected. But with your comments and feedback they'll make sure all the bugs are found and fixed a life of -- beta tester is not always an easy one. Use Google reader do you miss your old Nintendo entertainment system we'll today's tip combines it's too unlikely worlds are right on in together. Open your Google reader window and hit that scene -- come up up up down down left right left right B -- and -- To defend yourself because then ninja might just take you down but don't worry he can be neutralized by repeating the comment. It may not be functional but it certainly is a lot of fun."

" Windows Vista and iTunes still to come more tips to make you competing fast fun and efficient. But first awards one of the sponsors that makes this show possible godaddy.com. Want to make an impact on line code red dot com has which of these dot com games was it was one dollar -- 99 cents world class hosted fast and easy website builders. And quite a bit more. You're website visitors prospects and customers aware of web sites and online businesses that aren't what they claim to be. And worried that the personal and financial information might just fall into the wrong hands. Are you visitors concerned to a competitive advantage with the ironclad protection public godaddy.com secure certificate. And today is a special holiday -- we're gonna let you have your choice five special offers views would godaddy.com. An attack one with the check out that's TEP one and save additional 10% off your entire order. And -- tech tidbits TEP to receive an additional five dollars off the order of thirty dollars or more. And -- code -- three that's -- to and register your domain name for seven dollars and 49 cents. For her coat check for for additional 15% off any order of 75 dollars or more tech. It gets you an additional ten dollars off in order of forty dollars or more. That's always some restrictions to apply place -- dot com for details and there's a favorite your tech silly picture piece of the Internet and go to dot com and please if you want those TEK codes would you."

" Looks like its opera other website we just can't get enough -- the website that we just can't stay away from because it's too useful -- funny or just too darn irresistible. This week's pick one of my favorite web sites ever Lifehacker dot com -- messaging coupon site on the show before what. Deserve more than just a casual remark in addition -- system tweak that he can download website. Personal productivity and yet why hacks in a ton more into everything from your life to your five it is. It is between it and dialogue between the posts in the commoners they ensure that you can the most comprehensive and up to date information possible he is a -- source. -- EDT and frankly. Even if you're not a geek and because in the end of the year they've got a bunch of roundups of the year's best stuff including the top ten ways to lock down your data. The best place to find multi monitor wallpaper the most popular links downloads into the top. And top ten list of the year if you've got the -- hunger make Lifehacker along with Tekzilla a part of your web die."

" You lost all your songs off iTunes you can't get your favorite tunes back at your iPod do not worry PC your Mac we've got a tip for you."

" Picture this computer has crashed all data is lost thankfully you -- smart enough and had the important stuff backed up."

" You tell us well he had an iPod chances are on your music he had on your machine is still there the trick is in those files from the iPod back onto your computer. Thankfully viewer sent as a straightforward way for we as users to do just that about the extra software here's what she didn't. Connect the iPod to your PC. I can start thinking I ER racing your music automatically hit the X in the upper right hand corner of iTunes display to the left of the search box to stop it. It control panel click portable media devices and double click your iPod in the tools menu click options than the view tab. Check show hidden files and folders. Net geeks in the music folder and his second gen iPod the full path is -- Colin back slash iPod -- control back slash music. Select all the music folders and drag and drop them into a folder on your hard drive directly into iTunes. There you have -- the iPod music folder structure is strange -- inexplicable but once you move your files on iTunes you can senate to automatically organize your folder -- artist and album to clean that up. To do is click edit within iTunes choose preferences and in the advanced tab check keep iTunes music folder organized. Nice to have a working copy of all your music from your iPod great news if you run into any major PC problems."

" You grab the couple files it's no big deal you're grabbing a ton of files it can be a real problem. Here's a ways to help speed the process along whether you're an OS-X. Or windows."

" Usually when you want to move -- file between folders either an OS-X or windows only used right across. But when you try to -- us across drives sometimes it copies the file instead annoying right. We'll hear the public tends to stream on your file moving process. -- across different tracks just hold shift in windows or command key on a Mac. He'll know works when you see the plus sign next to the cursor disappear. The copy a file over the same drive pulled the control key on the PC -- option on a Mac and the plus -- pop up as verification. And to create shortcut anywhere distract the file as you hold the alt key and windows or command option in OS-X. Now I have no excuse not to organize that massive files and folders you have hidden away yeah."

" It's time -- to think one of the sponsors that makes this show possible the united states air force."

" I'm drugs work. I'm airman first class US air --"

" Leave them point six Dominica."

" That's six barrels. 2004000 rounds -- If this triggers his glory and irate 2000 -- There's nothing like it."

" As anybody out there run on windows can tell it. Everything is is simple and straightforward as you'd like in fact it can be desperately confusing if you're trying to find out what exactly since all of your PC. And how much space that stuff is taking up. Today we've got a neat little application analyze your hard right breaks and the day before it basically tell you where the biggest files and the biggest space hogs on your hard drive it's called genius report and it's both Mac and windows compatible it's absolutely free and provides different perspectives about it distracts including -- relative sizes size distribution distribution of modification date and distribution of types. Which means it's an amazing way to analyze everything you've got stuff in your hard drive. -- bar graphs to pie chart the company efforts set of data for easy reading C could find at that hey I've got a bunch of video files from an edit sessions like two years ago or maybe all those MP3 files from your old machine that you copied over in no longer need to store. It's really easy to really cool and it's really really useful."

" To find a serial number of product -- your finger on the version number the application currently running and check up system information for windows this little tool gives. Everything you possibly want to know by your system it'll show you -- licensees you have -- file associations on your driver's -- programs have set to auto run all Intel you can want to -- your motherboard CPU bios and network cards you can find it for download it at GT OP a LA dot com. It's free for personal use and -- addition to anyone's software toolbox. Speed is some people get get enough of especially when it comes the windows. Navigating through windows explorer yet paints a less time spent weeding through file trees the better here's a few short cuts to help speed things along. -- have a file selected just press F two to rename it. Pressing F three will bring up the search sidebar. Most web browsers at five -- refreshed. Finally NSF eleven which will increase your viewing area by eliminating the top toolbar and bottom border. So they have that a few key konduz Angolan on the -- in accelerating your computing X."

" Finally while we're on the windows theme here one thing that really -- a lot of be using Vista. Is the fact of the power button on the start menu just put your PC to sleep. Let's they could be something more useful."

" You have got to Vista tip Christie at Tekzilla fan gel in Ohio. Joe -- one thing you've probably noticed that the power button in the start menu deep also sleep mode not shut down. Even now it's a little annoying because you have to hit at the button next to it to get to the -- option you can changing actually in the power button but it's not immediately obvious how to do it. Open the control panel click hardware and sound and power options. Click on change plan settings for whatever and you have active then click on change advanced power settings again and ninety slips of power options to change. Expand power buttons and links and then expand start menu power button and then change the settings how you want it which might case would shut down. Click OK to close the window and then click cancel your settings have already been saved you don't."

" Some final thoughts after word from the national campaign against drunk driving -- Impaired driving continues to be a social scourges that kill and -- thousands of Americans every year. 15% of all drivers involved in fatal crash during the week -- alcohol impaired on the weekends. 31%. Alcohol affects skills essential operating motorcycle balancing coordination so alcohol plays a particularly big role in motorcycle fatalities. 59%. Of Writers Guild and single vehicle crash in the beginning I had a blood alcohol level of point oh wait for higher. This is preventable -- people it's stupid to get hurt or hurt somebody else because you've been drinking. If you plan and drink alcoholic friends again this sober driver. Before going out give that person your keys are you prepared these mass transit college taxi. A sober friend of family members leisure communities overrides program or just curl up in the backseat your -- doing the smart things don't drink and drive. Thanks for watching this special edition of Tekzilla as the year closes out we want to remind you one last time we -- live on your questions so email us Tekzilla ever."

" three dot com tech L prodigy news have to if you ask this will do it but we need those emails from yet hate. Even better planet and this year we'll start next -- with a video -- just keep the fifteen seconds upload to YouTube and send us a link. In an email with a video question in the subject line. Revision 3 stores up and running if you want to pick up some -- head over to revision3.com. Slash store unified teachers and half of your favorite shows plus. If -- gets his way Tekzilla hot sauce. So check that out when get a chance to visit -- dot com slash story. Thanks so much for watching if you want to get more of our daily tips go to Tekzilla dot com we'll subscribe to the RSS speed. I'm Patrick Norton until next -- you've been watching Tekzilla."

" You know when you do that it automatically goes into the."

" That users over to your favorite we'll learn the game you turn yourself around. That's slow it's the so this is your first time yeah that's sorry stop. Him from you -- the moment record. A big fan of cheap trick and air guitar the lovely. The fabulous product from you this was this."

" It's awful dividends that."

" Scroll back if the place."

" This drug and that the imminent. It."

" Oh he and he'd be -- to fit. Maybe -- me at the back and immediately call for but the -- here -- YouTube yesterday and it but thought going to put it. It. I feel like a producer. Producer. But. -- the -- that. People right here who routers but at the booklet put tomato. And hands on them."

" communicated how to help you okay."

" Boom boom such an easy one episodes like you promote its -- blog and make it's moving. Marketing and I are truly become one precious memories reportedly entering into some sort of suppressed -- look like -- party member --"

" I mean I don't know I mean. Then why."

" And have a -- also. -- better Norton and let's put this mother and the ground signs. Maintenance equipment and."

" Does not go in the group but I -- and then I -- and home. I will and yeah. --"

" Yeah yeah."

" Wow. This episode of the Tekzilla is brought to you by. Good -- dot com the united states air force and the national campaign against drunk driving. Double -- today showed that top ten Tekzilla daily tips -- 2008. From Firefox to windows OS-X iTunes the absolute best tips guaranteed to make your computing life that much easier. To put on your party have pop open the champagne and fire up the sparklers whose last night. Because Tekzilla starts now. -- the Tekzilla -- or. Rocket belt on his back east visiting friends and family for the holidays -- assemble regular show we thought it was a great chance to put together the most popular daily tips we've done over the past year once it got people excited the want to cut them for -- around the mail the ones that you. Washed over and over again so without further ado I present to you are loyal viewing audience the best Tekzilla daily tips from 2008. With so many people using Firefox easily Hatfield of both bought the Firefox it's like these of -- To hear the top two Firefox -- of 2000 -- Can't beat out by."

" Firefox and it seems to be loading pages super slow to respond as quickly as it should you might want to try turning on pipeline. This lets Firefox plug multiple items within a page simultaneously instead of wanted to time after the -- there. To turn it on it's a little weird but just follow these steps it's a little simpler than sent in the address bar type in about -- and Coptic. A the next screen you see type network that he should keep people to the items that locate network that HTTP -- pipeline. He's got a good entry you're gonna double click on it and that's going to change the value to true. Now look at the network that HTTP dot proxies up pipeline entry and again double click on it and change the -- true. Next locate in that -- HTTP -- pipeline and up next request entry contains about thirty or more. When you're done restart Firefox for closing and re watching the browser. Excited little web page you should see a noticeable increase in how fast it blows."

" Today's tip comes from Tekzilla your Graham from California and he writes in with a handy tip for speeding up Firefox thank goodness another blank page and type about Colin can fade into the address bar. Right click anywhere and select new then into your. Name it. End she lay out dot initial paint dot Dele and sent to value to zero. This -- is the amount of time in milliseconds the browser way to -- on information it receives. So why doesn't technically make your pages load any faster and let's see what has been loaded sooner like online chat click that. This works even better when you combine it with our put finding tip from Tekzilla daily episode 53. They'll be surfing at warp like speeds."

" Firefox chips were the only thing people were attracted to. But the name synonymous of the web search Google tips we're very popular with a lot of people out there."

" do you want to be on the cutting edge with Google's latest web technologies. And you need to check out Google labs experimental search page. Looking at Google dot com slash experimental. Sounds pretty interesting. Go into the opportunity to try out some features still in development. Based on your feedback -- either implement that feature into their main search interface -- at a completely. Frilly they have three experiments running including one features alternate views for search results and another and -- and going with your keyboard a lot easier. Remember these features are island developments and my now working as expected. But with your comments and feedback they'll make sure all the bugs are found and fixed a life of -- beta tester is not always an easy one. Use Google reader do you miss your old Nintendo entertainment system we'll today's tip combines it's too unlikely worlds are right on in together. Open your Google reader window and hit that scene -- come up up up down down left right left right B -- and -- To defend yourself because then ninja might just take you down but don't worry he can be neutralized by repeating the comment. It may not be functional but it certainly is a lot of fun."

" Windows Vista and iTunes still to come more tips to make you competing fast fun and efficient. But first awards one of the sponsors that makes this show possible godaddy.com. Want to make an impact on line code red dot com has which of these dot com games was it was one dollar -- 99 cents world class hosted fast and easy website builders. And quite a bit more. You're website visitors prospects and customers aware of web sites and online businesses that aren't what they claim to be. And worried that the personal and financial information might just fall into the wrong hands. Are you visitors concerned to a competitive advantage with the ironclad protection public godaddy.com secure certificate. And today is a special holiday -- we're gonna let you have your choice five special offers views would godaddy.com. An attack one with the check out that's TEP one and save additional 10% off your entire order. And -- tech tidbits TEP to receive an additional five dollars off the order of thirty dollars or more. And -- code -- three that's -- to and register your domain name for seven dollars and 49 cents. For her coat check for for additional 15% off any order of 75 dollars or more tech. It gets you an additional ten dollars off in order of forty dollars or more. That's always some restrictions to apply place -- dot com for details and there's a favorite your tech silly picture piece of the Internet and go to dot com and please if you want those TEK codes would you."

" Looks like its opera other website we just can't get enough -- the website that we just can't stay away from because it's too useful -- funny or just too darn irresistible. This week's pick one of my favorite web sites ever Lifehacker dot com -- messaging coupon site on the show before what. Deserve more than just a casual remark in addition -- system tweak that he can download website. Personal productivity and yet why hacks in a ton more into everything from your life to your five it is. It is between it and dialogue between the posts in the commoners they ensure that you can the most comprehensive and up to date information possible he is a -- source. -- EDT and frankly. Even if you're not a geek and because in the end of the year they've got a bunch of roundups of the year's best stuff including the top ten ways to lock down your data. The best place to find multi monitor wallpaper the most popular links downloads into the top. And top ten list of the year if you've got the -- hunger make Lifehacker along with Tekzilla a part of your web die."

" You lost all your songs off iTunes you can't get your favorite tunes back at your iPod do not worry PC your Mac we've got a tip for you."

" Picture this computer has crashed all data is lost thankfully you -- smart enough and had the important stuff backed up."

" You tell us well he had an iPod chances are on your music he had on your machine is still there the trick is in those files from the iPod back onto your computer. Thankfully viewer sent as a straightforward way for we as users to do just that about the extra software here's what she didn't. Connect the iPod to your PC. I can start thinking I ER racing your music automatically hit the X in the upper right hand corner of iTunes display to the left of the search box to stop it. It control panel click portable media devices and double click your iPod in the tools menu click options than the view tab. Check show hidden files and folders. Net geeks in the music folder and his second gen iPod the full path is -- Colin back slash iPod -- control back slash music. Select all the music folders and drag and drop them into a folder on your hard drive directly into iTunes. There you have -- the iPod music folder structure is strange -- inexplicable but once you move your files on iTunes you can senate to automatically organize your folder -- artist and album to clean that up. To do is click edit within iTunes choose preferences and in the advanced tab check keep iTunes music folder organized. Nice to have a working copy of all your music from your iPod great news if you run into any major PC problems."

" You grab the couple files it's no big deal you're grabbing a ton of files it can be a real problem. Here's a ways to help speed the process along whether you're an OS-X. Or windows."

" Usually when you want to move -- file between folders either an OS-X or windows only used right across. But when you try to -- us across drives sometimes it copies the file instead annoying right. We'll hear the public tends to stream on your file moving process. -- across different tracks just hold shift in windows or command key on a Mac. He'll know works when you see the plus sign next to the cursor disappear. The copy a file over the same drive pulled the control key on the PC -- option on a Mac and the plus -- pop up as verification. And to create shortcut anywhere distract the file as you hold the alt key and windows or command option in OS-X. Now I have no excuse not to organize that massive files and folders you have hidden away yeah."

" It's time -- to think one of the sponsors that makes this show possible the united states air force."

" I'm drugs work. I'm airman first class US air --"

" Leave them point six Dominica."

" That's six barrels. 2004000 rounds -- If this triggers his glory and irate 2000 -- There's nothing like it."

" As anybody out there run on windows can tell it. Everything is is simple and straightforward as you'd like in fact it can be desperately confusing if you're trying to find out what exactly since all of your PC. And how much space that stuff is taking up. Today we've got a neat little application analyze your hard right breaks and the day before it basically tell you where the biggest files and the biggest space hogs on your hard drive it's called genius report and it's both Mac and windows compatible it's absolutely free and provides different perspectives about it distracts including -- relative sizes size distribution distribution of modification date and distribution of types. Which means it's an amazing way to analyze everything you've got stuff in your hard drive. -- bar graphs to pie chart the company efforts set of data for easy reading C could find at that hey I've got a bunch of video files from an edit sessions like two years ago or maybe all those MP3 files from your old machine that you copied over in no longer need to store. It's really easy to really cool and it's really really useful."

" To find a serial number of product -- your finger on the version number the application currently running and check up system information for windows this little tool gives. Everything you possibly want to know by your system it'll show you -- licensees you have -- file associations on your driver's -- programs have set to auto run all Intel you can want to -- your motherboard CPU bios and network cards you can find it for download it at GT OP a LA dot com. It's free for personal use and -- addition to anyone's software toolbox. Speed is some people get get enough of especially when it comes the windows. Navigating through windows explorer yet paints a less time spent weeding through file trees the better here's a few short cuts to help speed things along. -- have a file selected just press F two to rename it. Pressing F three will bring up the search sidebar. Most web browsers at five -- refreshed. Finally NSF eleven which will increase your viewing area by eliminating the top toolbar and bottom border. So they have that a few key konduz Angolan on the -- in accelerating your computing X."

" Finally while we're on the windows theme here one thing that really -- a lot of be using Vista. Is the fact of the power button on the start menu just put your PC to sleep. Let's they could be something more useful."

" You have got to Vista tip Christie at Tekzilla fan gel in Ohio. Joe -- one thing you've probably noticed that the power button in the start menu deep also sleep mode not shut down. Even now it's a little annoying because you have to hit at the button next to it to get to the -- option you can changing actually in the power button but it's not immediately obvious how to do it. Open the control panel click hardware and sound and power options. Click on change plan settings for whatever and you have active then click on change advanced power settings again and ninety slips of power options to change. Expand power buttons and links and then expand start menu power button and then change the settings how you want it which might case would shut down. Click OK to close the window and then click cancel your settings have already been saved you don't."

" Some final thoughts after word from the national campaign against drunk driving -- Impaired driving continues to be a social scourges that kill and -- thousands of Americans every year. 15% of all drivers involved in fatal crash during the week -- alcohol impaired on the weekends. 31%. Alcohol affects skills essential operating motorcycle balancing coordination so alcohol plays a particularly big role in motorcycle fatalities. 59%. Of Writers Guild and single vehicle crash in the beginning I had a blood alcohol level of point oh wait for higher. This is preventable -- people it's stupid to get hurt or hurt somebody else because you've been drinking. If you plan and drink alcoholic friends again this sober driver. Before going out give that person your keys are you prepared these mass transit college taxi. A sober friend of family members leisure communities overrides program or just curl up in the backseat your -- doing the smart things don't drink and drive. Thanks for watching this special edition of Tekzilla as the year closes out we want to remind you one last time we -- live on your questions so email us Tekzilla ever."

" three dot com tech L prodigy news have to if you ask this will do it but we need those emails from yet hate. Even better planet and this year we'll start next -- with a video -- just keep the fifteen seconds upload to YouTube and send us a link. In an email with a video question in the subject line. Revision 3 stores up and running if you want to pick up some -- head over to revision3.com. Slash store unified teachers and half of your favorite shows plus. If -- gets his way Tekzilla hot sauce. So check that out when get a chance to visit -- dot com slash story. Thanks so much for watching if you want to get more of our daily tips go to Tekzilla dot com we'll subscribe to the RSS speed. I'm Patrick Norton until next -- you've been watching Tekzilla."

" You know when you do that it automatically goes into the."

" That users over to your favorite we'll learn the game you turn yourself around. That's slow it's the so this is your first time yeah that's sorry stop. Him from you -- the moment record. A big fan of cheap trick and air guitar the lovely. The fabulous product from you this was this."

" It's awful dividends that."

" Scroll back if the place."

" This drug and that the imminent. It."

" Oh he and he'd be -- to fit. Maybe -- me at the back and immediately call for but the -- here -- YouTube yesterday and it but thought going to put it. It. I feel like a producer. Producer. But. -- the -- that. People right here who routers but at the booklet put tomato. And hands on them."

" communicated how to help you okay."

" Boom boom such an easy one episodes like you promote its -- blog and make it's moving. Marketing and I are truly become one precious memories reportedly entering into some sort of suppressed -- look like -- party member --"

" I mean I don't know I mean. Then why."

" And have a -- also. -- better Norton and let's put this mother and the ground signs. Maintenance equipment and."

" Does not go in the group but I -- and then I -- and home. I will and yeah. --"

" Yeah yeah."