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Vista's new net stack will speed things up
So Vista has a brand-spanking new network stack, which according to TorrentFreak will speed up not only torrents, but all other network activity as well. Up to 10% faster than XP. That isn't a huge performance boost, but hey I'll take what I can get. It seems that the boost will help traffic speed up on both wireless and wired connections. With the world rapidly heading toward super-high speed bandwidth in the next few years, it may not matter too much soon, but it is good to know that the new operating system will be an improvement in this area.
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
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Robb Topolski said 2:23AM on 10-07-2006
When XP was released, it's network stack was tuned to the speeds commonly available at the time -- about 54 kbps. And while this speed was not optimal for top-end applications such as LAN file sharing, it was the low-end that really needed (and got) the most help.
I'm a little surprised that TorrentFreak ONLY is getting a 10% boost. Most XP users on broadband can get more than a 10% boost RIGHT NOW using registry changes that change MTU, scaling, and other available parameters.
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