Mar 18

safari_performance

Above graph represents render speed in seconds.  Want to start using Safari for Windows yet?

Since Safari 3.04, I was so impressed with Safari for Windows that I test out each of their nightly builds.  While the speed is usually better than version 3.04, they usually would crash in 5 minutes of use — until version 3.1 comes to the rescue today.

Jan 24

Safari on WindowsInitial impression: Blazingly Fast.

My favourite browser has long been the Mozilla Firefox, both version 2 and 3, and I am quite satisfied with the performance and versatility. It is my duty as a webmaster, however, to test websites on as many browsers and systems as possible. So to carry out my duty, I recently tried out Apple’s Safari 3 browser on my Windows system.

Athough there are a few flaws (mainly AJAX related), I am pleasantly surprised by its page loading speed. It is a pity that it occupies 185MB (!!) of RAM in my Windows Vista system.

May 19

A few hours ago I said I was going to try installing XP to an external USB drive, in hope that it will work and I can then backup my files. It worked, on my laptop, but not my screwed-up main system. Maybe the motherboard is too old for this kind of USB booting. Enter BartPE again… Continue reading »

Mar 29

PS_CS3_beta_portable

Install Adobe Photoshop CS3 Beta on your USB drive and take it anywhere with you. Windows Vista compatible.

Instructions:

  • Download both files
  • Decompress and extract the file APCS3.exe
  • Run APCS3.exe and choose to install the program into any folder that you want
  • Start Photoshop CS3 beta by running Start.exe

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Mar 15

一向用開一個 1GB 的USB Flash Drive,連埋用作 Windows Vista 的 ReadyBoost 功能, 覺得有d綁手綁腳唔多夠用,點知今日驚喜地剛收到一個 8GB 的,忽然間唔知用來做什麼…

結果,就只係同之前一樣裝左以下既 programs: