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Optimising Downloads
Jan 09,2007 00:00
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Optimising Downloads Essential Information If you’ll be using broadband to download lots of music, video or other files then it can be worthwhile using a download manager. They help optimise your download speeds and resume downloads if there is a connection problem. Three download managers you can use are: GetRight getright.com Internet Download Manager internetdownloadmanager.com Star Downloader stardownloader.com EXPERT TIP If you’re going to be a heavy downloader you’ll probably leave your computer on overnight or all day. If your computer is left unattended for some time it may switch itself off, stopping any download. To prevent this from happening change the Power Options on your computer. Action 1 Click on Start, Control Panel, Performance and Maintenance and then select Power Options. Action 2 Change the settings for Turn off hard disks as well as System standby and System hibernates (Fig. 3). Set these to several hours or Never to ensure the computer doesn’t switch itself off if left unattended. |