One of the most annoying things about dual and quad core computers is the inbuilt throttling. The throttle feature is designed to keep the core cool when it is being overworked – however this feature can be rather annoying as it can kick in during the most inopportune times causing the application you are using to run very very slow. On my laptop the throttling feature kicks in all the time and i am constantly turning the thing off which is just annoying. I have tried to disabling the throttling feature and even resorted to locking certain registry keys to try to stop it from kicking in and no matter what i try it seems to just spring back to life. Now the feature is there for a specific reason and as i said its to help cool the core down, but on my laptop it actually does the opposite and causes it to warm up more because it is actually trying to throttle as well as carry out the commands from the applications i am using – its a truly no win situation. Now i do know that after doing some research my laptop is a little unique when it comes to throttling problems and it is known that the problem causes an annoyance for many users. I have tried applying the latest bios updates in order to combat the problem without any luck. I have tried a few alternative programs to Rightmark CPU clock utility such as throttlestop which is designed to keep it cooler but then i run into unforeseen problems such as crashing. My core in general runs between 38’c to 66’c on average and turning off the throttle part actually does cool it down. I also under volt my laptop to encourage rapid cooling as well. I guess until a newer bios update can be sent out to either disable or cause the throttling to kick in at much higher temperatures then i guess i will have to live with it.
Archive for May, 2010
Intel Throttling Feature is a PAIN
Office 2010 Beta – Good? You’d think so wouldn’t you.
Well I’ve quickly tried out Microsoft Office 2010 beta and i found it a massive improvement over previous versions but as with all Microsoft programs there were pro’s and con’s. I really liked how the office programs was installed via the net and only really installed the components that you needed at the time – once installed it was on the system and ready to use. I really like the new interface, its really easy to use and fully functional. They are still using the ribbon style layout like Office 2003 i believe but its been set up a lot better and there are more options for customisation.
The cons though i think are hardly any support for there own mail system within outlook – i use Windows Live Hotmail and you still have to install the Outlook Hotmail connector to use hotmail within outlook and this i feel is a silly mistake. There is actually better connectivity between Windows Live Mail over that of Outlook and its support for Security Certificates for hotmail is literally non-existent whereas WLM does have that support. I like the calendar layout and in the past have only ever really been interested in there outlook program. I was interested in buying this new version if it lived up to expectation but alas i have found it pretty disappointing. The interface although very nice is very slow. I found that synchronising mail with hotmail was very slow and on most occasions never actually picked up any mail and yet mail was in the folders. I would think that there would be better support for offline folders for and storage within the outlook PST file but that also seems to be lacking within this version. I think they went in the right direction with there home user software of Windows Live Mail that does pretty much everything i need and would expect of a mail program, but that also has its drawbacks such as lack for PST support. I think if Outlook was designed with better connectivity to the major mail providers such as there own hotmail, the system would be virtually perfect in design. But it does need to overcome some of the speed flaws and connectivity problems first.
My Brothers Visit
My brother Jack was insistent that i write a small blog post about his visit down here – so here goes jack lol. We had a good time actually. Jack brought his laptop down and i upgraded his memory from 2GB to 3GB and then we generally just looked around each others laptops. We got a little hungry during the day so we went over the shops for fish and chips but the shop was closed, so instead we got some sweets and crisps and whilst there we witnessed a fight in the shop – now jack understands why i don’t leave the house much lol. Over all we had a great time – we watched a little Mr Bean and just chatted about stuff in general.
Television Debates – Sterilisation
I was just watching a TV debate on BBC1 about sterilising drug addicts so they cannot have children in the future – the idea is to stop them from bringing a child into the world and suffer because the parents would take drugs. My personal thoughts about this is that the whole idea is just disgusting. They are suggesting a solution that is so “finite” to a problem. Drug addicts are human beings and deserve the right to still make decisions for themselves. In the future a drug addict might have cleaned up there act and then decide to have a family, but if they bring stupid plans or ideas about sterilising them then that will stop them completely regardless of whether they take drugs or have cleaned up there act. This whole thing just reminds me of things that happened in Nazi Germany in the early to mid 30’s under Adolf Hitler. They are basically suggesting they pay people who are drug addicts to have this operation done. So not only are they offering money to people desperate for money, they are removing there potential future plans for having children. This whole thing to me just seems so wrong.
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