General computer help thread

[Hildor]

A small question: is there a way to see what your internet connection's download status is in comparison to your download limit (more simple: how can I see how much we've downloaded). At my student house I do not have access to the router or an internet provider programme or whatever. But I'd still like to see when I can expect the internet connection to be going on smallband.

[DarkWind]

There are a lot of programs to track the bandwidth usage. Unfortunately I don't use any, but if I were you I'd try out some of these:

www.metal-machine.de/readerror/
www.simplehelp.net/2007/09/09/how-to-monitor-your-internet-bandwidth-usage-in-windows/
www.shaplus.com/bandwidth-meter/
www.softsia.com/Emsa-Bandwidth-Monitor-download-gpxq.htm

It's just a few examples I've found by quick search, maybe something will prove useful.

[The Sonar Chicken]

Now, if there was a really advanced history editing tool for Firefox, I'd be really happy. I just removed over 60, 000 history entries and it took me almost 3 hours. :/ Probably 'cos I'm a real packrat.

[cleglaw]

Mar 22, 2009 9:42:47 GMT The Sonar Chicken said:

Now, if there was a really advanced history editing tool for Firefox, I'd be really happy. I just removed over 60, 000 history entries and it took me almost 3 hours. :/ Probably 'cos I'm a real packrat.

You should find something useful here.
I agree. The current version of Firefox is not as good when it comes to organization of history. One has to scroll through a long list, and it is not easy to find what you want.
But if all you want to do is delete all your history items with 1 or 2 clicks, that option is present under Tools>Clear private data.

[The Sonar Chicken]

Thanks, I ought to find something useful there. Enhanced History Manager was excellent but it was last updated in 2006 and can't work with FFox 3 . I'm hoping someone will update it.

[The Sonar Chicken]

Btw, does anyone know why often Gmail saves its' drafts?

I was typing out an email when my pc crashed and when I went back to the draft, it was from like... 20 minutes ago? This isn't the first time it's happened.

[Alrik]

I don't know.