04 - Windows XP : How to speed up menu (Start button) display

When using the "Start menu > All Programs" then you will notice that there is a delay of the menu displaying.

1. Start button > Run > Regedit. Click here to learn how to edit registry file.
2. Look for HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
3. Select on the Desktop folder.
4. Select MenuShowDelay from the list on the right panel.
5. Right-click on it and select Modify.
6. Change the value to a lower value (the smaller value means the faster Menu display response, changing this value to zero, and you will see the different).
7. Reboot your computer.

學識講廣東話 09 - 鬼域 == 鬼閾

漢字	漢語拼音	廣東拼音	同音廣東字
域	yu4	wik6	棫, 閾

呢個字經常被讀錯為“或 waak6” 。 “或者”個“或”。

例子： 區域，地域，領域。

P/S: 閾限： 界限之意。

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03 - Windows Xp : How to edit Registry file?

1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then press ENTER button.

p.s : if you have no confidence to edit registry file, please backup the registry file first.

歇後語 04 - 光棍佬教仔

光棍佬教仔 ─ ─ 便宜莫貪

“光棍佬”即係“騙子”嘅意思；专门呃人嘅人教自己個仔，必定係教佢如何避免受騙，最簡單就係唔好貪小便宜。 正如，光棍佬曾經利用人哋個貪念,呃過唔少人,他因此希望自己個仔唔好因為貪心而被人呃。

其他有關“光棍佬”嘅歇後語：

光棍佬教女，千祈咪蝕底。

財到光棍手，一去無回頭。

02 - Outlook express : Delete mail from the server

To delete mail from the server after several days with Outlook Express:

• Select Tools > Accounts... from the menu in Outlook Express.
  
• Highlight the desired email account.
• Click Properties.
  
• Go to the Advanced tab.
  
• Make sure Leave a copy of messages on server is selected(checked).
  
• Now also check Remove from server after __ day(s).
  
• Specify how long you want messages to be kept at the server.
  
  • Taking into account how much mail you normally get, something between 3 and 10 days is useful.
  
  
• Click OK.
  
• Click Close.

<Tested, Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0>