Slax, Linux with speed.

Hello,

Today I am going to talk about Slax. This is a version of Linux based on Slackware, which is already a fast version.

I was introduced to Slax. by Linux Format, a magazine I subscribe to and would recommend highly if you have any interest in Linux. It is great for beginers and more advanced users who want to keep abreast of everything Linux. Slax was featured on the cover disc so I popped it into the drive and installed it.

The reason I use this on one computer is for its speed and it's simplicity straight from the CD. There is more than one way to install it. One is to run it like a "live CD" (Boot from the CD and run everything from there, nothing is installed onto the hard drive of the computer you are using so your normal operating system is untouched), and the other is to load it straight into RAM, memory. Running it in RAM means there is no wait times for hard discs or CD drives so it does make it very fast.

I am not going into a full review of Slax. here, I am just showing what I use it for. to find out more about Slax. go to their web site..

The second usage of loading into RAM was appealing to me as I use traffic exchanges. These are sites where you view other peoples web pages to earn credits, so you can use those credits to advertise your own web pages. Obviously using these sites I need a fast operating system so the next page can be loaded as quickly as possible and in turn earn the most amounts of credits in the shortest amount of time.

There are two types of traffic exchanges, manual and auto. Manual traffic exchanges are as they say manual and you have to sit and click every time a page loads. For an example of a manual TE click here. Auto TE's are as they say automatic, so long as they keep going and a page does not stop them with pop ups etc. (Though they are not allowed some people try to get away with adding them). You can set a computer with an auto exchange and just leave it but do check every now and again that it is still running. To try to entice you to watch auto exchanges they show pages that if you click on them you get bonuses like extra credits to advertise your own page. For an example of an auto TE click here. For this type of exchange Slax is a good option for a fast operating system.

If you want traffic to your web site, maybe you are selling something, involved in MLM online or want people to read your blog then a traffic exchange is a good idea. I use them to promote the charity I work for, and mainly for SFI, and Trippleclicks, see other posts on this blog for more infomation on these programs.