Tech Tips for Traders

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Tech tips for traders is a very broad category. From tricks making Windows running faster to securing your internet connection, whenever I think of something useful or encounter some information that is good to know I will share it here.


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Alternative to Buying New Trading Computers

When traders look for trading computers, many people will choose to buy new computers from brand name stores. Others like to build their own. Rarely, we see people interested in buying second hand computers. Surprisingly, the best deals in buying com ...

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Bitcoin Wallet Bandwidth Usage Issue And Its Solutions

Some people who installed the standard Bitcoin wallet find that it is taking up a lot of bandwidth. In fact, it eats up so much bandwidth it flooded their internet connections. This problem is one of the major bottleneck issues that will affect the s ...

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Bulletproof Your Internet Access

Under normal circumstances, a good ISP would have given you 99% uptime with your internet access. However, during exceptional situations like the extreme cold weather we experienced from the end of year 2013 to the beginning of year 2014, there is no ...

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Choosing the Right Computer for Trading

I've been asked many times what to look for in a computer for trading. It's been a long time since I last written about it for someone choosing a laptop for trading, I think it is time to update the information as the development in the technology la ...

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Choosing the Right Laptop for Trading

It can be confusing when we go out there looking for the right laptop that is suitable for daytrading. I am going to point out several features that are more important for daytrading purpose. Update: For those of you interested in buying a new Deskt ...

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Ending a Long Term Relationship With Bell

Ever since Bell offered DSL service in Canada I have been using its service for my trading need. Before that I was their lease line customer. Well, way back then the direct line hook up was just 56K. For those who are curious, the line was needed for ...

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Flush The Cache - Troubleshooting Internet Access Issues

Having problem accessing certain websites that work perfectly fine before? Cannot login to your bank's online portal which worked fine the day before? You may be suffering from the wrath of the corrupted cache problem. Following are standard procedur ...

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Getting Back The Valuable Screen Space Your Trading Platforms Deserved from Windows 8 and Windows 10

There is one drastic difference between Windows 8 (and Windows 10) and all the prior releases of Windows including Windows 7. It is a feature called dynamic scaling of the elements displayed on the screen. For normal computer users, it is a very nice ...

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How To Fix The Windows Double Click Mess

Many people experienced this before. You left-click once but Windows turns that into a double-click. Once you start experiencing the problem there is really no solution. For most people it is just frustrations and be careful with your clicks so that ...

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How To Set Up A Computer For Automated Trading (Part 1)

I've been asked about this so many times yet I do not have the time to go through all the details when people were asking about it. I guess it is a good time to just write down what I know while I am installing one. For those curious minds, I need to ...

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