I came across a PeopleSoft posting written by Rob’s PeopleSoft Blog and could not help but to post it on my blog. It is such a neat trick and I’m sure will come handy in many occasions.

How often do you see your users running queries and then writing down values that are returned by the query so that they can then navigate to the appropriate page and view the underlying details of those vouchers, journals, vendors, etc.? Wouldn’t it be nice if they could just click on a hyperlink embedded within the query results and have the page pop up in a separate browser window instead?

I attended a session at Oracle OpenWorld at which a consultant demonstrated how hyperlinks can be used in PS Query to drill down to individual values that are returned by a query. There wasn’t a lot of detail given on how to do this, but once I got home I decided to give it a shot, and within an hour I had it working. This is one of the coolest features I’ve ever seen in PS Query, and I’m sure your users will love it.

Apart from adding more memory or processing power to your personal computer, there are several steps you can take to speed up your sluggish computer.

Clear your browsers history.  This is done differently in different browsers, but you will usually find it under Tools in your browsers menu.  Clearing this not only will make your computer safer, it will make it faster.

Do a disk cleanup.  To do this in Windows, click on Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Cleanup. This may be a long process so you need to possibly set this up during a time when you have got other things going on. For instance, set it up, and then go watch your favorite TV show, or go mow the lawn, or go workout.

Do a disk defragment.  You will see that option in the Disk Clean Up window.  This does not have to be done often, but depending on your computer use, once a month is usually fine.
Once that is done, it’s time to run a malware/spyware scan. Most people do not realize how easy it is to become infected with malware or spyware, so running continual scans is strongly recommended. This should be done at least on a weekly basis.

Now it’s time for the Virus scan.  Most people have virus software but if you don’t I highly suggest you get one as quickly as possible. This scan could take anywhere from twenty minutes to a couple of hours dependent on how many files you have on your hard drive so once again, set it, and then go do something else.

Now restart your computer and you will be surprised at how much faster it now runs. By doing these actions above, you will keep your computer performing like it probably did when you first got it, and you may help avoid costly repair bills.

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