Not all of the are great but some do help!!! 
http://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-xp-tips/99-ways-to-make-your-computer-blazingly-fast/
December 17, 2009
Speed up your XP (and vista) pc with 99 great tips!
December 2, 2009
Sun and Oracle / Oracle and Sun
This will be a short post but have a read at this article about the future of the Oracle and Sun merger:
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/120109-what-if-oracles-buyout-of.html