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Microsoft has advised users of Windows 7 (and Windows Server 2008) to uninstall a recent security update (KB2823324) after hundreds of complaints about computers not starting, refusing to re-boot, and other similar issues. Microsoft is blaming conflicts with 3rd party software for the errant behavior. […]
Recent Windows Update causes huge problems for Win 7 users! Read More »
The right click context menu is one area that tends to fill up with shortcuts to apps and programs from developers who think they know what you need… and the ‘New’ context menu is no different. I mean be honest! There are items in that
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DrDataRAM – Using a RAM disk to speed up your PC – Part 2 This is part 2 of a two part article. I would highly recommend you read How to setup and use a RAM drive – Part 1 before proceeding. In this segment
Have you ever used a colour picker tool? Yes, of course you have. OK, well most people have and that’s a fact. Have you ever needed or used a ruler online? Maybe? Well did you know that Internet Explorer 10 has these two tools built
World Backup Day (31st March) has been and gone again. So, did you? Backup, that is? I have some bad news – sad news – for you this morning. Those graduation pictures you treasured, the pictures of your toddler’s first steps, this year’s income tax
As with other parts of Firefox, the ‘NewTab’ or start page of Firefox can be tweaked to suit your preferences. I didn’t like the idea of nine ‘shortcuts’ as my home page in the beginning, so by mooching about in the Configuration page quickly found
A week ago I wrote an article about RAMDrives and my thoughts about them; I wrote about how I thought they should and should not be used. You can read all my rants and raves in the original RAM disk article. In any case, today
In this, the final part of the ‘Exploring The Explorer Navigation Pane’ articles, I will show you just how easy it is to add system shortcuts to the actual pane. The default pane has just the drives and removable storage devices showing. Items that can
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In part one of this series I showed you how to hide the Navigation Pane and how to Show all Folders. In Part 2 I will show you how to remove individual links from the Navigation Pane. This will involve editing the registry so use
The Windows 8 Navigation Pane in Windows Explorer can, just as in Windows 7, be twisted and tuned to your preferred view. Some people use the navigation pane, others don’t. I fall into my own category of ‘I hate the Navigation Pane’! Why? because, in
Google Reader is dead, I say dead, it’s already dead in my country, perhaps it’s still breathing its last in yours. But do you have an alternative? There are a few about, and using Microsoft Outlook is one of them. Whether your Google Reader is
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It seems that hardly a day, or certainly a week, goes by without some website being hacked and member information being stolen. Some companies (Facebook, Twitter and Dropbox to name a few) offer two-step verification to make it more difficult to hack into your account.
All Windows 8 users must be familiar with the Charms bar hint/pop-out and it must get on the nerves of at least some of them. The idea in itself is okay but I find the reality of it very annoying. It doesn’t matter what you
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Its no big secret that I like to customize my computer and I change it all around at least once a week. Icons play a big part in personalizing my computer and making it mine. I have written an article on icons and how to
