Other Computer Usefulness
« Previous EntriesGoogle Chrome Web Browser Project Out Soon
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed.Google Chrome will be the newest web browser on the block. Google will release their open source web browser shortly. They have an informative [if slightly too long] ‘comic’ that explains why they are releasing an open source web browser and the benefits [...]
Handy Window XP Keyboard Shortcuts
Friday, August 15th, 2008Windows has a plethora [I always wanted to use that word in a blog post!] of keyboard shortcuts. Most people are aware of CTRL+ALT+DELETE or CTRL+SHIFT-ESC and the old favourite CTRL+V.
There are many more keyboard shortcuts that can make your computer experience so much more enjoyable/quicker. I rarely use any keyboard shortcuts apart from the [...]
Re: You Have Spam
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008If you get your broadband service from Orange, then I do feel sorry for you. According to this survey, Orange allows just under 97% of all email traffic sent to be SPAM email traffic.
That means only 3% of emails sent are genuine on the Orange network. The future isn’t bright and the future isn’t Orange [...]
Last Day to Download Hotmail Via Outlook Express
Monday, June 30th, 2008The 30th June 2008 and the title above says it all and this link to an earlier post I made, will explain it in full.
I still haven’t found an alternative, so I think I’ll just use Hotmail online and slowly change over any email addresses that use my Hotmail to a Gmail account.
Goodbye Hotmail, you [...]
File Conversion Made Free & Easy
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008Have you ever wanted to convert one type of file to another? If I had to answer that question, I would say no, but if I think a little longer about it, then I would have to actually answer yes. There have been quite a number of times where I have had to convert a [...]
Keyboard Forever
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008My computer is a hybrid. I mean that in that I built it myself, for less than half the cost of a new one. I built it about 3 years ago, and apart from upgrading to 1GB of RAM and adding in a 500GB hard disk it has done me proud for those 3 years.
The [...]
Remove That Trojan Infection Now!
Friday, May 30th, 2008Before attempting to remove a Trojan infection, you should first understand how a Trojan is able to infiltrate your computer and what damage it can do. Trojan’s aren’t true viruses, as they don’t replicate themselves. A Trojan is malware.
Malware is software that is designed to infiltrate or damage your computer without your knowledge, which is [...]
Upgrade to XP Service Pack 3 Was a Good One
Sunday, May 25th, 2008I have successfully upgraded to XP Service Pack 3. It took me about 50 minutes to upgrade, including the downloading of the service pack and the rebooting required. So far, I have had no ill effects from the upgrade.
I haven’t noticed an increase in speed [some people had reported a 10% increase in speed - [...]
Easily End That File Extension Mystery
Thursday, May 15th, 2008Have you ever seen the image below when trying to open a file on your computer?
I have, many times. If you do come across a file with an extension that your computer doesn’t know how to open, then a handy website; http://www.dotwhat.net/ can help and advise.
You can choose to use the Windows built-in web service [...]
Tweak XP Visual Settings to Speed Up Your Computer
Monday, May 5th, 2008Windows XP is a good operating system, it’s not the best, but overall it’s a decent one [especially when compared with Vista]. However there are quite a few tweaks that you can do to speed up your computer.
There are loads of tweaks and tips you can implement to speed up your computer and change most [...]