August 2009
Build me a PC part 2
In part 1 of this ‘project’ I described what we wanted to build, a rough budget and what sort of hardware we’d be looking at for the PC that I was building for a friend. This post I will tell you what we ended up with – Amazing how much things change and how budget […]
Alternative to Synergy to use with Windows 7
Synergy is a great program to control 2 computers with one mouse and keyboard. But it doesn’t appear to work with Windows 7. Is there any options? Well yes! I found another program that works well with Windows 7. It’s called Input Director and works quite well – in fact I think better than Synergy […]
What is MD5 next to my file download?
Why do I always see MD5 next to a file when I’m about to download? What do I need to do with it?Is it important? MD5 (Message digest 5) is used for a variety of things, but what you are probably interested in is that it can be used to verify the integrity of a […]
123456789 day
Today (07/08/09) at 12:34pm and 56 seconds, The clock read; 123456789. i think it’s another 81 years before something like this happens again. In case you missed it,
Build me a PC part 1
One of my friends wanted me to build a PC from scratch, with the parts HE wanted (rather than a pre built one). So I thought ‘lets blog it from the very beginning to the end’. The challenge – a decent PC (not for gaming but one with a bit of grunt and the ability […]