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Windows 7 trial

By on Thursday, September 3rd, 2009 | No Comments

The has been a lot of hype about Windows 7 over the last few months, and with the availability of the RC release (that expires next year), more people have had the chance to trial the latest OS from Microsoft. And might I say justified hype. I personally have found it a good step up [...]

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PC/Server uptime?

By on Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 | No Comments

How long has my PC been running for? Often you want to find out as you need to know if your PC or server has rebooted. There are a quite a few software tools out there on the net that can do that for you, but you don’t need them. I’ll show you a couple [...]

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See non present devices in Device manager (XP)

By on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 | No Comments

When I’m troubleshooting a Windows XP machine, I find myself almost always going into Device Manager to check the status of hardware devices. But what if you want to find out information about devices that aren’t connected eg USB based devices? Try this: 1. Go to Start, right-click My Computer, and select Properties. 2. In [...]

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No windows button? How to lock XP

By on Sunday, April 6th, 2008 | No Comments

A common way to lock your computer (assuming you are running XP) is to hit the Windows + L key simultaneously. But what if you don’t have a Windows key on your keyboard? There are a couple of other ways to do it: My choice is to create a shortcut on your desktop as you [...]

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Linux software equivalents

By on Saturday, January 19th, 2008 | No Comments

Just made the switch to Linux from Windows (or even OS X?) and are having trouble finding software similar/equivalent to what you are used to? Yes, the linux learning curve is steep but rewarding when you do start working it all out. Here is a good website that lists the Windows/OS X software and the [...]

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