Computing
How to Google More Effectively
Everyone knows how to use Google (or any other search engine for that matter) – but let me show you some ways to use it more effectively, and get the results you are after. Often when using search engines, you will find what you want straight away on the first page of search results. But […]
Disable Windows 8 Startup Password
By default, Windows 8 requires you to log in each time you start your computer, preferably using your hotmail address so it can personalize your experience. But it is a pain if you are a home or single user. You would want for it to log in automatically each time you start the computer. Here’s […]
Google Search By Image
Ever wondered where an image came from or if one of your photos is being used elsewhere on the internet? Well Google can help there. Google Search with an image can help. Go to http://images.google.com/, and you start a search in one of 4 ways: Drag and Drop – D&D an image from you computer […]
How to schedule Windows 7 to shutdown
Many people ask me how they can get their computer to shutdown at night automatically. With windows XP I used a nice little freeware program that would sit in the tray, but with Windows 7 it is much easier. There is a task scheduler built in that you can take advantage of. Click on Start>Control […]
HIPIX Image Format
A company called Human Monitoring Ltd have recently announced a new image compression technology based on the existing h.264 standard (which that has been around a while and you may have come across it with video files). The advantage of using an existing standard as opposed to creating a new one is that it can […]