Computing

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,

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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 […]

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What computer hardware do i have

Wouldn’t it be great to have a one-stop visual reference of all the different types of hardware? Then, you could quite easily identify what you had in your (or anyone else’s) computer. Found such a great reference:

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Waste ink near full for Canon Pixma 780

What does this error mean that suddenly came up on my Canon Pixma 780? What is waste ink? After doing a bit of research I found the following: This printer has an ink absorber that takes in ink during the printing and print head cleaning processes. The cleaning process is necessary in order to keep […]

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Easy Firefox profile backup

Want a nice easy way to backup your firefox profile? I discovered one that is much easier to do than the manual method I posted on this webiste a few months ago. It’s call Mozbackup, and is a great piece of open source software. To perform a backup, it’s real easy: Run the program, and […]

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