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Windows XP support end 2014

Come April 8, 2014, support for Windows XP will end Microsoft has advised. What does that mean? Well, after that date Microsoft will not release any more security updates. As it is just under a year away, there is plenty of time to plan to upgrade – Whether that it is just the operating system […]

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Skydrive – How to sync a folder not in the Skydrive root

Updated 20th March, 2016 – Skydrive is now known as OneDrive, but the references below to SkyDrive syntax still work (for me anyway). Skydrive, owned by Microsoft, is a cloud storage service which is handy to store or backup files offsite (or in other words, in a different physical place to where your files are […]

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Quick way to install software after rebuild / reinstall

One thing I hate doing after reinstalling windows is the process of installing all that other software like Acrobat, MSE, Flash, WINRAR etc. It takes so long to go to each site, download and install the software one at a time. But there is an easier way – Ninite. Check it out. Select what software […]

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Cannot Change Logon Screen rtlgina2.dll

With Windows XP, you have the abililty to change your welcome screen (which is much more pleasant on the eye) to a logon screen (similar to what you would see at your workplace: They both work the same, the change is pretty much cosmetic only for most users. How do you change it? Well, from […]

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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 […]

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