Should I defrag my SSD?
Solid State Drives (SSDs) are awesome. They perform much faster, use less power and are generally physically smaller than conventional hard drives. But should you defrag them like normal hard drives? Simple answer no. SSDs have no moving parts. The purpose of a defrag is to to arrange/move the data on the drive so the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Connect your Atari 2600 to your PC
Getting your old school Atari 2600 to work on modern day TVs or your computer is not as easy as you think. I though ‘plug it in, turn it on’, and then I’d be playing Berzerk in no time. Not quite, But I did it get working and i thought it would be handy information […]
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 […]