Sawed off USB key

WTF? Here’s a cool project I found that uses one of those slimline USB keys and a USB cable to make a cool and unique USB drive that you hopefully won’t lose. There’s no real point to doing this other than to kill some time customizing your computer gear. It certainly look unique. Here’s the […]

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Open Source Alternative to VMWare

Having used VMWare to build virtual OS systems on one PC (mainly for testing applications), I wondered if there was a open source (and free) equivalent. I found VirtualBox. It looks to do exactly the same thing as VMWare, and can be installed on a variety of platforms. VirtualBox runs on Windows, Linux, Macintosh and […]

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Fatal error: Cannot redeclare activate_plugin

WordPress 2.5 has recently been released. It is a major update to previous releases, and I must say it has a nice feel to it. But I nearly didn’t get to enjoy it…. I realise how important it is to backup your wordpress install (and database) should an upgrade not work. Here’s what happened: I […]

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No windows button? How to lock XP

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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Tune your Hard Drive

Wondering if your hard drive has issues or not or what temperature it’s running at? Check out HDTUNE. Its a free (yes, free) Windows utility that will go over your hard drive(s) and check for errors and give you an idea of the performance of it as well. It is a very handy program that […]

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