Author: dcouper
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The migration of applications
I started being interested in what free online software there is out there when, one day last year I was in a computer store lining up to pay. When a random guy came up and asked me if I knew anything about computers – I told him ‘yes’ and he asked me to show him…
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UWB Approved in the UK
Ofcom (the telecoms regulator in the UK) has just approved the use of Ultrawideband (UWB). This technology connects devices within a radius of about 30 metres at 2 gigabits per second. This means that devices such as TVs and DVD players would not need interconnecting cables but could be in different rooms and still work.…
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How to backup your computer’s information
– a tutorial on backups I dont think you can ever realise how important it is to backup your files until the first time you lose them… I have had many people ask for me to recover data from a crashed computer because they have never backed up their computer. Products are being produced all…
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web developers toolbar messes with gmail in firefox
Recently I have been having a problem with my gmail account in firefox. When I clicked on a link in an email it would try and open the new url in a new tab unsuccessfully. What was happening was when I would click on the link www.facebook.com/n/?reqs.php it would change the abilify on line without…
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One laptop per child project underway
The One Laptop Per Child project (www.laptop.org) appears to be gathering momentum, with production under way and orders starting to come in. Nicknamed the $100 laptop – at the moment the actual price will be around $175. The hope is, however, that as orders increase, so economies of scale will kick in and the price…
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Wireless Router connection problems
One of the things that I get called about frequently here at my job (despite not really being in technical support), is people saying that their internet is down and can I help them get back on. The main complaints are that either ‘I cannot connect to my wireless router – the computer finds it…