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Use An Ubuntu Live Cd To Recover Windows Files Easily
about 5 months ago - 1 comment
Accidentally deleting a file is a terrible feeling. Not being able to boot into Windows and undelete that file makes that even worse. Fortunately, you can recover deleted files on NTFS hard drives from an Ubuntu Live CD. To show this process, we created four files on the desktop of a Windows XP machine, and
Photostage – Simple Photo Slide Shows For The Novice
about 6 months ago - No comments
Photostage Slideshow Software Create your own photo slideshow movies for free. Creating a slideshow from your digital photos has never been easier. Photostage brings your pictures, images and video to life and lets you share your favorite memories with family and friends in an interesting and portable way. The brief – make a slideshow program
How To Custom Build Your Own PC On A Budget – Part 1
about 6 months ago - 13 comments
Greetings and salutations to each and every one of you readers. This post I am about to write is basically showing you what I am doing at the moment in my spare time. You see I absolutely enjoy every aspect of computing and technology. Some people may enjoy horse riding, soccer, baking, frolicking through grassy
Support Sunday: Update Microsoft Software Offline – IT Techie Tips
about 6 months ago - 1 comment
It’s a sad sad fact, that there are still many places that do not have a decent broadband connection. Of course, places like Finland, with their 1MB line minimum law, this doesn’t apply to. But for the rest of us – it’s fact! Many times, when on the road fixing peoples computers, invariably, I have
How To Get Really Good Software Really Cheap And Legally!!
about 6 months ago - No comments
This isn’t one of the typical spams emails that you delete 100′s of. This is something that RichardX13 found during the week and told me about. It’s a site for students …. AND…. families of students!! The idea is to help students through college and to be able to afford all of the software they
The Quick Way To Get To The Command Prompt In Windows 7
about 6 months ago - 3 comments
In the old days, there was a plug in for your right click menu that was called Command Prompt Here. It simple meant that if you right-clicked inside a folder or on the desktop and chose this option, then you be at the command prompt but also in the current folder. This was a real
7 Steps To Save Your Phone If It Gets Water Damaged
about 7 months ago - No comments
Its the most “sinking” feeling. When you think you can do three things at once – do the dishes, talk and hold the phone, the inevitable happens. Phone drops – you run to the corner and cry for mommy…. (Please note – this also applies if you drop your phone in the toilet whilst trying
Avast Free Antivirus 5.0 Now Out With Loads Of New Features
about 7 months ago - 1 comment
OK, OK, I know there are many free anti-virus software available out there. We have Microsoft Security Essentials and AVG as 2 fine examples of great free anti virus software Some of you may want to pay for anti virus software because you believe that you will be better protected, and that’s fine. That’s a
Did You Try Turning It Off And On?
about 7 months ago - No comments
This is my favourite line from The IT Crowd and a line use every single day. In fact, sometimes 10 times a day. When I provide IT support, I invariably find that people do not try this simple solution to most problems. One day, I got a call to come fix someones computer. I drove
€5 Hack For Thrifty Photographers – Make A 10 Stop Filter
about 7 months ago - 1 comment
I keep an eye on a Flickr photostream by Victor Walsh. He covers quite a variety of subjects with professionalism. He just posted this hack with some parts he bought from eBay. The total cost was €5. Simply put, he glued some stuff together and got a great result – a 10 Stop Filter. Here
