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Is Windows 8 really that bad?

The dust has settled and Windows 8 has now been with us a while so I thought I would share some of my thoughts regarding Microsofts newest (and best?) offering. When Windows 8 first arrived I was one of the … Continue reading

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Is Microsoft’s Surface Pro enough for you to turn your back on ‘traditional’ laptops?

Well the dust has settled and it is eventually here – Microsoft’s new Surface Pro tablet.  From the specs it looks a serious piece of kit with its i5 processor and 4 GB of RAM and to be honest I … Continue reading

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My little eeepc 701 lives!!

It lives!! About a month ago my trusty Asus Eee pc701 developed the ‘click of death’ – bugger.  Initially I thought the hard drive was the soldered SSD type which would have meant game over (new motherboard required) but after … Continue reading

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Have you tested that software yet?

April 8th 2014.  You may want to add that date to your diary as it is the end of support date for Windows XP.  If you are still on Windows XP after that date you will not get any further … Continue reading

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How often do you check your backups?

Recently I had a client (call him Jeff) ask me would I be able to take a look at his Windows 7 laptop which had become infected with a virus.  After inspecting the laptop it was obvious that it was … Continue reading

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Should you upgrade to Windows 8?

Last week saw the release of Windows 8 the biggest change to to the Windows operating system since Windows 95.  If you listen to all the marketing blurb it is faster, leaner and full of new features but after all … Continue reading

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How to undelete files in Windows 7 using Recuva

I have been updating my software repository recently so decided to take a look at what was available on the market to recover deleted fields. During my research I came across Recuva. Recuva is distributed as freeware (with no support) … Continue reading

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How to check the status of your hard drive using SeaTools

Today I will show you how to check the status of your hard drive.  There are tools built into Windows which will accomplish such tasks (eg chkdsk) however they are useless if you can’t boot into the system to use … Continue reading

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How to Schedule a Task in Windows 7

Today I will show you how to schedule a task in Windows 7.  This is very handy when you want to schedule tasks that are carried out on a frequent basis. Ok go to Start – All Programs – Accessories … Continue reading

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How to customise a Windows 7 ISO

Today I will show you how to customise a Windows 7 ISO before you install it on a system.  This can come in useful if you are installing onto a tiny hard drive (eg netbook) or if you don’t want … Continue reading

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