Sometimes, you might have one or a few applications that will make noise on your computer for whatever reason on a regular basis or the cause of the sound is outside of your control (i.e. receiving instant messages, e-mail, etc). This can be particularly annoying if you are trying to concentrate on other things such …
Category: Microsoft
Jan 20 2011
Upgrade to Microsoft Security Essentials Version 2.0
- By Boydo in Anti-malware, Antivirus, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Security, Technology, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Quick tip for this evening. An update to Microsoft Security Essentials was released by Microsoft on 16 December, 2010 which saw the version number increment up to Version 2.0. This was after the second Tuesday of the month (AKA “Patch Tuesday”) where Microsoft releases patches and upgrades for its software through Windows Update. This meant …
Jan 19 2011
Improve Screen Readability – Increase Text Size
- By Boydo in CRT, Display, Imaging, LCD, LED, MacOS, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Plasma, Technology, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
One complaint that I do come across after a user has had their screen set at its native resolution is that the size of the text on the screen has shrunk and, especially for smaller displays that run at high resolutions, can still be difficult to read. Luckily, you can increase the size of the …
- CRT, display, DPI, LCD, LED, Mac OS X, Microsoft, native, Plasma, resolution, screen, Wincows 7, Windows, Windows Vista, Windows XP
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Jan 18 2011
Improve Screen Readability – Enable & Tune ClearType
- By Boydo in Display, Imaging, LCD, LED, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Plasma, Technology, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Leading on from yesterday’s article which looked at modern digital displays such as LCDs, LEDs and plasmas, the concept of the native resolution and how lower resolutions may not align with the physical rows and columns of pixels on a display. Today, I have another tip to further improve the readability of text on your screen. ClearType, …
Jan 17 2011
Improve Screen Readability – LCD Screen Native Resolution
- By Boydo in CRT, Display, Imaging, LCD, LED, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Plasma, Technology, Windows 7, Windows 95, Windows Vista, Windows XP
It never fails to amaze me how many people do not take the time to optimise the readability of their screens particularly when they will be using it for many hours a day. I must have lost count of the number of times I have seen LCD screens running below their native resolution resulting in …
Jan 15 2011
Windows 7 & Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Release Imminent
- By Boydo in Microsoft, Operating Systems, Security, Technology, Windows Phone 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Just a quick update for this evening. The rumour mills are in full swing with reports of the first service pack for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 will be released very soon. Furthermore, there have been leaked copies of pre-release builds of the unified service pack floating around on the web. As a …
Jan 10 2011
Windows 7 Tip – The Case of the Missing Run Box
If you are an old hand with Windows like myself you may have become accustomed to using the old “Run box” found by click on “Start” and then “Run” since Windows 95. However, with Windows Vista and Windows 7 it disappeared from the Start Menu in favour of getting people to use the newly included …
Jan 03 2011
Evernote – Cross-Platform Notes in the Cloud
- By Boydo in Android, Apple, Browsers, Cloud, Firefox, Google, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod, iTunes, MacOS, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Storage, Technology, WebOS, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Some people, such as myself, are not entirely and completed wedded to a single content and device ecosystem in that I have the Samsung Galaxy S as my mobile phone (an Android device for those unfamiliar with it), a Windows 7 custom built desktop at home, a Windows 7 MSI Wind netbook and an Apple …
Jan 02 2011
FTP and the Difference Between ASCII and Binary Modes
- By Boydo in Communications, FTP, Java, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Programming Languages, Technology
Edit: Thanks to Brian Layman for picking up some horrible errors on my part on the below 🙂 A slightly more technical article for today. For those of you who use FTP every now and then along with FTP client software such as FileZilla or the command line FTP utility that comes with Windows you …
Dec 27 2010
Increase Your Browsing Real Estate on Small Screens
- By Boydo in Browsers, Display, Imaging, Interfaces, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology, Video, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Some of us have netbooks or smaller laptops with ten to twelve inch screens that we take with us to travel light whilst still having access to a fairly functional computer. However, in doing so, we sacrifice the luxury of a larger screen which can make a big difference when attempting to do heavy multitasking …
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