Here’s a quick tip for those using Windows 8 or looking to get into it soon. If you’re in a Windows 8 “Metro app” (yes, it’s a deprecated name but the one that people seem to recognise the most) you might find yourself wondering how on earth you perform a search inside the app. Right …
Category: Technology
Oct 09 2012
Lucid Virtu MVP – Switchable Graphics for the Desktop
Yesterday, I was asked by a friend of mine to provide an opinion on which CPU would be best suited for his new gaming rig and of course the CPU also affected what motherboard you select and the RAM configuration (dual or triple channel). Then you get to things like the graphics solution for the …
Oct 08 2012
Migrated MobileMe Users Receive a One Year Extension on Storage
The title pretty much says it all – if you’re a user who has migrated from MobileMe to iCloud Apple has extended the offer of free storage for another year concluding on 30/09/2013. This means that whatever storage these users had paid for prior to MobileMe being shutdown will continue to be available for no …
Oct 07 2012
Android Easter Eggs
What’s an Easter egg you ask? Yes, there’s the chocolate egg-shaped variety that makes an appearance once a year but I’m not talking about those ones but another variety. In technology, Easter eggs can take on various forms such as hidden messages or a fun secret that would otherwise go unnoticed for most users. A …
Oct 06 2012
Tomato Firmware with IPv6
I am looking at getting our home network up to speed with IPv6 capability and one of the obstacles to overcome is the limitations imposed by our current router. It’s a Linksys WRT54GL which has been quite reliable over the years particularly when it has been running the fantastic Tomato firmware. Unfortunately, the vanilla Tomato …
Oct 05 2012
Alternate POP3 and SMTP Port Numbers
Here’s another quick tip. Some larger ISPs restrict the traditional ports for POP3 (incoming e-mail) and SMTP (outgoing e-mail) to only work with their own mail servers. This can be annoying particularly if you have your own domain name with e-mail hosting and you don’t fancy having to use your ISP’s SMTP server for a …
Oct 04 2012
It’s Easier to Save Than to Script Again
While this probably applies more to a significant part of my line of work and others that do coding and/or scripting this can be applied generally to any other sort of data, content or programmatic creation. SQL or Server Query Language is what I use to import, manipulate, interpret and extract data from databases almost every day …
Oct 03 2012
Converting Units of Measure – No App Required
Here’s a quick tip. Smartphones and tablets have all sorts of apps for them these days but you might be able to save yourself some screen real estate by using online services instead. For instance, Google can convert between measurements for you just by typing in the search bar. If you keep forgetting how many …
Oct 02 2012
Convert Text Files From DOS to Unix Format
Here’s a quick tip if you happen to use both Windows and *nix systems on a regular basis. If you need to edit and move text files (such as HTML or PHP files) between systems then you need to convert them to ensure that their format new lines are created properly then you might find …
Oct 01 2012
Panasonic NR-BY552XSAU Inverter Fridge – Installation
Last Friday, I finally took delivery of a brand new Panasonic NR-BY552XSAU inverter fridge after having knocked back delivery the Friday prior due to a clash in timing. Yesterday, my wife and I actually got around to installing and replacing the existing fridge which took about three hours all up. The process from start to finish …
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