Category: Technology

How to Name Application Groups in Windows 8

Here’s a quick tip for those taking the plunge with Windows 8. The new start screen is a different beast compared to the start menu that we’ve used since Windows 95 and has matured through to Windows 7. Organising the tiles is probably going to be important for many users including power users to get …

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Nyko Power Grip Recharging Problems

A while ago I noticed a comment on my YouTube channel about problems regarding issues experienced with the Nyko Power Grip for the Nintendo 3DS. I’ve been evaluating this over the last couple of months and while I haven’t noticed  much in the way of degradation of the battery I did run into an odd …

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LogMeIn Hangs or Refuses to Refresh Screen

On odd occasion, I need to connect to one of my home computers to get a file, kick off a download or one of those random things that need doing. I have used LogMeIn for a while for this very purpose across my Windows PCs, MacBook Pro and also my iPad to make sure I …

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Test Your Media Before Upgrading

In my haste to upgrade to Windows 8 I forgot to test my USB installation drive and it wasn’t until it was too late that I had already wiped my SSD (and Windows 7) leaving the Windows 8 ISO stranded on the hard drive. It seems that my motherboard just doesn’t want to boot off …

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Windows 8 Finally Arrives

Another quick update. For those of us lucky to be MSDN or TechNet subscribers the wait is finally over. Windows 8 is here and ready to take on the world. I’ll be using this as the operating system on my desktop computer to get a good feel for it after trialling it on my laptop …

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Upgrades Aren’t Always Painless

Just a quick update for today. With the impending release of Windows 8 it’s a good time to remind people that upgrades (be it hardware or software) aren’t always seamless or painless. Whilst there isn’t an expected problem with people upgrading to Windows 8 from Windows 7 or even Windows Vista you should always prepare …

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How to Resume YouTube Video Uploads

Here’s a quick tip if you upload videos to YouTube regularly or every now and then. It can be frustrating when you are uploading your video and it gets hopelessly stuck for whatever reason, particularly if it is a large video given that you can upload up to 20GB (provided your account is enabled for …

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Solid State Drives and Reinstalling Windows

Here’s a tip for those of you out there with solid state drives in your computers. If you’re looking to reinstall Windows at some stage (particularly with Windows 8 nearing its release) then you might want to consider a little bit of spring cleaning before starting afresh. Now, you might think that by formatting a …

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Logitech G700 Wireless Gaming Mouse Unboxing & Preview

A few days ago I shared my lament of the partial death of my Logitech G9x mouse and my selection of the Logitech G700 Wireless Gaming Mouse as its successor. As usual, I have managed to do an unboxing video and merged it with a preview of the mouse itself at the same time. The major differences between the …

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Don’t Clone Hard Drives to Solid State Drives

Here’s a quick tip for people out there looking to buy a solid state drive for their computer. Generally, people have gotten used to the concept of cloning a smaller hard drive to a larger one when capacity has become an issue and naturally this would be seen as an option to migrate from a …

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