If you maintain your own server sometimes it can be easy to overlook what is going on with it especially when it sits tucked away somewhere out of mind and out of sight. Particularly, if you are running applications that can cost you money such as a VoIP PABX it is wise to check the …
Feb 25 2011
Open a Command Prompt Quickly in Windows 7
Particularly for those of us who work a bit with a command line it can often be a pain to manually change directories if you want to wade more than about four folders deep. Luckily, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 contain a handy little feature to get to a folder quickly. Simply hold …
Feb 24 2011
Know the Difference Between Wall Chargers and USB Chargers
Another short, sharp tip for this evening. It seems these days that we have a constant merry-go-round of gadgets needing to be recharged be it mobile phones, tablet devices, portable music devices, wireless console controllers or even USB batteries. Sometimes, we just need to charge something quickly without knowing which option is necessarily best. USB …
Feb 23 2011
Reclaim Space – Remove Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Backup Files
One of the hot topics today is the general release of Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 to the public. Whilst it isn’t a ground breaking update in terms of adding new features to Windows 7 (a lot more of the action is related to Windows Server 2008 R2) it does contain a few important …
Feb 22 2011
Windows Home Server 2011 Features Time Machine Backups… Sort of…
Automated backups for Windows machines has been a staple of Windows Home Server since it was first released and in Windows Home Server 2011 that core functionality has been preserved. Microsoft had planned to support backups of Mac OS X computers through the Time Machine feature however Apple removed the ability to do so by …
Feb 20 2011
Panasonic 3D Blu-ray Player (DMP-BDT300GN) Review
As promised, I have completed the review video for the Panasonic 3D Blu-ray Player (DMP-BDT300GN) after two months of use. This period of time catered for a break over the Christmas period as well as other commitments I have had to fit in. As with previous videos it is available in high definition for those of you …
Feb 19 2011
Automatically Reinstall Common Applications After a Format with Ninite
If you have been following the blog you might be aware that I undertook a clean install of Windows 7 on a laptop. Of course, there’s a process to go through in order to backup existing data, reinstall Windows and then copy back the required data from the backup. However, some of that data is …
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