Not too long ago I wrote about how to use the search capability in Windows 7 to find files with certain text in the filename. Today, I’m going to show you how to restrict your searches to just the contents of the file exclusive of matching filenames. Again, it’s not difficult to execute and all …
Jan 20 2012
Incoming Gadget – Panasonic Lumix GX1
Another quick update for today. Hopefully you will be aware that I received a Panasonic Lumix FT3 and I am in the process of reviewing the camera. The two main reasons I selected that camera was to test out its 3D photo capabilities and that is is also waterproof (which is great for when I …
Jan 19 2012
New Gadget Arrivals That Will Be Music to Your Ears
Just a quick heads up for tonight. A little while back I wrote about some gadgets that were on their way to me and a couple of them arrived today, specifically the RP-HC700 noise cancelling headphones and the RP-HC55E-S noise cancelling earphones from Panasonic. Of course, these will get the unboxing treatment when I get a spare moment …
Jan 18 2012
The Web Goes Dark Over SOPA
This has been in the mainstream news a bit but I thought I’d cover this off briefly here for the sake of awareness. Wikipedia, one of the most popular websites on the web has gone dark in opposition to SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) which is a bill that will be tabled in the United …
Jan 17 2012
Don’t Be Duped Into Buying Expensive HDMI Cables
I saw a link to this Gizmodo article on Facebook (with a nod to Tony Butcher 😉 and thought this was worth a mention. If you find yourself buying some new AV equipment like a television, a Blu-ray player, a home theatre system or anything that might have an HDMI port on it this will …
Jan 15 2012
Use TweekDeck Without Local Installation
For a lot of people using Windows the Twitter client of choice is TweetDeck however it can be a problem to get running if you are unable to install Adobe Air on the computer (which is often the case in corporate or enterprise environments). Otherwise, if you are staunchly against installing Adobe Air on your computer …
Jan 14 2012
How to Fix Looping Firefox Errors on Startup
Here’s something that I encountered this week when attempting to update my installation of Firefox (again, the updates seem incredibly frequent now). I repeatedly encountered the following error when trying to load Firefox after the upgrade: Your computer must be rebooted to complete a previous upgrade of Firefox. Do you want to reboot now? Even …
Jan 13 2012
Amazon Saves Heartache Over a Broken Kindle
A few nights ago my wife turned on her Kindle only to find that the top half of the screen would remain stuck on what had been on the screensaver while the lower half would refresh (apart from some minor glitches). We both didn’t have a good feeling about it and numerous attempts to switch …
Jan 12 2012
Refining File Searching Under Windows 7
As more of us start using Windows 7 you’ll need to get to grips with the various features built into it. One of the prominent features carried forward from Windows Vista is search. Now, you’d think that you could find stuff by clicking in the box and typing the words of the file you are …
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