Category Archives: Operating Systems

Laptop Revival – Read this before you buy a tablet.

With ‘that-time-of-year’ now looming. A laptop or other form of internet capable technology will be gracing the top spot in many a ‘seasonal’ gift wish list, shopping basket and large sock. Just as the experts predict another recession  - if/when the Euro goes down the pan. Fear not. Techno-scrooge is here. For anywhere from £50 to £200…

Professor Brian Cox and Co – Live at Ipswich Regent & Corn Exchange – Monday 2nd May 2011 | Brain Cox

UNCAGED MONKEYS ~ A NIGHT OF SCIENCE AND WONDER The first ever national science tour celebrating the universe and many of the wonders that lie within it. The finest names in science broadcasting gather together to talk of dark matter, black holes, Bonobo apes, the big bang and anything else they can cram into two…

E-Bay Fake Windows 7 – Epic Fail

6th January 2011. Following some lengthy discussion e-bay decided that the best solution was to send the counterfeit item back to the seller before they could issue a refund. “But it’s a fake” I replied. 7th January 2011. Using the shipping address and postage label provided to me by e-bay via e-mail –  I reluctantly…

Windows 7 – Forgeries Readily Available On e-Bay

Well I seem to have been stung twice during the festive period –  ho-ho-ho. The first item seemed genuine. Windows 7 Professional  –  An unwanted gift that would not work on some poor ladies computer. So I put in a ridiculously low bid and to my surprise won it. I should have been more cautious. Getting…

RAMDISK – A turbo charge for your PC?

Available from a company called Dataram; who specialise in computer memory - is a small utility called RAMDisk 3.5. The free version will work for anyone with up to 6GB of installed RAM. However if you have more RAM, the license to use the full version only costs $9.99 (about £6.70). The 4GB limit is for…

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