Why do so many computer enthusiasts turn to Linux? No, that’s not the start of some joke, it’s a serious question and one I think everyone should be thinking about. I can’t speak for others, but I imagine their reasons for ditching Windows and Macs are similar to my own. In no particular order, here […]
How To Disable Windows 10 Auto Update
Have you ever had that moment when a Windows update goes wrong and nothing you do will fix it? For example one laptop I looked at recently kept getting stuck trying to install the latest Windows 10 Anniversary Update. It’s a huge download, takes a long time to install and then an equally long time […]
CleanSpace Tag
A couple of months ago I watched a Fully Charged video about the CleanSpace Tag by Drayson Technologies. It is a portable pollution monitor that syncs with your Android or iOS smartphone. Two things drew me in. 1) Where I live in Storrington, we have a bit of a pollution problem. While it is a […]
Saving Disk Space in Windows
It may surprise you to learn that a lot of the (for want of a better word) stuff on your computer is unnecessary. By that I mean temporary files that never got removed, old log files, installs, and a bunch of other bits and bobs. Thankfully you don’t have to know the location of every […]
What is the difference between domains and web hosting?
The basics of domain names and web hosting If you aren’t familiar with setting up a website for the first time, then it may seem confusing to start hearing about domain names and website hosting. The confusion arises because people often use the domain name to refer to the website’s URL (Uniform Resource Locator, also […]
Multiple signatures in Thunderbird with Quicktext
A while ago I wrote a post about adding multiple signatures in Thunderbird with Signature Switch. Signature Switch is good and can be set up to do things automatically, but it does have a couple of niggles. The main one being that you cannot (currently) specify where a signature will appear when you are replying to […]
Self hosted website or hosted?
What do we mean by self hosted and hosted? Hosted simply means someone else takes care of everything for you, usually via cloud services. Whoever the host is retains ownership of the website. For example, WordPress.com, Blogger and all social media sites fit into this category. You probably will never know what server your site […]
Recover data from a corrupt Windows drive with Linux
I recently created a post on Google+ called ‘Recover data from a corrupt Windows drive with Linux’ (funnily enough the same title as this page), and was overwhelmed by the level of feedback and responses to it. As a thank you to all of the people that engaged with the post, this blog is going to go […]
Adding a Google Calendar to Thunderbird
Mozilla’s Thunderbird email client is a flexible thing, which makes it able to do lots of useful things via the vast array of add-ons available. I use Thunderbird a lot for email, but I also use it a lot for calendar appointments using the add-on called Lightning. Lightning on it’s own is brilliant at doing what […]
Is it time to switch from Windows XP to Ubuntu?
Windows XP support is about to end You may have heard about Windows XP extended support ending at last. This is true (8th April 2014). While it is also true that there is an extension until 2015 for Microsoft Security Essentials, that still means if something goes wrong with your machine, or if someone finds […]
Dealing with dust in your PC
Dealing with dust in your PC There are three main problems that dust can cause inside your machine.
Multiple signatures in Thunderbird with Signature Switch
Thunderbird is a great free e-mail client and with a plethora of plugins available, it is also highly customisable. One question I have been asked is, “Can you use multiple signatures within Thunderbird?” The simple answer is yes! Multiple Accounts in Thunderbird First of all, Thunderbird by default allows you to use a different signature […]