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 […]