Windows upgrade path: XP > Vista > XP > (>Vista>) 7 > XP > Linux!!! Recently tried playing with the various flavours. Downgrading up to Vista(!) – tore that bag of kak out. I point blank refuse to use an OS that needs a whacking great 1Gb of memory just to run, especially when it […]
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Creative Labs GigaWorks S750 killed by an unreplaceable fuse! Letter to Creative after my very nice, very expensive speakers just gave up the ghost! : I turned the speakers off while cleaning behind the computer, now they won’t turn back on. I’ve checked the fuse, which is fine and the only sign of life is
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Dawn of War II I really didn’t like Games Workshops Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War II at first, several reasons, not least of all it isn’t playable on an otherwise excellent computer. So I left it a while, upgraded everything, went to play – and can’t because I am FORCED to wait 55 minutes while
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Display: Dell 3008wfp Graphics card: Gigabyte Nvidia GTX285 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EX58 Memory: 6Gb Corsair Dominator (wasted overkill without a 64 bit OS) (now good with win7 64bit) OS Windows XP, waiting on a stable Windows 7 – or moving to Ubunto Linux! (November 2013: What a naff post! I’m guessing I meant to finish it
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Creating a WordPress theme I’ve only so much patience for looking at and tinkering with other people’s code, but despite the plethora of offerings out there, many very good, I’ve yet to find one that matches my particular needs… clean, accessible, easily editable and ummm, flawless. Not asking much, you’d think, eh! My first instinct
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So far, short of taking the time and effort to develop and perfect one of my own, the Simplicy WordPress theme by Zit Seng is one of the best there is, provided you are happy to tinker and customise it. However, it still needs improving as there are accessibility issues, formatting problems and so forth,
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Further to my post on the Epson V700 scanner I was window shopping at Dixons Online and saw they ‘Tweet’ too, as they’ve just joined it themselves. Anyway, what’s the first thing I see but a link to a £20 discount for the stuff I was ordering. Go Twitter. I laugh at the people who
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For many years Dabs have been one of my first stops for ordering computer gear. Even when I was getting full trade discounts from wholesalers like Ingram Micro, Dabs retail prices had a tendency to be cheaper (let alone their trade prices). I spent a load with them earlier this month too. Now, when I
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