Author Archives: Stewart
Renaming files in bulk – using Windows
Wouldn’t it be nice if you can have a list of files with a sequential names. This is particularly good for use in digital photo frames and media streamers because then the files will display in the right sequence. It … Continue reading
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Mobile Phone Boost
If you are in a poor signal area you may want to boost your mobile signal. Its possible, the kit cost about £200. It’ll need a survey to be sure it’ll work but I reckon about £400 in total should … Continue reading
Vista Slow, Part 3 – get rid of bling!
Vista is not actually as slow as people make out, but it can be slow to start up and one culprit is the Sidebar. Unless you really need it get rid of it – it loads on start up and that’s when … Continue reading
Vista Slow, Part 2 – more RAM required?
Vista seems slow. Well it can be if you only have 1 Gig of RAM. Many budget PC and laptops were supplied with only 1 Gig of RAM. That seemed loads when moving up from Windows XP which sometimes had … Continue reading
Vista Slow, Part 1 – you need to update?
Vista has the reputation for being slow. It seems it since the menus slide in and fade out and do all those fancy tricks. I’ve encountered a lot of PCs and laptops recently which have not been updated. Automatic updates … Continue reading
Don’t Panic – if you collect money from cards?
If you collect money from Debit or Credit Cards you may be panicked into jumping through all sorts of hoops. There are companies out there who would just love to panic you and get you to sign up to one … Continue reading
Save Power
I’m all for saving power and saving the planet but let’s get some perspective. The Sony TV illustrated uses 0.3Watts on Standby and so that is 9 years on standby will use £0.15 worth of energy. There are better ways … Continue reading
Selecting a Printer for a Small Business
If you need a new printer make sure it suits your needs. If you are in the Tunbridge Wells area I’d gladly go over the pros and cons with you, but if you want to do it yourself have a … Continue reading
Speed-up your Computer – add RAM
A quick and inexpensive way to speed up your PC or Mac is add more RAM. RAM is less expensive than it used to be and its easy to fit so you could fit it yourself. Here’s the instructions but … Continue reading
Gmail – more than one account?
Yes you can see more than one at a time! Very Simple Method – download another browser – Chrome is good – and open the other account in that. Classy Method – you need to use Google Chrome as your … Continue reading