Category: Tips
Problems watching Blu-Ray movies on a PC
My shiny new Dell Zino HD has a Blu-Ray player and output. My monitor is an old (but good!) 17″ ViewSonic with a input, so I connect the two with an HDMI to DVI cable. All good. Or so I thought, until I tried to play my first Blu-Ray movie. The software – Cyberlink PowerDVD [...]
Editing a Flash Video
I’ve had a recent need to edit a downloaded Flash video (.FLV extension). However, my usual editor of choice, PowerDirector, wouldn’t import a file in this format. And, it would appear, editing choices for Flash videos are few and far between. First of, I used the online video editor, JayCut . It imported and converted the [...]
Replacing a Nintendo DS Case
I’ve recently become the proud owner of a Nintendo DS – it used to belong to my older daughter and has seen better days. In particular, the hinge was broken. It was also quite mucky (under the plastic, so not easily cleaned) and had various chips and scratches. Oh, and the battery compartment was missing. [...]
Emulating Sticky Notes on Windows XP & Vista
Windows 7 comes with a very nice looking Sticky Notes application, although it is rather lacking in features. Personally, I prefer Stickies , although it looks a little outdated (and I can’t find a “skin” for it that is any better). Instead, I created my own variation simply by changing default options and style. First of all, you’ll [...]
Uninstalling Ubuntu
If you’ve installed Ubuntu as a dual boot with Windows then removing it isn’t easy (which is a shame that they make installation so easy but make no effort in assisting with uninstalling). Removing the partition that Ubuntu lives on is the easy bit – sadly, it also removes , which is the menu that [...]
Laptop batteries – when and how should you charge them?
I have to say, I’m confused. I keep reading conflicting information about what to do with laptop batteries and charging them. Most advise seems to revolve around regularly using the battery until its flat and then re-charging it. Elsewhere, though, I’ve read that with modern batteries this isn’t required and, in fact, damages them. The [...]
Asus EEE PC 701 – Updating Firefox & Flash
My wife has had her Asus EEE PC 701 for a good few years now and still uses it on a daily basis – pretty much only for internet access, though. However, she’s now found that she can’t access Google Calendar as it’s no longer compatible with Firefox 2, which the EEE PC has. Asus [...]
Sharing with Pogoplug
My earlier post about bargain prices for Pogoplug, reminded me that I hadn’t shared about, erm, sharing on Pogoplug. Last week I went bowling with work. I was rubbish. But I did remember to take a camera – a cheap digital camera mind you. Most of the pictures that night were taken by a colleague, but I had [...]
Quidco – save money when shopping online!
There are quite a few sites around that offer money off vouchers and coupons for online retailers. Quidco , however, not only does that but, if you visit the retailer via them, you can earn money back as well. Indeed, it’s this last operation that Quidco was originally set up to provide – vouchers and coupons [...]
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