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Aug/09

Mac OSX vs Windows Vista

Filed Under Linux, Mac, Windows at 24th August 2009 0:01 by

I have been using my MacBook Pro for over 6 months now and have come to likes and dislikes with it. I will discuss the Operating System(OS) and not the hardware in this post and will include Vista just so … Continue reading →

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Aug/09

Windows 7 Sleep & Wakes Up Unexpectedly / Instantly

Filed Under Windows at 7th August 2009 20:36 by

I had a problem with my system where I put it to sleep and it would wake up for no reason. I found an article where if you turn off the option “Allow this device to wake the computer” for … Continue reading →

26

Jul/09

Windows 7 64 bit Distorted Sound With Creative X-Fi Card

Filed Under Hardware, Windows at 26th July 2009 0:01 by

Since I’ve upgraded to 4GB RAM I was unable to use my sound card because it had static / distorted noise coming from the speakers. No matter how many times I un-installed and re-installed the drivers. I gave up and … Continue reading →

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May/09

Windows 7 64 Bit Release Candidate Experience

Filed Under Review, Windows at 30th May 2009 8:53 by

Overview I heard good reviews about Windows 7 and with the nature of the Internet there was no way of avoiding the news coming out about it. I was on Windows Vista Ultimate for over a year and started to … Continue reading →

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May/09

Juice 2.2 & Windows 7 Errno 17

Filed Under Windows at 19th May 2009 20:44 by

I still use Juice as my pod catcher and on Windows 7 it would not start up with an error message saying to look in Juice.exe.log which reported an Errno 17. To fix it go to: C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Roaming\iPodder where [Username] is … Continue reading →

25

Feb/09

Auto Login & Lock For Linux & Windows

Filed Under Linux, Security, Windows at 25th February 2009 0:01 by

Overview I had conceived an idea to automatically login and lock the screen. A Google later and I found that I wasn’t the only one. An advantage of this set up is it allows you to login and start up … Continue reading →

09

Jan/09

Windows Vista Start Bar Search

Filed Under Windows at 9th January 2009 15:17 by

I have always liked Quicksilver or the search function in Mac OSX 10.4/5 how you can invoke a search bar using keyboard shortcuts and start typing for a program you want to launch (as well as other options). In Windows … Continue reading →

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Nov/08

Back To Windows Vista

Filed Under Linux, Mac, Windows at 23rd November 2008 11:17 by

I have been away from my main computer for a while and coming back to it and it feels so slow (not to mention the broadband but that’s not my fault)! I can only point the finger on Windows Vista … Continue reading →