Stop Windows Automatic Reboot After Updates
Published on Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 in Computers & Technology, Tech TipsOccasionally, after the installation of an Automatic Update, Windows will prompt the user to reboot their computer or postpone the reboot for up to 4 hours. This is possibly one of the most annoying of all of Windows “features” as quite often I have been caught off-guard when downloading a large file or leaving the…
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The Promise Of Technology
Published on Sunday, April 7th, 2013 in Computers & Technology, HumourA fantastic post from Redditer; Nuseramed answering a question posed by Reddit. Q: “If someone from the 1950s suddenly appeared today, what would be the most difficult thing to explain to them about today?” A: “I possess a device, in my pocket, that is capable of accessing the entirety of information known to man. I…
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The Difference Between PC/Laptop ‘Sleep’ (Standby) And ‘Hibernate’ Explained.
Published on Monday, November 12th, 2012 in Computers & Technology, Tech TipsThe terms ‘sleep’ and ‘hibernate’ used in the tech sense aren’t really self-explanatory so you may be forgiven for not actually knowing what is going on when you put your PC or laptop into one of these states. Many notebook computers enter sleep mode automatically when left idle for a defined amount of time. Put simply,…
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How To Easily Convert A .BIN or .NRG Disc Image To An .ISO
Published on Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012 in Computers & Technology, Tech TipsDifficulty figuring out how to convert a .bin or .nrg CD/DVD disc image to an .iso image probably isn’t the most common problem in the computing world, but I figure if you’re reading this then you have just this very issue. If you have no idea what a .iso disc image is then my other…
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Solved: NVIDIA “Display driver stopped responding and has recovered” Error
Published on Monday, October 15th, 2012 in Computers & Technology, TroubleshootingHere is a way to possibly solve the annoying NVIDIA “Display driver stopped responding and has recovered” issue which is frequently associated with a flickering screen, flicking to black, having a completely black/blank screen or even rebooting your computer unexpectedly. This is the method I used to fix a client’s PC which every now and then his…
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1 Step Fix for “Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook. Unable to open the Outlook window.” error
Published on Thursday, September 6th, 2012 in Computers & Technology, TroubleshootingHere is a quick fix to what can be a really frustrating problem. If when trying to open Microsoft Outlook at you are faced with the “Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook. Unable to open the Outlook window” error you simply need to go to Start > Run (or hold down the Windows Key and press…
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7 Things You Can Do To Improve Your Website RIGHT NOW
Published on Tuesday, June 26th, 2012 in Blogging Tips, FeaturedHere are some super simple tips to make your blog or website more readable and easier to follow, decrease your bounce rate and increase your ad clicks. I have personally implemented ALL of the tips below and saw an almost instant improvement with my average time on site, page views and bounce rate stats in…
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Diablo 3 How To Level Up Super Fast
Published on Tuesday, June 26th, 2012 in Computers & Technology, GamingDiablo 3 has finally been released and with it comes the race to the level cap, so impress your friends by getting there before them! If you have ever played any online RPG you would be familiar with the concept of power leveling. I recently come across this Diablo 3 speed leveling guide which tells…
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How To Proxy: Use Free Proxy Servers To View Restricted Websites
Published on Friday, June 22nd, 2012 in Computers & Technology, Featured, InterwebsSometimes websites ban or make unavailable some of their content to people in certain countries. This is often done because of copyright laws. In this article I will explain how to use a free proxy server service to bypass these restrictions. Video sites such as Hulu and television stations use this on their online video…
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