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Promoting Your Blog On Facebook: The Nuts & Bolts Guide September 30, 2010

Article first published as Promoting Your Blog on Facebook: The Nuts and Bolts Guide on Technorati. This morning I decided to dive into a bit of promotion in social media. I have quite a bit of content now and thought it was time I started putting some serious thought into generating some more traffic. My…
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CSS: Add Images To Form Fields The Right Way September 29, 2010

Here is a tidy little CSS trick that you may have seen around the internet. It takes little effort, works in all browsers and can add real class to your forms on your website. This article assumes a little bit of working knowledge with CSS and HTML. Lets begin with a screenshot of the final…
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17 Awesome Colourful Wallpapers to Brighten Up Your Desktop September 27, 2010

I went hunting for wallpapers for my computer the other day because I was getting sick of the one that I had. Along the way I found a great collection of 17 really bright and colourful wallpapers to spice up your desktop.

Good Luck Mr Gorsky September 24, 2010

EDIT: This story was proven to be untrue on multiple websites including snopes.com, truthorfiction.com and urbanlegends.about.com. I guess that will teach me for slacking off on research. It’s a nifty story, but not true. Neil Armstrong denies it and NASA transcripts do not include any record that Neil Armstrong made a reference to a Mr….
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How To Uninstall Internet Explorer 7 September 23, 2010

There have been a lot of times I have been asked how to uninstall Internet Explorer 7 in order to revert back to Internet Explorer 6. Often for webapp compatibility issues or even personal preference. At first it is not obvious as most times IE7 is not listed in the ‘Add/Remove Programs’ list under your…
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DVI & VGA – What is the difference? September 22, 2010

If you have ever looked at all the cables that plug into your computer you probably would have noticed the one that connects the monitor to the computer it’s self. Chances are that this cable, on older machines is a VGA cable or more commonly these days, a DVI cable. (Pictured Left) The question is…
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HP Printers – A Warning For Potential Buyers September 20, 2010

HP’s C4599, straight from hell?

My Favourite iPhone Game September 15, 2010

I finally got my hands on an iPhone 4 last week and I am loving it. I am a total noob when it comes to Apple stuff and this is my first iPhone so I am not up with the ‘culture’ surrounding the product. I am learning though. Here in Australia there are long waiting…
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Internet Explorer 9: An Overview September 13, 2010

Microsoft is currently working on developing the next installment of Internet Explorer. The beta of the 9th version of Internet Explorer will be released on the 15th of September. Apparently development began not long after Internet Explorer 8 was released and suggestions for features were taken from users using Microsoft Connect.

Awesome Snail Graffiti September 10, 2010

Lacking any awesome computer related news today I shall leave you with this awesome snail art. I want to go home and get my paint brush out now! I think it would be hilarious if someone found one of these in their garden.

Double Rainbow Guy Sells Out September 9, 2010

Paul Vasquez, double rainbow-guy does advertisment for Microsoft.

There is a term for that!? – L’esprit de l’escalier September 8, 2010

I ran out of time to write anything useful for today so I leave you with this awesome french phrase which I found interesting. L’esprit de l’escalier which translate to “staircase wit”. I will leave Wikipedia to the definitions: L’esprit de l’escalier (or l’esprit d’escalier) (staircase wit) is thinking of a clever comeback when it…
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Must have Feature for GMail Users: Image Uploader September 7, 2010

Do you use Google’s fantastic GMail service? If you do you have probably in the past tried to insert pictures into your e-mails only to discover that you needed to upload them on to the internet and provide HTML links to them and all sorts of other complicated silliness that can be a little overwhelming for the average user.

How To Create PDF Documents (For Free) September 6, 2010

Article first published as How To Create PDF Documents (For Free) on Technorati. Have you ever needed to create your own PDF documents? You probably thought that you needed Adobe’s Acrobat software to do it but when you saw the $700 price tag you cringed and gave up on the idea. Yes, you can create…
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Reasons to move your business from Exchange to Google Apps September 3, 2010

Consider Google Apps