The Daily Grind

How to enable Telnet on Windows 7 & Vista December 15, 2010

Today I tried to Telnet into a Cisco switch at work today not remembering that Windows 7 doesn’t have Telnet enabled by default, neither does Vista for that matter. I guess in an attempt to make Windows a little more secure as Telnet by it’s self is not a very secure form of communicating. Regardless… [Read the Rest]

How To Safely Turn On A Power Supply Without A Motherboard December 7, 2010

Here is a good trick for you tech-heads out there. Quite often you need to test a power supply to see if it is working correctly and sometimes you may not have a computer to connect it to. Fortunately there is a very easy trick to turning a power supply on with just a small… [Read the Rest]

Learn Photoshop In 2 hours October 26, 2010

Are you totally clueless when it comes to Photoshop? Learn Photoshop In Just 2 Hours… If you’re new to Photoshop and looking for the easiest way to really get to grips with this exciting software (which can often be very frustrating and overwhelming for newbies)… then I strongly recommend you take a look at Photoshop… [Read the Rest]

Get Paid For Your Photos: A List Of Stock Photo Sites October 15, 2010

Stock Photo Sites That Pay For Your Photos Because of the Internet, it’s now easier than ever for photographers to make money from their photographs and you don’t even have to be an experienced professional. Some stock photo sites will accept your photos even if you’re an amateur or hobby photographer. Below is a list… [Read the Rest]

How To Recover Deleted Files Quickly October 12, 2010

Article first published as ‘Recuva: Recovers Deleted Files Quickly, and It’s Free‘. If you have ever accidentally deleted a really important file from your computer you will know that it can be extremely frustrating, especially if you don’t have any kind of recovery software already in place to undelete it. Even if you do, a… [Read the Rest]

How To Download Streaming Videos From Websites October 11, 2010

Have you ever come across a video on the internet that you wanted to keep? Perhaps you want to download it on to your mobile phone so you can show your friends later without having to stream it from the internet again. YouTube and most video streaming websites like that do not allow you to… [Read the Rest]

How To Access Hidden Themes In Windows 7 October 8, 2010

Windows 7 offers a great set of themes you can use to customise the look and feel of your computer’s desktop. I’ll bet you didn’t know that there are actually quite a few hidden themes based on locations around the world. By default Windows only displays one of these localised themes based on the country… [Read the Rest]

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… [Read the Rest]

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… [Read the Rest]

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… [Read the Rest]