Category archives: tech
faststone software
superb free screen capture software and also image viewer for windows from faststone. all run as portable applications too. the screen capture tool also has a colour picker and screen magnifier. the image viewer has a good camera card import… continue reading »
No need to keep your hard disks cool?
This research from Google on hard disk failure rates really surprised me: > The report said that there was a clear trend showing “that lower temperatures are associated with higher failure rates”.
VLC media player
a few people have mentioned recently that they can’t play certain video’s or audio files on their computer. (mpeg4 video files and certain avi files seem to be a problem for people using windows media player.) if you need a… continue reading »
Using Ctrl + F
(or Command + F for Mac users). Many years of daily computer use often makes one forget that other’s don’t necessarily make the most of the electronic paradigm. Recently I’ve sat looking over the shoulders of friends and family as… continue reading »
In praise of Roboform
The UN recently [warned about the risk of identity theft](http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/99411/un-calls-for-action-on-privacy-and-id-risks-to-net-users.html) for people who enter similar usernames and passwords across many websites. Many people I know have no idea how to create, store and reuse passwords. If you use Windows I… continue reading »