tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62595440537464192322025-08-10T17:40:22.306+01:00Computer, web & technology news, reviews, tips & tutorials for real computer users.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15817504194789922476noreply@blogger.comBlogger161125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259544053746419232.post-5803460223361605332011-12-07T14:34:00.001+00:002011-12-07T14:43:04.644+00:00

This site and it's content will no longer be updated (as you may have gathered) since I am now too busy with other activities. DieselTekk has been a joy, however as my priorities have changed a great deal over the past couple of years I can no longer contribute towards this site. It's content will remain for the next year, after which it shall be removed. These days my blogging efforts

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There has been a great deal of speculation since the launch of Windows 7 as to what Microsoft will be doing with their next operating system and today some real information has come from Microsoft, with video footage, regarding the new GUI interface which has been designed with tablet and touch computers in mind.Windows 8 takes the same 'tiles' form as Windows Phone 7, a rather intuitive

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So according to this article on Mac Format's blog, Apple have decided that normal  traditional tabletop signs (indicating features, prices etc) are not good enough and as such replaced them with iPads running a custom app. Are these guys serious?  While some of us sit around looking at the iPad, lusting and trying hard to justify purchasing one, Apple are using the damned things to display a

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Monolingual is a free application for Mac OS X which promises to remove unused language files, keyboard layouts and architectures from your hard disk drive in order to reclaim storage space. I came across this app on Sourceforge and liked the idea of reclaiming a few hundred megabytes. Running the app is simple; just tick the boxes against the languages, keyboard layouts and architectures that

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iPhones are the hot topic everywhere, all of the time. I love my iPhone 3GS (8GB) and I would love to get hold of an iPhone 4 but alas saving for my wedding is far more important (says my fiance!). However no blog about technology would be holding it's head above water without at least one article about this upcoming new release from Apple. The iPhone 5, (which could also be the branded as the

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I am not keen on paying for software, in fact my company is founded on the belief that the best computing experience for the average user is based on the least expense possible. Most people do not require paid for software, which is why when it comes to blogging I recommend all my customer's use Microsoft's very FREE Windows Live! Writer, which i have mentioned many times on this blog before and

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There are many reasons you may want or need to take apart your Samsung Story drive; maybe the drive has failed and you wish to use the caddy for another disk, or maybe the caddy has failed and you intend to use the Samsung Spinpoint HDD inside in another caddy or PC – either way it may not seem at all obvious how to break the device down so I have prepared this guide. Click images for larger view

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I mentioned in a previous article that one of the reasons I continue to use Windows as well as OS X is that I prefer to write bog posts using Microsoft's excellent (and free) Windows Live! Writer which is arguably the most highly regarded piece of software used by bloggers for creating content. So just a short while ago I took a look on the iOS AppStore to see what blogger friendly apps were

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For those interested I have decided that from this point on I shall be formatting my post titles so that they are more useful within the Twitterverse.  That possibly means '@'s and #hashtags all over the place but it should help with advertising my posts within that medium. Anyway, moving along I wanted to make mention of my new daily listening habits.It used to be that I would listen to

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Facebook has many advantages for it's users. Facebook makes it easy to find friends old and new, it makes it easy to communicate and see what is going on in the lives of your connections.  Games, chat, private messaging, photo and link sharing, forums...they're all there in on place.  Facebook. People can pretty much live out their entire social life online; from one website alone. &

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There has been a great deal of who-ha of late regarding the location data that the iPhone generates and backs up to iTunes whenever the iPhone is synchronised. Many have commented on this issue, banging on about how Apple are collecting this information and the use of this data that they may have. Well Apple have responded and in that response they claim that the data they collect cannot

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I own a 2007 white Macbook 13" rocking OS X Snow Leopord, with an upgraded (now 500GB) hard disk drive and upgraded (now 4GB) RAM. I own an iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch and an iPod Mini (retro nowadays). I crave an 11" Macbook Air, I lust for for iMac with a massive screen, I am seriously considering a purchase of Time Capsule for it's effortless backup and restoration functions. I recently bought a

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I have another two invites to give out for the most excellent music streaming service ever, Spotify! This is for the FULL FREE account, not the crappy 20 hours-a-month limited nonsense! For more info, and to get your FREE Spotify invitation - follow the instructions on my previous article – 3 Spotify Invitation Codes Up For Grabs! Spotify is available for Windows, Mac and even Linux, as well

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That’s right, as is now my monthly giveaway, I have yet another three invites to give out for the most excellent music streaming service ever, Spotify! Remember this is for the FULL FREE account, not the crappy 20 hours-a-month limited nonsense! For more info, and to get your FREE Spotify invitation - follow the instructions on my previous article – 3 Spotify Invitation Codes Up For Grabs!

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HDD stands for Hard Disk Drive which is the main storage medium in most computers (some computers use flash memory, and others may run the operating system from a CD or DVD). Windows, programs (such as Office, iTunes etc) and files and documents (music, video, pictures and so forth) are all stored and retrieved from the HDD.

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The acronym RAM stands for Random Access Memory which is the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible. Running programs (what you see on screen) are run from within RAM enabling them to

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The acronym VGA means Video Graphics Array and is a display system developed and introduced by IBM in 1987. VGA has become a standard for graphical output to monitors from computer systems. The VGA port on a computer can be identified my it’s rough ‘D’ shape and its 15 pin holes.  This is the ‘female’ part of the VGA connection into which plugs the ‘male’ cable, the plug of which carries the

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The CPU means Central Processing Unit is the part of a computer that interprets & carries out instructions provided by the software.  It tests & manipulates data & transfers information to & from other components, such as the RAM, HDD, monitor & keyboard. The central processing units of personal computers are generally implemented on a single chip called a microprocessor.

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I spotted an article at OllieColeshill.co.uk today entitles E Safety and it got me thinking. A few years ago, my son who had his own (shared with his younger brother) email address had signed up to a few of the children's internet gaming networks, such as Club Penguin et al. His Mother and I would occasionally check his email inbox for any nastiest such as ad’s for Viagra and explicit XXX

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That's right, I have two more Spotify invites to give away to the first couple of people who sign up for and activate a new Dropbox account. I am running this giveaway exactly the same was as I did when I gave away 3 Spotify Invites, so follow the instructions below. Click this ‘Dropbox.com’ link & sign up for a FREE account. Download the Dropbox client and install. Drop a file in your

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Continuing this mini-series on Dropbox, the fantastic little cloud storage/file sync tool, today you will learn how to simply relocate your Documents folder in Windows to your Dropbox, thus making all of your documents available from anywhere you have an internet connection! I use this method at Evolve to keep all of my work computers files in sync, and available for editing at home, and it works

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There are many uses for Dropbox, the fantastic free online storage service the allows you to easily upload and share files to the ‘cloud’ as well as providing an ideal means for backup and emergency data retrieval. Here I show you how to add your Dropbox folder as a place in the Windows 7 Start Menu beneath your other document folder shortcuts, providing easy and fast access to your online

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As a computer repair business owner it is important to me to be able to give my customers clear guidance and advice regarding my services when they bring in a computer to be repaired. This can sometimes be difficult as customers rarely ask the right questions, but often ask the wrong ones, or get emotional… both of which make it difficult for me to give the information I really need to get

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I have 3 Spotify invitation codes up for grabs. These invites are NOT for Spotify Open, which limits you to just 20 hours of ad supported listening, but is for the ‘by invite only’ Spotify, which although still ad supported, has NO LISTENING RESTRICTIONS but does allow users to share songs and playlists to Facebook and Twitter as well as among other Spotify users. So, how to get the invite code?

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Here is another collection of wallpapers perfect for the small screen of a netbook computer.  All the images below are at a resolution of 1024x600, the standard screen resolution of small netbook computers. Click the images to be taken to the full size wallpaper! Apologies for not adding acknowledgements.  If you find an image here that you own, please contact me. You can

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