Daily Grind

Stop Windows Automatic Reboot After Updates

Ben — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:34:13 +0000

Occasionally, 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

Ben — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 12:36:34 +0000

A 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.

Ben — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:24:18 +0000

The 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

Ben — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 04:10:42 +0000

Difficulty 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

Ben — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:31:14 +0000

Here 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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Super Simple Way To Fix A Slow iPhone

Ben — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:28:06 +0000

Here is another real quick tip for all you iPhone user’s out there. Seen as though you internet-types these days have an attention span of about three seconds I will cut straight the point! After a while your iPhone may seem to bog down and not run quite as well as it should, the following...
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1 Step Fix for “Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook. Unable to open the Outlook window.” error

Ben — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 04:38:28 +0000

Here 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

Ben — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:15:05 +0000

Here 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

Ben — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 09:06:25 +0000

Diablo 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

Ben — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 05:13:34 +0000

Sometimes 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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Windows Shortcuts That Everyone Should Know

Ben — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:49:33 +0000

Having used computers for most of my life I have learned a lot of things that I now take for granted. Many of these things I falsely assumed that most people know but every now and then I watch people who aren’t so computer savvy taking a long time to do the simplest tasks. So...
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Best Free NetStumbler Alternative

Ben — Mon, 21 May 2012 03:43:05 +0000

A few years back I started dealing with wireless network installations in homes and business. I was relatively new to the technology and one of the tools I found that helped me greatly was NetStumbler. NetStumbler scans for wireless access points and gives you a pretty graph of signal strength so you can move the...
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Fill-In Curry Judge Can’t Stand The Heat. Hilarity Ensues.

Ben — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 03:25:10 +0000

If you can read this whole story without laughing then there’s no hope for you. Note: Please take time to read this slowly. For those of you who have visited Natal, you know how typical this is. They actually have a Curry Cook-off about June/July. It takes up a major portion of a parking lot...
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How To Easily Reveal Passwords Hidden Under Asterisks ****

Ben — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:10:31 +0000

If you work with computers a lot you would have, at some point, forgotten passwords, either online in your web browser or inside Windows applications. Quite often these passwords are saved by Windows and displayed as asterisks * ***. So what do you do if you need to reveal the password that is hidden underneath those asterisks? Fortunately there...
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Funny Google Maps Trick

Ben — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:36:28 +0000

Here is one to kill some time if you’re bored. Go to Google Maps and click ‘Get Directions’ from Japan to China. Follow down the list of directions and pay attention to step #42! You could just click here to go straight to the directions page too… (Don’t worry, it opens in a new window...
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