Category Archives: tips

a free apocalyptic online comic in a drowned london

September 28, 2008 – 20:52

I can’t remember which blog tipped me off on this one, but I started reading the freely published online  Freakangels comic book online and I got hooked pretty soon.
If you like futuristic, well drawn, apocalyptic story lines containing freaks with extreme psychic powers, this comic is something right up your alley. A new episode is [...]

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secure online banking with firefox

September 16, 2008 – 21:14

When it comes to doing your banking business online I don’t like taking chances. If your Myspace account gets hacked, or someone posts dirty messages on your Twitter feed that can be annoying, but if someone manages to hack into your online banking account you enter a world of pain.
Banking companies spend tons of cash [...]

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windows non-admin recap

September 1, 2008 – 0:07

You probably heard about that fact that running Windows with an administrator account isn’t a good idea, even though that is the default setting. I tried not doing that on my main machine, but it turned out to be quite a pain in the digital butt. After a few weeks of having to fast-switch to [...]

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how to resize or reallocate space on disk partitions

August 25, 2008 – 20:34

When initially setting up my PC I decided I’d go with the trusty old formula of keeping my operating system, my installed software and my data separated. So my C became my OS partition, D is where the software goes and E holds all my precious data like mp3’s, pictures, code etc.
This works fine, until [...]

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