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Windows XP Search
Jul 29, 2006 21:27 - 0 Comments
I have long been frustrated by the Search capabilities of Windows XP. In particular I hate the multitude of hidden options, that stupid dog, so reminiscent of the hated paper clip, and most of all it’s seeming inability to search for something I know exists. The latter problem is exacerbated when trying to find [...]
Hidden Gems
Jul 18, 2006 19:49 - 0 Comments
I just love these sorts of things – I needed to convert a PowerPoint presentation into a Flash equivalent and, as always, I didn’t want to spend any money on it as it was a one-off requirement.
My first port of call was Google which turned up a number of very fine looking packages that would [...]
The Price of Memory
Jul 16, 2006 15:46 - 0 Comments
I bought one of these last week – a 2gb memory stick. Yes, I know that it has “Go England” written on the side but that will scratch off in time and I will lose the top but it will still hold 2gb.
At this point you are no doubt wondering why you should care [...]
Changing the IE7 Search Provider to Google.co.uk
Jul 13, 2006 8:37 - 0 Comments
Something that has niggled me since I installed the first beta of IE7 was that while I could set the search provider box to something other than MSN I didn’t seem to be able to change to google.co.uk, which is what I really wanted. Why does this matter? Well notmally it doesn’t the search results [...]
