Forget The Methedology – Bag Programmer = Bad Program

The only reason I ask is that I’m finding myself getting more and more annoyed with endless updates and patches. With the age of the internet and “easy” updates seems to have come an attitude of put anything out, we can fix it later. Am I the only one who is starting to get annoyed with this? Every time I turn my computer on I’m greeted by a 5 minute wait as what appears to be every piece of software on my PC attempts to update itself to the latest version. Whilst this is 100% understandable when it comes to security definitions for anti virus and anti spyware programs I don’t think it should be needed for everything else. We all managed to survive in the past without daily updates.

E-books, Another Fad Or The Future?

Paper books are so last year! There’s now a new way of reading books and it brings with it all the advantages of the technological age. Welcome to the world of e-readers. Whilst Amazon’s Kindle has gone down a storm in the US Sony have also released a reader, the Sony Portable Reader System. Currently up to version 505 I bought one of the Sony E-Readers I week ago and I’ve got to say that I’ve been very impressed.

You Don’t Need To Be A Geek To Backup Online! – Mozy Online Backup

Simple Online Backup That Even Your Parents Could Use!

If I was to ask you a question right now I bet you I can say with 99% assurance what the answer will be! It’s simple really because we all give the same answer. So here goes, right now at this very moment what is the most important thing you have stored on your personal computers hard disk? My answer – I predict you’re going to say “family photographs/video“.

Is 3D TV Just Going To Be Another Fad?

I’ll admit that I was one of the very first in line to buy an LCD Television when they initially came out. I’d never been too bothered about the earlier Plasma sets because of several bad experiences (through work) with Plasma burn. I liked the idea of a big screen flat TV but not at the price of being terrified of pausing anything or not being able to play video games! Over the years I’ve gone on to buy no less than 8 LCD TVs all the way up to the current Philips model that we use as our main TV now. It still gives a stunning picture even if it is a little big for our front room. All I’m trying to do is set the background for why I can’t wait for the next generation of TV to hit the market, and the next generation is 3D.

The Best Way Of Managing An E-mail Marketing List

Keep Your E-mail Marketing Simple & Effective

Ever since the first week I put up the list of SMTP servers on this website I’ve had regular enquiries from people asking about SMTP servers to use with their e-mail list. At first I thought the majority of these enquiries were from individuals but over the years it’s become quite apparent that most are actually from businesses, or at least people looking to be running a business. This is long overdue then but this is how I would (and do) deal with e-mailing my mailing list.

How To Fix Your Kodi/XBMC Android Media Box

When XBMC first started it was a bit of a geek thing, requiring an original Xbox and a fair bit of messing about. However it was a superb media player back then and now thanks to an ever growing list of add-ons it is frankly superb. It has evolved in to Kodi and with it a whole world of online media from music to films and even live sports is opened up with a minimal amount of hassle. To take advantage of this there are a huge number of Android media boxes available through places like Amazon and E-Bay so for less than £50 you can have access to all the entertainment you could ever want.

What To Do If You See A Windows Protected Your PC Warning?

When installing any of our updated software you may see the following warning:-

Free Computer Monitoring Software – Still Effective In 2020

With so many people using smart phones, tablets and any other number of mobile devices to get the information they want you’d wonder just how much PC’s are still used and therefore if there is really any need for free computer monitoring software in 2020? This was all before the Covid-19 events of 2020 kicked off and now all of a sudden people have found the limitations with Android and iOS devices and are digging out their dusty old laptops to do work. We are also discovering just how much easier a PC is for doing actual productive things like office work and home schooling. So yes the reality is that there is a need for free computer monitoring software in 2020, just as much as there has ever been!

Why SMTP Is The True Hero Behind E-Mail, Not Gmail

Email is a major part of the digital world. It is used for business, personal, and social purposes. But email has its flaws. The biggest issue being spam.

What Does Off The Page Optimisation Mean?

There are many off-the-page factors that affect search engine ranking and your search visibility. Two of the most important relate to the number/type of links that link to your page and secondly the content of the rest of your website and how it is linked together.

Don’t Let Your GMail Account Get Hacked – Help Is At Hand

How To Recover From A Hacked Gmail Account

This happened to one of my friends recently, he went to sign in to his GMail account as he had done a thousand times before, but this time it wouldn’t accept his password. He did what you would expect, contacting his friends to see if they were also having problems with GMail? Of course we weren’t. It took a full 48 hours for it to sink in properly that his GMail account had been hacked and he’d lost control. This guy is not a computer novice, he’s an IT manager. Now just spend 5 minutes thinking about what information YOUR Gmail account contains, personal details, username/passwords for other services? With GMail we have all been encouraged to not delete mail, to keep everything. This is fine as long as we’re the only ones who can access that information!

Get Your Microsoft Mouse Charging Again

This is a really common problem amongst the Microsoft Laser Mouse series, especially on the 7000 and 8000 series. You put your mouse on its charging station go away only to come back and find that it’s got a red light flashing on it and your mouse still has no charge? It’s annoying to say the least, especially if you need to do some work and have to spend your time flicking between using the mouse and putting it back on its charger every few moments.