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Attention required
What a tremendous error message I received the other day while trying to synchronize Outlook with my O2 Xda Orbit (running Windows Mobile 6). In the status column opposite the Notes icon I got the...
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Reinstalling Windows XP Professional SP3: Operation PC Forgiveness 2008
This week I’ve been enjoying a holiday at home with Jane: a chance to enjoy peace and quiet together for the last time before the children arrive, and to reinstall Windows XP on my main desktop PC....
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Fixing ActiveSync woes with Outlook 2007
Now here’s a remarkable (even blogable) thing: my slow Windows Mobile to Outlook ActiveSync synchronization woes now appear to be a thing of the past. But not before running into some difficulties....
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Custom labels for removable drives
I found a great tip in PC Plus this month (April 2009 edition) in an article about Registry hacks that allows you to give meaningful names to your removable drives in Windows; (UPDATED 10 January...
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Windows Mobile 6.1 broke my life!
About 3-4 weeks ago my beloved O2 Xda Orbit phone started to act erratically, randomly switching itself off according to its own unfathomable set of rules. It was okay when plugged in, but it was...
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Social networks
Now, there’s a happy sight: all 3 main computers at Potting Shed HQ happily talking to one another on the local area network. The two laptops (Gareth-laptop and Jane-laptop) are both running Windows 7...
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Windows 7 synhronizing….
I installed Windows 7 Professional (32-bit) on my main desktop PC the other week, having been using the Release Candidate on and off on both my main PC and one of our laptops for a good few months....
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Battlefield Play4Free closed beta
Battlefield Play4Free closed beta invitation Look what email dropped into my inbox the other day: an invitation to the Battlefield Play4Free closed beta. (I’ve obviously edited the image to remove my...
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Set up a cheap network storage with a USB flash drive and a BT Home Hub 2.0...
This evening I put the finishing touches to my new cheap-and-cheerful network storage: a USB drive attached to my BT Home Hub 2.0 (the shiny, black one). Step 1: USB drive The first step was to buy a...
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Comparison of my work PC, home PC and laptop
For a while I’ve thought that my PC at work (which I acquired in February 2008) was flagging a little. An upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7 certainly helped but subjectively I felt that compared...
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Upgrading my PC’s PSU
My old PSU sitting on my desk, post-operation, alongside Reuben’s toolkit. Early on Sunday morning I switch on my PC and nothing happened. Nothing. Not a sound. Not a spark. Nothing. All a bit worrying...
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Transfer saved LEGO games to another PC
LEGO… something for Windows In a few weeks time I’ll be migrating my data to a new PC and since my two older boys, twins Reuben and Joshua, love playing LEGO Star Wars I & II: The Complete Saga...
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Wunderlist — UI peculiarities
Wunderlist—a beautiful and simple to-do list As part of a money-saving exercise, at the moment I’m looking to move away from using a hosted Microsoft Exchange account for my email, calendar, contacts,...
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Error’d: Uploading data: 20 of 16 KB
I saw this dialog box on my PC the other day:. Uploading data: 20 of 16 KB. How does that work, then?!
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Why I love Windows 8 (but don’t have 8.1 yet)
Update to Windows 8.1 for free on the Windows 8 app store… or so they say On Thursday Microsoft released Windows 8.1 into the wild. Hmmm… there be dragons! The upgrade hasn’t gone particularly smoothly...
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Playing LEGO games across two monitors with SoftTH
LEGO Marvel Superheroes across two 1920 x 1080 monitors This afternoon we had a visit from Isaac’s godfather, the fabulous Mike McQuaid. As we stood in my study watching the boys playing LEGO® Marvel™...
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Problem connecting my Google Nexus 4 to Windows 8.1
My Google Nexus 4 has been playing up lately: taking ages to connect to WiFi and burning up battery extra quickly. Time for another factory reset, I thought, so plugged it into my PC to backup my...
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