Windows

Superfast windows 8 bootup time

Posted by on September 9, 2011 at 8:09 am

Check out windows 8′s new fast boot up. No more make a cup of coffee while the computer starts in the morning.  

Iphone App stores

Posted by on January 11, 2011 at 9:41 am

If you use an iphone and use the app store to find and download your apps then you may have noticed an increase in app stores on the web. I find Itunes a pain to use and prefer finding apps using a web browser rather than through the iphone. I have put together a list [...]

The windows Killer – Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx is released

Posted by on May 3, 2010 at 1:22 pm

The latest release of Ubuntu was released recently and I upgraded my Microsoft free laptop to the latest build to see what you get. At first I was a bit worried about upgrading as I was on version 8, and not version 9 as this for some reason would not install cleanly. I followed the [...]

Outlook Alternative in Thunderbird 3

Posted by on April 29, 2010 at 8:43 am

The fokes from Mozilla release Thunderbird 3 yesterday. If you are still using outlook express or windows mail then I recommend you check out Thunderbird 3. I have used Thunderbird 2 for a number of years now and prefer it to Outlook, which is microsofts premium do all email client. The problem with out look [...]

I am now Microsoft Free at home

Posted by on November 30, 2009 at 9:38 am

Over the weekend I decided to reinstall a new operating system on my home laptop. This was because windows xp had started to grind to a very slow speed and it was taking an age just to start firefox and my email. It got to the point were I just did not turn my computer [...]

Google Chrome OS Beta Released

Posted by on November 19, 2009 at 10:00 pm

Chrome OS is a brand new free operating system built around the revolutionary Google Chrome browser. Here are the screen shots of the operating system based on Linux.

Fix your Windows XP problems from 1 Application

Posted by on November 11, 2009 at 2:08 pm

There are a lot of excellent free Windows comprehensive repairing and fixing tools around the internet. But there are times when you want just one quick fix for example when you are under a virus attack and you just want to enable the Task Manager or the Registry Editor so you can fight the virus [...]