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Jul/09

My Alternative Free Software On Windows

Filed Under Software at 6th July 2009 0:01 by

Overview Here are my picks for free software on Windows (currently Windows 7). Free and open source (two different licenses applied to software) have come a long way and have come to replace my ageing proprietary and non-free applications. I … Continue reading →

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Jun/09

Mozilla Firefox & Thunderbird Spell Checker

Filed Under Web Browser at 26th June 2009 0:01 by

Since version 3 of Firefox it has had a built in spell checker. This is handy if say you use your browser to write blogs or posts online for example. The problem is when you download the browser it doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Nov/08

Back To Windows Vista

Filed Under Linux, Mac, Windows at 23rd November 2008 11:17 by

I have been away from my main computer for a while and coming back to it and it feels so slow (not to mention the broadband but that’s not my fault)! I can only point the finger on Windows Vista … Continue reading →

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Oct/08

Microsoft Word Crashing Frequently

Filed Under Linux, Networking, Windows at 13th October 2008 2:39 by

I discovered a serious problem with Microsoft Word 2007 and potentially other Microsoft Office applications where if a networked printer is offline and is set as the default printer in Vista and XP would cause the following symptoms: Long opening … Continue reading →