This Windows 8 video previews / leaks the personalized tiles START screen, thumbs touch / thumbs type ergonmic keyboard At June 1, 2011 — in the D9 Conference, Microsoft demonstrated the next generation of Windows, internally code-named “Windows 8,” for the first time. A Windows 8-based PC is really a […]
In case you have not heard of this guy, he is the real deal. He has many such simple projects using consumer grade devices to make amazing things happen. Using infrared (IR) light pens and the Wii Remote, it is possible to create very low-cost multi-point interactive whiteboards and multi-point […]
In addition to the “motivator / hygiene“ theory stuff many of us learned about in University, this presenter explains two additional and fascinating concepts: Over pay actually reduces performance Letting people work on their own corporate projects works for knowledge workers (but not labourers) and especially so, if you require staff […]
If you look at your “DISK 0” in DISK MANAGEMENT on Windows 7 you will see a hidden 100MB NTFS partition. This partition is created early in Windows 7 installation process and it contains Boot Loader and system tools. The idea being that if the partition you are using for data […]
By Michael Robertson of Lindows/Linspire Apple is making a preposterous claim to the trademark office that they invented the app store concept and name and they’re asking a Judge to stop Amazon from even using the words “app store”. It’s baffling why such a phenomenal company who is trouncing the […]
I recently completed a Lunch & Learn on how to EASILY take any number of still photos / graphics and add it to video clips to make a single video using just FREE Microsoft software. The primary tool is Windows Live Movie Maker 2011 and this course covers: preparation adding […]
Seagate does not sell a 3TB external drive (as of December 2010) but I needed one. The only other drive today is Western Digitals 3TB but it is slower, and I am not a fan of Western Digital… oh ya, and the Seagate 3TB EXTERNAL was $40 LESS expensive that […]
In addition to several new features like the Social Media pane in Outlook and the use of the fantastic new “Ribbon” on all programs, Office 2010 brought us two completely new versions which are completely free! Office 2010 Starter Edition – FREE: Starter includes only Word and Excel and they […]
Lewis CK on Conan… just plain accurate (also damn funny!)
by Ian Matthews Written May 23, 2007 Last Updated May 23, 2007 The purpose of this article is to provide a 20 minute guide to Windows Vista’s new features and functions. There is a lot to learn so we also have three other articles you may want to read: Windows […]
by Ian Matthews Update April 1, 2007 WHAT IS USER ACCESS CONTROL (UAC)? User Access Control is likely the most controversial new feature in Windows Vista. In addition to beta testing Vista since Beta 1, I have attended several MS sponsored webinars, read Microsoft white papers and asked MS staffers […]
Prepared by Ian Matthews – June 4, 2010 As usual these instructions and notes are written mainly for me as a cook book to use at various clients. There is no warranty or guarantee express or implied in these notes so be careful. If you are a professional network administrator you […]
August 24th, 2010, 15:32 GMT| By Marius Oiaga …15 years after an immensely successful platform was launched, the Redmond company now owns the fastest selling operating system in history. Windows 7 licenses are being sold at a rate of more than 7 copies per second, with 175 million copies of […]
The Name: I guess the machine only works 3 out of 4 weeks! No USB: Absoultely inexcusable that Apple is still trying to screw their customers with proprietary peripherals. If I could drop a USB keyboard into it, it might be useful. No Flash: Other than through the use of […]