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Backup Space – What a minefield!

You would think just a second hard drive would be enough to suffice for something like this wouldn’t you? This isn’t so, neither for the server or home use! Home Backups I bought a Netgear SC101 a year or so ago, put a 400GB HDD inside it and it runs like...

User Agreements – Reading the “Small Print”

Do you read them? Be honest with me now…. Or do you hit that next button, just as fast as I do? Well now you need never wonder what was really in the EULA (End User License Agreement) with EULAlyzer. Simply run the program whenever you’re installing a new...

Philips X53 Laptop – Semi-Fixed!

I had the power problem on my laptop fixed (sorted of), I offered the work to several companies. Philips X53 CORE DUO T2050 80GB PC Two companies never replied to my email. One company declared they needed the laptop for at least 7-10 days. The final company reckoned...

Upgrade to WordPress 2.3 and Tag Support

I’ve held off from this for a while but I’ve got a few blogs I need to do it with so I’m writing this guide more for myself than anything. Install the “Maintenance Mode” plugin – it really is quite good, activate it and put the blog...

Power Flicker on Laptop (Philips X53)

The power keeps flickering on my Philips X53, in the past I’ve gone for the time honoured tradition with older laptops of the “Cable Wiggle”, but on this occasion that doesn’t seem to be the problem! The DC pin inside appears to be loose...

CSS Style overload – Remove unused CSS Styles

I design sites (not well most of the time!) and often pinch bits and bobs from the various CSS stylesheets I’ve created over the years, generally I normally end up coming up with something that looks at least half decent! However, all that cutting and pasting...