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Speed Up Vista! Part 1
By Tracy RidgeWindows Vista may dive bombed since it was released in 2007 but for those have you that have it it may run slower than you want. First and foremost Vista looks beautiful but underneath...
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Speed Up Vista! Part 2
By Tracy RidgeWelcome to Speed up Vista part 2. This section is also relevant to those that have XP. Just a recap we have speeded up our system so far by turning off system services that are not...
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Windows 7, Vista Done Right?
By Tracy RidgeI am sure you are well aware now that Vista came 2nd in Tech’s all time flops. Microsoft were quick to start from scratch and get on with things and in Vista’s wake came Windows 7.Windows...
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Open Source Gems
By Tracy RidgeEverybody has heard of open source and may have used popular software such as Firefox, Thunderbird, Libre office, Eclipse, Filezilla, GIMP and Audacity. Here are some gems that you may or...
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Backup Your Firefox Profile Manually
By Tracy RidgeThe browser is one of the most used pieces of software used today and believe me there is nothing worse than losing all of your data if your computer suddenly crashes or your data becomes...
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Mouse Buttons Not Working With Eclipse or Aptana!
By Tracy RidgeI recently updated to latest version of Linux Mint 8 and after installing Aptana, my favourite IDE, I noticed that my mouse buttons would not work when trying to click buttons. I tried...
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Thunderbird 3 Upgrade- Not Such a Smooth Ride!
By Tracy RidgeI have been using Thunderbird for the last 2 years and my configuration has always worked well even through the transition of switching from Windows to Linux. I have never had any trouble...
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Synchronise Your Computers and Your Life!
By Tracy RidgeDo you ever find running multiple computers, Operating systems and browsers tedious? Especially now that most people have access to 2 computers or more. Maybe you are using one main...
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Access Your Email Through an Email Client
By Tracy RidgeHave you got more than one email account? Maybe you are fed up of having to access your email through a web interface or you just simply want to access all of your emails through one...
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Comodo Internet Security Installation Error 1603
By Tracy RidgeI have been using Comodo Internet Security since it’s initial release and it just keeps getting better and better. However whilst trying to install the most recent version 4.0 which was...
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A phone call with a scammer!
By Tracy RidgeNo doubt you will have heard of spam, phishing, viruses and trojans by now. After all they are constantly a threat to our security and it is the main reason why we have firewalls and...
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Converseen – Image Conversion Tool For Linux and Windows
By Tracy RidgeConverseen is a all-in-one batch image conversion, compressing and resizing tool that is available for both Linux (Source and PPA) and Windows. Like many web designers having to process...
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LogMeIn Axes Free Version of Their Remote Desktop Software
By Tracy RidgeGiant’s LogMeIn have recently axed their free remote desktop software and offered users a subscription only offer. No doubt LogMeIn is very useful and popular for business owners but by...
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Review of the Week – Airfile for Mac
By Tracy RidgeI enjoy testing and reviewing software for Mac, Linux and Windows as well as WordPress plugins, PHP scripts, Web & Browser apps, Mobile apps, gadgets, gizmos and so forth. This weeks...
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Trickster for Mac Review – Magic File Finding
By Tracy RidgeEven the tidiest of users who own a Mac may have files scattered across several folders on your hard drive. Ever tried finding a file through spotlight or even manually tried to look for...
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Review of the Week – X-Mirage for Windows
By Tracy RidgeIn this weeks review I am testing out X-Mirage which has recently been released for the PC. X-Mirage is an AirPlay receiver which allows you to mirror your iOS device(s) to your PC or Mac...
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Review – Sleep Cycle iPhone App
By Tracy RidgeOver the years smartphones are more sophisticated and so too are the apps that you can purchase for them. Having had a pretty tough time lately, sleep was one of the things that was...
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Top 20 Brackets Extensions You Should Use
By Tracy RidgeAs a big fan of open source software I was quite excited when Brackets, a code editor, founded by Adobe, was initially released in November 2014. Released for Mac, Windows and Linux and...
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Import/Export Brackets Themes and Extensions
By Tracy RidgeIf you have, or want, brackets installed on multiple operating systems (OS) then it could be rather cumbersome having to manually install all your favourite extensions. Enter...
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Long Live RSS – 2 Years Since the Death of Google Reader
By Tracy RidgeWhen Google announced that it was going to shut down its popular Google Reader in July 2013 some said that it would be the death of RSS. However 2 years on RSS is still pretty popular...
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