Sometimes there is that one tool you really need to run on your PC that can only be run from command prompt. Now every one know that in any recent version of Windows you can open command prompt by opening the Run window and typing in cmd, or you can go to the shortcut in accessories. Continue reading »
The UK Government today announced that it would accelerate the use of Open Source software in public services(Story here). According to the article there will be a level playing field between Open Source and proprietary software like Windows. If the Open Source solution offers the best value for money then it would be used. Continue reading »
Everyone knows the adverts, both the Mac version and the Microsoft retorts. The Mac ones are quite satirical, they poke fun at the difference between the two
I recently read an article on Daring Fireball that points out how Microsoft missed the point of these adverts when they made their reply. The Mac adverts highlighted the fact Mac mad the computer and the OS while PC is a generic term for a collection of machines made by different manufactures. The Mircosoft adverts merely re-enforced this fact. Read the article here for a better understandng
Yesterday I posted about how to deal with the IT support department. Well as you may have noticed, I try to be fair and look at both sides of things. So I’ve decided to follow that up with some helpful hints for the person at the other end of the phone to make their life a little smoother hopefully, and perhaps help the person calling them not to get too stressed! Hopefully these hints will be useful for anyone considering a career in a helpdesk role as well. Continue reading »
| As some of you may know I have quite a few computers that I use (at last count I had 1 x windows (desktop), 1 x windows (laptop), 1 x iMac, 1 x MacBook Pro and 1 x Asus eee running Linux). Depending on where I am I could be working on anyone of the machines at any time during the day. I quite often start working on a file on one machine before moving to another later in the day (i.e. start at work and finish at home). The hardest part of being mobile and migrating between computers like I do is making sure that each version of the file is kept upto date on all the machines. Obviously I could keep the files on a usb stick and just carry them around on that, but to be honest I don’t always remember to take my stick with me. Yesterday I posted about a free offer from File Savr a useful tool for transferring files to people. But that still relies onme remembering to upload the files before I leave. Late last night I got an email about a service I’ve been waiting to try for a while |
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Dropbox has been in private beta for a while now but yesterday I got an email telling me that it was open to the public. |
