yesterday I downloaded a bit of freeware called PDF Creator. It’s very good, doing exactly what it is supposed to - taking a file (Word document for example) and turning it into a PDF file. I do have Adobe Acrobat Professional at work for that sort of thing but its a drag having to email [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Computing'
About time too
February 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Technology
Anyone who has ever had to sort through old backup tapes will welcome this idea. I have a slight suspicion that the 4 million euro cost is under estimated, as all major IT projects are. I am equally confident that the estimated costs to business are overstated, but even if the cost doubles and the [...]
Frustration
December 10th, 2008 · No Comments · Technology
I am starting to see the appeal of this whole concept of cloud computing. On Saturday I bought a replacement PC. The old one is one that I bought a couple of years ago when the motherboard of the previous computer blew up, and it was basically the cheapest base unit I could get in [...]
Tags: Computing·Gadgets·Internet·Virgin Media
Seek And Destroy
October 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Technology
Charlie has been asking me to look at his computer for a few days now, but always picks the wrong time to ask - like after midnight, or when the football is on TV. Today he caught me at a better time so I went to see what the matter was.
Smells Like Teen Spirit
October 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Technology
Its a serious security issue, but for some reason when I see a headline like Keyboard sniffers to steal data it just sounds like its going to be about a particularly obscure perversion. Well…. would you let a keyboard sniffer babysit for your children? I haven’t checked out the original source material but my mind [...]
Tags: Computing
Three is a Magic Number
September 10th, 2008 · No Comments · Technology
My computer upgraded itself to SP3 of Windows XP tonight. I don’t think it has anything new for me - I probably already had most of the bits and pieces as updates anyway, but that didn’t stop it taking ages to install. Really I just let it go ahead to stop the machine nagging me.
Tags: Computing
Science Friction
August 21st, 2008 · No Comments · Work
I think I was on the receiving end of one of the best put-downs ever this afternoon, when I went into one of our anorak enclaves to chat with the people whose job it is to actually come up with new ideas, the ones at the sharp end of research & development.
Working Man
August 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Life
Why is it that anybody whose work involves computers in any way whatsoever is always described in the media as a “computer expert”?
Let’s Go Round Again
August 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Technology
I returned home from work today to find that Chrystal’s laptop had got it’s knickers in a twist and it was stuck in an endless loop of trying to configure updates to Vista. I looked into it and discovered that Microsoft has greatly expanded its repertoir of frustrating messages since Windows XP.
A program needs your permission to continue
July 13th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Technology
I have been playing with Windows Vista a bit over this weekend. I don’t have it myself, so I have not had a lot to do with it - nothing against it but the case for upgrading my OS from Win XP is not compelling: better to save to £70 an upgrade would cost and [...]
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