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Sandisk Cruzer Titanium Review
July 3, 2008
It took me a while to decide upon getting a Sandisk Cruzer Titanium 4GB USB memory stick after my previous Corsair Voyager died on me after around 3 years of loyal service. This was mainly because there are so many USB memory stick out there to choose from, it took a while research what exactly was worth spending you money on, but I believe I’ve managed to find one!
It’s encased in a very solid-feeling titanium casing which not only seems robust, but also looks rather smart too. I found the rather innovative sliding mechanism of the actual USB interface to be a really good feature because it means you’re not going to (inevitably) lose the cap as with many other standard USB memory sticks. However, I don’t know about you, but give me something like this and I will tend to fidget with it all day - which I often do if it’s sat on my desk and not plugged into the computer! 
PDF Creator Free
May 15, 2007
I think you’ll find that PDF Creator free very useful, I’ve found in the past that you end up doing quite a bit of unnecessary printing whilst browsing online whether it’s taking a copy of invoices or order confirmation screens or just temporary pages to work from, I kind of started feeling a bit guilty about this, just because of the waste factor of it all.
I then came across this rather useful alternative, it’s called PDF Creator free and all you need to do is download and install the file found at the link below and will then appear in your Windows list of printers.
Continue reading »PC Wizard 2007
May 3, 2007
PC Wizard 2007 is a system information program that I’ve just seen a really useful post about over at Brown Thoughts. PC Wizard 2007 is a piece of software I’ve not come across until now, however, I’ve now had a play around with it and seen that it’s a very useful piece of software for finding out detailed information about your computer system, it can even give you your serial numbers etc.
You’ve always been able to find out quite a bit of information if you go to Control Panel -> System -> Hardware -> Device Manager. Unfortunately it isn’t always as detailed as you may require.
Continue reading »Improve Firefox Performance
April 17, 2007
I recently wrote about poor, sluggish performance from Firefox (which is a great program by the way, especially given it’s free) that was causing me problems with my computer as a whole. If you haven’t already got it, then I suggest you download and try it today!
That may sound odd, but like I said, it is one of the best examples of freeware programs available today, however it can become rather cumbersome (in a sense mainly as a result of how good it is, due to it’s flexibility) and slow in operation if you don’t keep things in check. Problems may occur from doing things such as having lots of tabs open at once (I often find myself around the 50-80 tabs level!) or by installing lots of extensions which may become redundant over time, but still use up vital memory.
Filehippo Updater
April 6, 2007
The software download site filehippo.com has released a small program called Filehippo Updater which is a standalone .exe file and as such requires no installation and as such could be kept on a memory stick.
When you run the Filehippo Updater file, it then scans your computer for installed programs and brings up a webpage telling you if there are newer versions available, then all you have to do is click on the displayed ‘green arrow’ link and it will download the update program install file for you to then update your software with.
Continue reading »Stop Adware, Spyware and Viruses!
March 16, 2007
I often get people asking about how to stop them getting viruses, spyware, adware and other junk being installed onto your PC, so I’m outlining a list of some useful information here that should help.
1. First of all, be very careful about you actually install onto your PC in terms of programs. For instance, I would recommend you NEVER install any of those Peer-to-Peer (P2P) programs such as Kazaa, WinMX etc. that you can download music and other stuff off - they always contain loads of hidden spyware that will get installed onto your PC - if you want to go down the P2P route, I’d suggest using BitTorrent programs such as uTorrent.
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