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Wireless zero configuration utility services not listed in services.msc 03 December, 2009 | Windows
Details on manually starting the Wireless Zero Configuration service and adding it to the services manager (services.msc) if it's no longer liste
Stopping/aborting a forced impending shutdown 03 December, 2009 | Windows
To abort a forced shutdown on windows, do the following:
- When the message appears do not close it
- Click Start -> Run
- Enter: cmd
- Press Ok
- Type 'shutdown -a', press Enter
The message box should close and the shutdown will have been cancelled.
Windows Vista Networking - Error code 1017 19 June, 2009 | Windows
How to fix the this issue on Vista. None of the networking (lan or wireless) would connect. When I opened a terminal and tried to do ipconfig or ping anything, I got the error message "Unable to initialize windows sockets interface, error code 10107".
Repair instructions inside...
Google Chrome only displays it's 'Aw, Snap!' page 25 April, 2009 | Internet and Email
Is your new installation of Google Chrome not letting you view any pages? Getting the infamous "Aw, Snap!" screen whatever site you try visit?
A simple fix is available...
Skype & Windows 7 "GDIPlus operation failed with ObjectBusy" 17 April, 2009 | Windows Getting an error box pop-up when using Skype v4.0* on Windows 7? Just run it in Vista compatibility mode. Instructions inside...
Disable "Send Feedback" links in Windows 7 07 February, 2009 | Windows Steps for disabling the "Send feedback" links in Windows 7 Beta 1. A quick registry edit and you're done.
Add "Add/Remove..." to Applications Menu in Linux Mint 02 February, 2009 | Linux A short tip for those using Linux Mint with the "Menu Bar" instead of the default Mint Menu to add the "Add/Remove..." option to the Applications menu.
ColorZilla on Firefox 3 and Ubuntu AMD64 23 October, 2008 | Linux If, like me, you've had problems getting the ColorZilla extension to work on Mozilla Firefox 3 on a 64bit Ubuntu platform, help is at hand. Read on for the fix...
Installing ATI 8.7 Driver on Ubuntu Linux 10 August, 2008 | Linux Instructions for installing the ATI 8.7 driver on Ubuntu Linux (versions Breezy - Intrepid) - tested on Hardy Heron 8.04.1.
Install a .cgwdtheme on Ubuntu 20 July, 2008 | Linux
To install a .cgwdtheme on Ubuntu Linux simply rename the file with a .emerald extension. Open up System -> Preferences -> Emerald Theme Manager, click "Import" and select the renamed file.
If you dont have the Emerald Theme Manager installed, you can get it by going to System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager, searching for "emerald" and installing the emerald package.
Voila!
Low image quality when using 3G modem 16 July, 2008 | Internet and Email
A fix for the poor image quality experienced when using a 3G ISP such as T-Mobile Web 'n' Walk, Vodafone etc. This stops you needing to constantly reload the page or press Shift + F5 etc.
Windows Mobile warning about Low Memory 01 April, 2008 | Windows I've recently had a problem with my Smartphone and had to find out how to stop Windows Mobile (WM5/6) from complaing about too little memory and low storage space. Read on for the solution...
Creative Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra "Your player is not connected, please connect your player" 10 February, 2008 | Hardware A fix for people having problems when trying to update the firmware on Creative Nomad Jukeboxes, specifically the message "Your player is not connected, please connect your player" and the mp3 player being stuck in Recovery Mode.
Create a div 100% of page height in IE, FF, Opera & Safari 31 December, 2007 | Web Resources: Design How to create a div that is 100% of the page height using CSS. The method described works in FF1+, IE6+ (although a little buggy on Mac), Opera and Safari.
Javascript lightbox effect with smooth transitions and background fade 28 November, 2007 | Web Resources: Design
Exactly what the title says, a Javascript to overlay an image on the current page. It's free, backwards compatible and has a nice transition effect. Support for multiple images and captions.
DTG Kiosk HM1 Garment Printing Machine & A3 Heat Press 04 October, 2007 | General Gallery of pictures of a DTG Kiosk printer and A3 heat press for sale on eBay.
List of Useful Firefox Extensions for Website Developers 30 September, 2007 | Web Resources: Design A list of the some of the extensions for Firefox I find most useful when creating and updating websites.
Microsoft Works stops responding when printing to an HP C3180 Printer 16 September, 2007 | Hardware When using Works 8.5 Spreadsheet to print to an HP C3100 Printer you get the message "Microsoft Works has stopped responding." and are unable to print.
Stom66.com moves to Stom66.co.uk 03 September, 2007 | Stom66 Announcements The website has moved to www.stom66.co.uk, partly because I'd rather have a .co.uk domain, but mainly because www.stom66.com is now in a redemption period.
Noisy hard drives? Try anti-slip matting. 26 August, 2007 | Hardware A quick fix for a noisy hard drive using anti-slip rubber matting.
Magix Audio Cleaner & WMP11 "Connect a burner and restart the player" 24 August, 2007 | Misc Software After installing "Magix Audio Cleaning Lab", Windows Media Player says "Connect a burner and restart the player" under the burn tab, here's the fix.
Scalextric for sale on eBay 22 August, 2007 | Stom66 Announcements It's time to clear out some loftspace so I'm selling my collection of Scalextric on eBay. 8 cars, 94 pieces of track, 4 controllers and 99p starting bid.
New website: Fishing Float Tubes Retailer 21 August, 2007 | Website Development
The launch of a new website supplying fishing float tubes, bellyrings and kickboats! www.fishingfloattubes.co.uk
Cheap International Calls Checker 21 August, 2007 | General A useful tip on finding the cheapest international call numbers.
Windows XP repeats windows error noise all the time? 21 August, 2007 | Windows A fix for those people, however few, who have computers that randomly make "dunk" noises (the Windows "not available" noise) without reason.
Comrie.org.uk Launched 16 August, 2007 | Website Development
The new community website for the village of Comrie has launched.
Stom66.com Relaunched 15 August, 2007 | Stom66 Announcements After a long time in the pipeline, the new version of Stom66.com has made its online debut...
Remove Saved Form History in Firefox 15 August, 2007 | Internet and Email How to remove saved form values in Firefox