Browser Wars #2
We started last week by looking at the initial browser wars of the mid to late 1990´s which saw Microsoft triumphing over a very prolific company of the time, Netscape. For a long time Netscape enjoyed a huge share of the browser market before...

Browser Wars #1
One of the most commonly used applications in the modern world is the humble Internet browser. It is therefore unsurprising that such a large amount of attention is focused on the current `browser war´ which currently encompasses a number of big players, including Internet...

New Years Resolutions
It´s that time of year that we start making a list of resolutions for the coming year and as such I´d like to be bold enough to suggest a couple of things that you may like to adopt in to your computing lives of 2008....

FoxIt PDF Reader
At some point in our computing lives we will almost certainly stumble across a PDF (Portable Document File). These are extremely useful for transmitting a document, including any associated diagrams or pictures, in one single file which should look identical to the original on...

64 Bit Computing· Part 2
Last week I started talking about 64-bit computing and the possible advantages that it could offer. For those of you that missed my last article, you´re probably best off downloading a copy at www.computerarticles.co.uk as otherwise this one article by itself may seem incomplete. I...

64 Bit Computing
There is a lot being said about Windows Vista at the moment along with the normal paranoia keeping users away that usually occurs when Microsoft release a new Operating System. I´m surprised by the number of people I know who have bought a new...

Microsoft Natural Keyboard
Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) is one of those things that unless you have experienced for yourself is very easy to put down as being a pretty much fictitious condition; after all how much can you possibly strain yourself whilst being sat in front of a...

Mouse Gestures
I´m all for anything that increases my efficiency when using a computer. When you spend eight hours a day using one, even the smallest time saving improvements made to a user interface can make a huge difference. A few months ago I talked...

Rotten Tomatoes
I find it difficult to accurately convey how much I dread that feeling of regret when, after having had high expectations for a movie, you put it in the player and it turns out to be truly awful. Those two hours of wasted life...

Podcasting
Another common 21st century buzzword is `podcast´ which is a curious portmanteau of the words iPod and Broadcast; the iPod being, of course, a popular portable MP3 player developed by Apple. The term is used to describe a technology that allows a user to...

Facebook vs MySpace
I´ve been putting it off and off but this month, with my willpower in tatters, I bit the bullet and signed up for a Facebook account. Since I wrote an article about MySpace last year people have been telling me to give Facebook a...

Computing Myths #2
Last week I started a list of my most hated computing myths and began setting the record straight. Unfortunately there were simply too many of them to fit into a 600 word article so we're back again this week to hopefully complete the...

Computing Myths #1
Back in the day when I used to repair PC's I used to hear some fantastically misinformed facts regarding PC's and thought that when I retired from that industry and switched to selling consumables that these days would be over. Unfortunately, I then invited...

Benchmarking
Whilst it is usually possible to get a rough idea of how well a computer will operate by simply looking at the system specification sheet, this doesn't always give a true reflection of the machines performance. For that reason, those that want to get...

Last·fm
It´s no secret that the radio can at times be both repetitive and, if we´re honest, rubbish. Working in an office, it is pretty essential to have some background music however if I heard Umbrella by Rihanna one more time this summer then I...