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Category: hardware

How can I host my server farm?

Posted onSeptember 4, 2013April 29, 2016Leave a comment

I’ve been playing with Virtual Machines for some time now, and after realising I can host a number a machines on one server I’ve come up with a plan to put all my company’s servers Read More …

Categorieshardware, technologyTagshardware, server

How can I recover my Wifi network password?

Posted onJune 1, 2012Leave a comment

A while ago, I connected my old laptop to the Wifi router at my community centre. I would like to do the same with my new laptop, but I cannot find the Wifi password. Is Read More …

CategorieshardwareTagspassword, wifi

How can I turn off my Caps Lock key?

Posted onFebruary 6, 2012Leave a comment

I’m using a borrowed keyboard and keep inadvertently hitting the CAPS LOCK key and typing half my sentences in capital letters. Is there any way I can turn it off?

CategorieshardwareTagskeyboard, sound

How long do CD-Rs last?

Posted onJanuary 17, 2012January 17, 2012Leave a comment

I have recently transferred all my photos to CD-Rs, with one disc for each topic. How long can I store them like this before transferring them to new discs? Having seen floppies become unusable over Read More …

CategorieshardwareTagsCD, media

Why is my cursor jumping from one place to another?

Posted onDecember 7, 2011December 7, 2011Leave a comment

My wife’s laptop has a strange problem. While typing in a Word document or an email the cursor seems to jump from away from where it’s suppose to be, which makes a major mess of Read More …

CategorieshardwareTagshardware, keyboard

What are the keys labelled F1 through F12 on my keyboard?

Posted onDecember 3, 2011December 3, 2011Leave a comment

Every computer I’ve had has these F keys at the top of the keyboard. What are these and what are they used for?

CategorieshardwareTagskeyboard, windows

Why is my UK keyboard showing wrong characters?

Posted onOctober 20, 2011Leave a comment

I have a desktop PC running Windows 7. With this, I use an old Samsung wireless keyboard. This has always performed faultlessly, but the supplied driver doesn’t seem to work with Windows 7. I recently Read More …

CategorieshardwareTagshardware, keyboards

What’s that bulge on my USB cable?

Posted onOctober 4, 2011Leave a comment

I have USB cable that has a cylinder at the end. I’m wondering what it’s for and if my other USB cables should have one too?

Categoriesgadgets, hardwareTagscables, hardware

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