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Can you recommend a painting program?

Posted onNovember 12, 2010Leave a comment

Hi there, I have a large collections of photos taken by different family members that I’m starting to sort through and arrange. I’ve been trying to do simple things like fixing red eyes and cropping Read More …

CategoriesapplicationsTagsapplications, photo editing, photoshop

How can I improve the performance of my network?

Posted onNovember 5, 2010Leave a comment

I’ve just inherited a network that seems to have been growing organically for the last few years. It started with one network hub and now has a couple more daisy-chained into it. As you can Read More …

CategorieshardwareTagshardware, network, switch

Can I control a computer with my mind?

Posted onNovember 1, 2010Leave a comment

Ok, this started as a conversation in the pub, but is it possible to control a computer with your mind? That would be pretty cool, but is it just science fiction or is there any Read More …

CategorieshardwareTagsbrainwaves, hardware, input devices

What’s the IP address of my router?

Posted onOctober 28, 2010Leave a comment

I need to access the settings page on my router, but I need to point my browser at it. How do I find out the IP address for my router?

CategoriestechnologyTagsIP address, Router

How do I conserve battery on my Android phone?

Posted onOctober 27, 2010October 27, 2010Leave a comment

I have a Motorola Droid and am looking for good suggestions to help conserve battery power to keep the phone going longer. How do you usually keep your phone lasting all day without limiting yourself Read More …

CategoriesAndroidTagsandroid, Battery, Power Control

How do I split names into two columns in Excel?

Posted onOctober 26, 2010Leave a comment

I have a spreadsheet with a list of names in it. They’re combined names and surnames, but I’d like to split them into seperete columns, one for name and one for surname. How do I Read More …

CategoriestipsTagsDelimiter, Microsoft Excel

Why do I need to keep track of the stats on my site?

Posted onOctober 25, 2010Leave a comment

My hosting provider includes a selection of statistics packages. Do I really need these? What’s the benefit?

Categoriesweb developmentTagsstats, website

What does “Kerning” mean?

Posted onOctober 25, 2010Leave a comment

I’ve been talking to some friends about fonts and they mentioned the word “Kerning”. What does this mean?

CategoriessoftwareTagsfonts, printing

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