How to ‘Fix’ Bad Sectors on a Hard Drive with Windows/Mac
4/8/2008. Listed in the Mac OS, Windows category. Leave a reply.Please note: A Bad Hard Drive Sector is an indication of physical damage to your drive. This happens eventually with every Hard Drive (though some might effectively last ‘forever’). It is recommended that as soon as you start to get … Continue reading
Why “Experts” Should Not Give Guides on Reducing Spyware!
4/4/2008. Listed in the Funny, Windows category. Leave a reply.I started reading this article with a completely open mind, hoping to find something out that I didn’t know that would increase my chances of going longer and longer without contracting a Computer Virus… Then, I read this: …try whatever … Continue reading
This is a strange one. I have a perfectly functioning computer and yet, for some reason, I can only currently get it to work when I login via Safe Mode. The rest of the time, it starts up, displays the … Continue reading
I am using Windows XP SP3, so perhaps this only happens with SP3 – but I have found mentions of it all over the net. Basically upon the installation of Madden ’08 (just after you enter your code) you will … Continue reading
Realtek HD Audio Fix for Windows XP (SP3) – KB835221
3/2/2008. Listed in the Windows category. Leave a reply.I recently formatted and decided to try Windows XP SP3. When it came to installing the drivers for my soundcard, everything seemed to go as normal, but when I restarted – no sound. After much searching I found that the … Continue reading
How to fix the Windows Vista “Calculating Time Remaining” bug…
8/19/2007. Listed in the Windows category. Leave a reply.No, I don’t think you should disable the search indexing, or that you should fiddle with anything at all. Yes, moving a file is a very basic function and it’s amazing that Microsoft have failed to fix the problem, still. … Continue reading
Running NASCAR Racing 2003 Season on Dell XPS Gen 2 or M170…
3/5/2007. Listed in the Gaming category. Leave a reply.Running Papyrus’ NASCAR Racing 2003 Season on a Dell laptop can be a bit of a nightmare, there are issues with Intel Speedstep and also the onboard sound. But fear not, I got N2003 running perfectly on mine with just … Continue reading
Google have compiled some statistics on their hard drives used for data storage. Because they use “off the shelf” drives their study is obviously quite accurate to what those of us in the “real world” might experience. The most interesting … Continue reading
An exact transcript of an email from their support staff: Unfortunately, we are currently experiencing difficulties with one of our IP ranges. This is 62.7.x.x Receiving this IP can presently result in slow / no throughput. At this moment I … Continue reading
