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Every now and then a bit of software, a gadget or a website comes along and makes the inhabitants of Geek Towers go “wow”.
September 2010: Overheating PCs
Dear Geek, My computer seems to be extra noisy lately. The other day it started to just turn itself off – I’d be using it for around 20 minutes and then it would go, no errors or warnings. Help? Hurting Ears of Herne Bay
How Does Google Work?
It’s not just michaelwaves and electrickery…
Taking Windows Home Server to work
Possibly the best small business server solution is also the best kept secret. And it looks like it’s going to get even better. I’ve been using Windows Home Server for a few months now and offer it to some of our small business clients as the perfect solution. This is because most small businesses don’t …
Why @TweetDeck has rekindled my love affair with Twitter
Not long after setting up my Twitter account, I downloaded and started using TweetDeck, and a great client it is too. However, having this great PC client did have a few downsides. Either the little pop-up notification would appear just as I wanted to click something underneath it, or something so interesting would pop up …
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60 second PC build part 2 – motherboard and processor
My first step on the PC build was the motherboard, processor and processor fan. I would have started with just one item but, as this is an existing PC I’m rebuilding, I didn’t want to have to separate these 3 from each other.
Twitter problems?
Having a whale of a time? When Twitter has problems you’ll find the famous fail whale appearing at twitter.com. Why does this appear? What if the problem is at your end and not Twitter’s? Great article from tweetsmarter: In the Belly of the Whale: How to get your Twitter problem fixed
Customer Feedback
One of the best things about running a small business is the chance to meet your customers and really make a difference to them. Sometimes just the word “thanks” – which is so often forgotten in a big corporate environment – makes all the difference. Which is why receiving an email like this really brightens …
Building a PC in 60 seconds
Ok, perhaps there should be an extra comma in there, “Building a PC, in 60 seconds”. Or we can get even more accurate with: Building a PC, in slots of 60 seconds But it just doesn’t sound the same, does it?
What to do if you were caught by the iPad twitter scam
While we all love free things, they’re very rare. However, our desire for these freebies puts us at risk of scams. We’ve all seen them on facebook, now we’re being targeted on twitter. Take a look at this page from the Twitter Help Center (sic – urgh): My Account Has Been Compromised It includes useful …
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