Tuesday 24 July 2018
by Wulf
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I remember years ago, when I was first finding out about Linux, one of the discussion themes was whether it was ready for the desktop. Today, the answer to that has to be a big, fat yes, with multiple distros … Continue reading
Tuesday 8 December 2015
by Wulf
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Just over 30 years ago (November 1985) Microsoft released Windows 1.0, providing a Graphical User Interface (GUI) on top of its Disk Operating System (DOS). I hadn’t realised, until I saw a short visual history on the Telegraph site today … Continue reading
Monday 26 October 2015
by Wulf
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I upgraded one of the computers at home to Windows 10 this weekend. It takes a while but seems to have been problem free. It’s still Windows and the machine still feels a bit sluggish but no more so than … Continue reading
Friday 22 November 2013
by Wulf
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Jane and I recently swapped printers but the HP multifunction printer I now have attached to my computer didn’t install properly and my attempts to load the driver from the HP website have been thwarted by some kind of group … Continue reading
Thursday 29 August 2013
by Wulf
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One of the features I like (and frequently use) in Windows 7 is hitting the Windows key and one of the cursor keys to make a window fill either the whole screen (up), half the screen (left or right) or … Continue reading
Friday 7 October 2011
by Wulf
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I’ve recently got a new laptop. It is running Windows 7 at the moment although it also hosts a couple of virtual Linux boxes and I haven’t quite decided on it’s long-term role. One of the challenges is establishing how … Continue reading