Internet Whizz admits mistake

Who’d have thought it – most computer experts don’t like admitting they’ve made a mistake.  But Sir Tim Berners-Lee (the nearest there is to an inventor of the World Wide Web) has mentioned that he wishes he hadn’t included the // at the start of each web address – as in http://www.pcinnercircle.co.uk .  (See [...]

And another new video – flash drives

It’s here at last – the video about using a flash drive to back up your files.

I’ve recorded it in Windows Vista but I’ve mentioned in it where things are different in XP – this is one of those things where there’s not very much difference at all.

Without further ado, here’s the [...]

New Video – Printing Photos

Hello

I’ve just finished a new video about how to print your photos using the facility built into Windows.  Some people use programs that came with their camera but I think the facility built into Windows is the easiest way – plus it’s teh same no matter what make of camera you have!

Anyway, [...]

A quick note about card statements

A quick note – one or two Inner Circle members who paid by card for a monthly subscription have been a bit confused by a line on their bank or credit card statements.  We use a company called 2Checkout to handle card orders and payments for us and so on the statement it says 2Checkout [...]

New article with a very dull name

Hello I’ve been busy on a new article, this one going under the thrilling name of “File Associations & EMail Attachments”.

I know – it sounds about as much fun as Millom* town centre on a wet and windy Sunday afternoon.

But it’s worth reading because once you understand this you can get around [...]

Windows 7 to be more secure than Apple Macs

Apple have been advertising their computers (Macs) on the television based on the idea that they’re more secure than PCs running Windows.  They’ve taken it for granted that they’re more secure.

But it’s not true, one expert says.  A chap who spends his time finding gaps in security (so that they can be fixed [...]