April 3, 2018
by Neil Turner
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When I’ve not been looking at animals or model trains, I’ve spent quite a bit of the weekend setting up a laptop. It’s my dad’s old laptop that is being given away to a charity worker. So I needed to … Continue reading
July 24, 2015
by Neil Turner
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Windows 10 is out in 5 days, and if you’re currently running Windows 7 or 8.1, then you qualify for a free upgrade, as long as you opt-in within the first year of release. I’m a Mac user, but I … Continue reading
April 9, 2014
by Neil Turner
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Yesterday saw the release of the last security updates for Windows XP, ending over 12 years of support from Microsoft. XP was the longest-lived of any of the Windows operating systems, and one that I used regularly at home and … Continue reading
November 1, 2013
by Neil Turner
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Yesterday I upgraded to Windows 8.1. I run Windows in a virtual machine on my Mac using VirtualBox, and I upgraded it from Vista almost exactly a year ago. The process was reasonably smooth, in comparison to last year’s debacle, … Continue reading
January 27, 2013
by Neil Turner
Comments Off on Last chance to get Windows 8 cheaply
If you’re considering an upgrade to Windows 8, I would suggest doing so now. The current offer, which lets you upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for £25, expires on Thursday 31st January, so you’ll need to buy, install and activate … Continue reading
November 20, 2012
by Neil Turner
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This blog post will probably be only be useful to a small niche. If you have a Mac, with a printer, and run Windows in VirtualBox, here’s what you need to do to get it to work. Step 1: Make … Continue reading
October 30, 2012
by Neil Turner
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On Saturday, I decided to upgrade to Windows 8. I’ve been running a virtual machine with Windows Vista Business for some time, firstly in Parallels Desktop but later converted to VirtualBox. I never bothered upgrading to Windows 7 due to … Continue reading
July 11, 2012
by Neil Turner
Comments Off on My guide to maintaining a Windows computer
As one of those people who ‘knows a lot about computers’, I’m often asked to clean up peoples’ computers, particularly if they’re running slow, acting oddly or just haven’t been used in a long time. Aside from any specific things … Continue reading
June 8, 2011
by Neil Turner
Comments Off on App of the Week: CCleaner
After a few week’s hiatus, it’s time for this week’s App of the Week – CCleaner, a tool for cleaning Windows computers. It’s been around a while, and used to be known as ‘Crap Cleaner’ – presumably the name was … Continue reading
September 16, 2010
by Neil Turner
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Later this year will be the ninth anniversary of the launch of Windows XP. Despite it being superseded twice, by Windows Vista and Windows 7 respectively, it is till the most commonly used edition of Windows.
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