Category Archives: Computers and Internet

Got my new Kindle yesterday, what an exceptional piece of kit!  But that’ll be another post… From the off I was having issues connecting to my Zoom X6 router via the Wi-Fi.  It would only connect for a very limited … Continue reading →

My friends PS3 was failing during the install of update 3.50 with the error code 800F1F9. The instructions on the screen was to switch of and start again.  He had contacted Sony support who said it was an issue with … Continue reading →

If you have ever tried to resolve any issue with Ebay, you will be well aware of the frustration of automated, moronic responses, repeated requests for information, ignored communications, etc, etc, etc… If you haven’t, I would highly recommend not … Continue reading →

After running the latest set of Microsoft updates I found that Facebook applications using Flash and Youtube were both reporting errors (along with the spell check on my webmail and several other web applications).    Following instructions to remove and … Continue reading →

My Canon EOS-D60 produces CRW files when the image quality is set to RAW.  If, like me, your CRW image files don’t show in thumbnail view in Windows XP, you need to download the following: Microsoft RAW Image Thumbnailer and Viewer for … Continue reading →

  Last week I turned on my PC as usual just to find that it refused to boot up, not even making it to the XP splash screen.  After a couple of retries I figured more direct action was required… … Continue reading →

Have you ever used the Windows search facility to look for words embedded in the files and not got back the results that you expected?   I have… all the time…   Most recently I have started development on an … Continue reading →