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Improving Windows boot times
Lenovo has been “tweaking” its laptops and PCs in preparation for Windows 7, heavily improving startup and shutdown times. Some of the methods, however, can be easily transferred to any Windows system – in this post I’ll be concentrating on XP, but I’m sure many of these will work on other versions. So, here are…
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YouTube Plugins & IDs
I use the simple, but configurable, WP YouTube plugin for WordPress to embed YouTube videos in my posts. It hasn’t been updated since the beginning of 2008 but, hey, it works (well, okay, it doesn’t support HD videos). Well, it did. I have a post in draft in which I wanted to embed two videos.…
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OfQuack Fail
The latest news about OfQuack (aka the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council) is not looking promising… OfQuack was set up with the help of £900,000 of public money to try to give all sorts of AltMed quackery some kind of credence and legitimacy. It is backed by Prince Charles’s Foundation for Integrated Health and considering…
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Geek Music
As a fully certified geek then I am, naturally, a fan of Star Wars and Star Trek. Both. And I particularly love the music. Now, most people generally agree that Wrath of Khan is the best Trek film. The soundtrack, by James Horner, has been available for some time, but as a stunted 9 track…
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More Netbook goodies
A varied assortment of Netbook news and utilities today. First of all, let’s kick off with the oft-mentioned absence of the CD/DVD drive in Netbook. You can, of course, buy an external drive at about £40/£50, but when you’ve only paid about £250 for your Netbook, it can seem a steep investment. If you’ve got…