Digging around last week searching for information about different processors I came across the website: CPU Benchmark where they have over 10,000 CPU’s benchmarked! A useful site for getting an idea of where a processor stands against its rivals. Even if you are not techie then you can at least look at the names [...]
Many of my posts here are inspired by regular questions from clients and this post is no different. I am often asked “What computer should I buy”, and when I recommend Dell the response from time to time is “ooo no, not a Dell computer”. Not everyone thinks that, but some do and what [...]
PC Toolbox has undergone a significant site change and like Brandstar.co.uk it is now powered by WordPress. Quoting from Pc Toolbox
“The aim of the site is to offer some techie blogs that are hopefully aimed at non-techies. Written for all to understand, highlighting the key information about the subject without going into unnecessary detail but [...]
While on site working on client machines I will often use a number of shortcuts to speed up the job and with clients peering over my shoulder I get a common remark “Wow, how did you do that?”. So I thought I would share my most commonly used keyboard shortcuts.
Windows
WinKey + D : Takes you [...]
If you are anything like me getting Christmas presents before Christmas Eve doesn’t happen unless I make the most of the internet. Many of us take it for granted but some are only just beginning to take advantage of the convenience and bargains that online shopping offers!
After being asked recently where is the best place [...]
I am often called because a clients machine won’t turn on for no apparent reason and it is often something very simple that I can fix over the phone. If this were to happen to you then try taking these steps before giving your IT contact a call and see if you can fix the [...]
A friend who is an avid Windows user read my post Windows Vista - What I think! and said..”How about writing something to say what you think about the various versions of Windows Vista?”. Which I thought would be a pretty useful post! So here goes
There are four retail versions of Windows Vista: [...]
I came across a nice little tool today by Google Labs which allows anyone to look at the different search trends entered into Googles Internet Search Engine. You can enter a number of different search terms and and compare the search trend history. It is quite interesting to look at how different terms fluctuate and [...]
I am not much of a TV addict to be honest, mainly as I am always out! But I do like to watch Top Gear when it is on. I was watching it on You Tube until the BBC put a stop to that. However I recently came across BBC’s iPlayer! I knew [...]
The latest addition to the Brandstar Computer list is a Dell XPS M1330 Crimson Red laptop, 13.3″ screen, 2GHz Intel Centrino Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB memory, 160GB hard drive, 2.0 Mega pixel Camera, DVDRW, bluetooth, wireless, Vista Home Premium etc. I didn’t see a real need for the Biometric Fingerprint Reader…
When ordering I opted [...]
