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How-to: Use Google OneBox Part One
Google: type a few keywords, hit enter. Sure. That will work. But you probably don’t want the 7.8 million results. You want seven. Good results. Quality results. Quickly. There are several enhancements to Google search – what it calls OneBox, designed to make searches simpler and more effective. Google has enhanced the artificial intelligence and … Continue reading
How-to: Employability At Interviews
Originally posted as Employability At interviews at Speaking Well in Public‘s Facebook page. Employability At interviews: do you hate being asked ‘what are your weaknesses’? Some guidance on how to deal with the question. When I teach interview skills for employability, someone will inevitably say “I hate it when they ask me about my weaknesses…” … Continue reading
How-to: Get Privacy in Firefox
Private Browsing – Browse the web without saving information about the sites you visit As you browse the web, Firefox remembers lots of information for you: sites you’ve visited, files you’ve downloaded, and more. There may be times, however, when you don’t want other users on your computer to see this information, such as when … Continue reading
How-to: Deal with Barbeque Burns (Re-post)
Originally posted by Red Cross Training Don’t let burns ruin your barbecue Summer is here and with it comes sunny al fresco barbecues! Granted, the unreliable British weather might mean we have to keep our fingers crossed for the ‘sunny’ element but that will not dampen out spirits. However, burning yourself at a barbecue will. … Continue reading
How-to: Get Privacy in Internet Explorer
All the major web-browsers - Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, and Safari – now offer built-in privacy features, yet it’s estimated that that only 1-2% of users take advantage of them. Most users say they are concerned about privacy on-line; identity-theft, anonymity, and data protection. But some of these anti-tracking features are hard to figure … Continue reading
How-to: Secure Your Web-Browser
Think about it: the browser is the gateway to access today’s online world. If you frequent social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, you’re going to use a browser. Into cloud computing? Dropbox, Amazon Webservices? Blogging through WordPress, Tumblr, Blogger? The web-browser is also the primary means of attack by crackers and criminals. … Continue reading
How-to: Get Windows 8 to Play DVD and Blu-ray
Assuming you have an optical drive in your Windows 8 machine, you insert a movie disk and… nothing happens. Even if you try to open it in Windows Media Player, Windows 8 cannot play DVDs or Blu-Ray disks out of the box. The reason is royalties. DVD and Blu-ray playback are both patented technologies that … Continue reading
How-to: Clean Up Video Soundtrack using ffmpeg, Audacity and Openshot
Let’s say I have some HD video shot on my Samsung Galaxy SII: for a phone it’s a good video camera and ordinarily picks up pretty good sound, but, thanks to the venue (your typical tin-shed sports centre) and the other activities (toddlers on bouncy castle, bless ‘em) the sound quality was terrible. I’m not … Continue reading
How-to: Understand 4G (Guest post)
Originally published as What is 4G? by Educare, Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 You’ve probably heard Kevin Bacon ranting on about it, but what is 4G? 4G is the ‘next generation’ of mobile internet, just as the current generation is called 3G (and 2G before it). It stands for Fourth Generation of Cellular Communications and is … Continue reading
How-to Avoid Fake and Insecure Apps
Do you assume that anything in the Apple and Android app stores has been vigorously tested, vetted and proven 100% legit? Don’t. We’ve been telling users for decades now to be extra careful when downloading PC software to avoid common scams by crackers, fraudsters and pirates: so it is with tablet and smart-phone apps. Even … Continue reading
How-to: Install Ubuntu 12.x On Older Hardware
With Windows XP support coming to an end and many older PC’s, laptops and net-books struggling to cope with newer software, you might want to think about going Open Source and switching to a free upgrade: namely Ubuntu versions supporting older processors. You may have read that from version 12.x onward, many Ubuntu users thought … Continue reading
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