Sending Reminders through OpenGoo
OpenGoo is in my opinion the best Project management software out there. Seriously, go try it out. Software doesn’t get much better!
One thing that I have been stuffing around with though is getting OpenGoo to send out reminders through a cron job. This page on the OpenGoo wiki goes through the fine details, however I [...]
Recycling Bin in Windows 7 Explorer
If you hide the recycling bin icon from your desktop, then it also won’t appear in the side bar of windows explorer. Turns out that this makes it really quite hard to get to the recycling bin!
Fortunately there’s a quick fix to make it display in the side bar: Right click on the side bar [...]
Starting and Stopping Processes with a Batch Script
This post explains how to write batch scripts in Microsoft Windows to start and stop a particular program. This can be really handy if you want to schedule a program to start and stop at particular times using the Task Scheduler.
The following batch script will start a program in a given directory in minimised window [...]
Troubleshooting PC Power Supplies
The following are some useful resources on PC Power Supplies and troubleshooting them:
Power Supply Fundamentals
A Guide To Computer Power Supplies
Power Supply Fundamentals
Checking your PCs Power Supply Voltage Readings (good)
PSU Troubleshooting with a Multimeter
Computer Boot Problems
Upgrading to a High Efficiency Power Supply
Real System Power Requirements
Power Supply Connectors
A few tips on buying a PC power supply:
When Hardware [...]
Testing Portable USB Drives
Large USB drives are becoming very commonplace 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB etc. One thing to watch out for with these larger drives is that they may have defects or if you happen to get one at a very good price, it may turn out to be fake.
One of the first things you should do is [...]