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Should I donate to open source projects? 26 Aug 2013 | 10:01 am
I was recently asked by a client who was using open source software whether they should donate to the project or not. For me this was a hard question. My personal desire is to donate, but my experienc...
MyAnswers: Clicking on a link which states "click to see email" doesn't work on one machine. 23 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
The following MyAnswers solution 2383 is now available: I have a link on my web page which states "click to see email" but doesn't work on one computer. I'm using Internet Explorer. On every other co...
Energy Cost Calculator an example of a simple internet site. 22 Aug 2013 | 06:24 am
I built the Energy Cost Calculator some time ago whilst I was reviewing the electricity cost of appliances and the payback period in terms of replacing an appliance with a lower running cost appliance...
MyAnswers: How to recover the data on the hard disk from a dead computer. 22 Aug 2013 | 04:51 am
The following MyAnswers solution 2382 is now available: A client's Lenovo notebook recently died and I was asked to recover the data on the hard disk. Normally companies can charge hundreds of dollar...
Porns users tricked in cyber extortion is a reminder to all of us, our webcams can capture any of us at any time. 22 Aug 2013 | 03:48 am
Whilst I may hear cries “that porn doesn’t apply to me as I don’t watch porn”, the reality is porn users were the target market in this case but it could just as easily be any computer with a webcam. ...
MyAnswers blog and site merged into Online Connections. 20 Aug 2013 | 11:54 am
MyAnswers enables me to provide solutions to clients' problems cost effectively, saving time and money for clients. For some time when I've posted notifications for solutions to the MyAnswers blog an...
MyAnswers: Installing Office365 failed with message: "Something went wrong. Sorry we ran into a problem." 16 Aug 2013 | 12:58 pm
The following MyAnswers solution 2379 is now available: When trying to install Office365 on a Windows 7 machine the install kept failing with a message: "Something went wrong. Sorry we ran into a ...
MyAnswers: How to add a Start button to the taskbar in Windows 8. 15 Aug 2013 | 06:13 am
The following MyAnswers solution 2378 is now available: In this solution I provide instructions on how to add a Start button to the Windows 8 taskbar. This adds the button which takes you to the S...
Windows 8.1 Australian release date 18th October 14 Aug 2013 | 07:26 pm
Microsoft have announced the release of Windows 8.1 will start on the 18th of October and start its global tour. If I read this is correctly it sounds like come the stroke of midnight in each country...
Free web hosting for new business promotions. 13 Aug 2013 | 04:08 am
One of the advantages I've been able to share with clients is how to set up their site on the internet for $24 for the domain for two years and around $10 a month for hosting. However, when the client...
