Archive for the 'Windows' Category

Send CTRL-ALT-DEL through Remote Desktop

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

The wonderful fun and games that is remote desktop can often cause headaches, not the least of which is how to send a CTRL-ALT-DEL sequence to the remote host that your connecting to. The magic key sequence is CTRL-ALT-END - this will enable you to send the remote host a control alt delete key sequence. [...]

iTunes Plus (DRM Free tracks now available)

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

It seems that Apple Inc. have (finally) launched the DRM free tracks on the iTunes Music Store, which I am pretty sure is a good thing.
Now Apple don’t deserve all the credit here - EMI (and a big applause to them for the decision to go the route of portable music) deserve big kudo’s for [...]

Windows Vista - An Irritant

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007

This is a rant.
I have installed Vista on my MacBook Pro, while I do prefer using the Mac for many things (as it suits my work flows better) but there are occasions where Windows is required (whipping up a Win only app, software designed for windows only, or websites that will just not work with [...]

TUAW How To: Use your iTunes library over AirPort Disk - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

Saturday, March 3rd, 2007

TUAW How To: Use your iTunes library over AirPort Disk - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Handy guide to transfer your music collection to the Airport Disk functionality.
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Run Windows Vista for 120 days without activation key - Download Squad

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Run Windows Vista for 120 days without activation key - Download Squad
If you want or need to try out Microsoft Windows Vista but don’t want to activate just yet, this is a legit and supported way of extending your trial/demo/unactivated period.

UltraNewb: How to move your iTunes library to an external drive - Lifehacker

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

UltraNewb: How to move your iTunes library to an external drive - Lifehacker
A nice easy guide to allow you to relocate your iTunes library, even to share it with other iTunes installs you might have.

Install Windows to a Macintosh USB drive (without Bootcamp). « Tube Shards

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007

Install Windows to a Macintosh USB drive (without Bootcamp). « Tube Shards
Dual booting winders’ on yer Mac!

Google Pack Goodness

Sunday, October 22nd, 2006

If you don’t already have the google back, grab it now.
It contains many useful app’s all bundled in a handy installer from google and will keep the apps in the pack up to date, you can use as many or as few of the apps as you like and it is easy as pie to [...]

Use iTunes 7 to get brand new album art for your entire collection on The uber geeks

Sunday, September 24th, 2006

Use iTunes 7 to get brand new album art for your entire collection on The uber geeks
Be warned, this will only find Album Art that iTunes has the tracks and albums for - it will also get rid of any existing low res art - so if you have some art, make sure iTunes has [...]

TrueCrypt - Free Open-Source On-The-Fly Disk Encryption Software for Windows XP/2000 and Linux

Friday, September 1st, 2006

TrueCrypt - Free Open-Source On-The-Fly Disk Encryption Software for Windows XP/2000 and Linux
It’s said that only the paranoid survive, usually this is said by the paranoid themselves - it does not how ever prevent it from being true (on occasion).
With recent laws being passed in the UK forcing people to hand over their encryption keys [...]