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Typeracer - Check your typing speed


This is a fun way to find out how many (or few) words you can type per minute

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May 7, 2008 Posted by shawz | General Software, Utilities | , , | No Comments

Microsoft Office 2007 - Search Commands add on free from Microsoft Office Labs

If you are new to Office 207 and struggling to find where some of the commands/options/wizards are, then this is the free Office 2007 add on you are looking for.

You simply type in what you are trying to do and Search Commands will display the options for you. What could be simpler?

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May 4, 2008 Posted by shawz | General Software | , , , , | No Comments

socialthing! - Feed Reader for Social Networks


If you use several social networks, this allows you to go to one place to view some of them (more being added all the time).

This website (which is currently in Private Beta), allows you to go to one place to view your social networks like Twitter and Facebook.

If you use software like Google Reader to keep track of various blogs, you need socialthing! to keep track of your social networks.

You can register your details on the site and should receive an invite in the near future, or contact me via the Contact Shawz page or my profile on Facebook as I have a few invites available.

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April 18, 2008 Posted by shawz | General Software, Internet Utilities & Wifi | , , , , , | No Comments

Stream Video to the Internet

Stream Video direct from your Mobile Phone to the internet

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April 5, 2008 Posted by shawz | General Software, Internet Utilities & Wifi | , , , , | No Comments

Free HP Training Online

Free online training from HP covering subjects from Network attached storage, Exchange 2007, Disaster Recovery, Wireless Security, to Windows Vista and Office 2007

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April 5, 2008 Posted by shawz | General Software, Training | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments

Microsoft OneNote 2007 Training

Click on the link below for free online training for Microsoft Onenote 2007

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April 2, 2008 Posted by shawz | General Software, Training | , , , , , , , | No Comments

Create a cut down installation CD for XP & Vista

Using nlite you are able to create a customised install CD for Windows XP.
This allows you to remove programs that you don’t want, tweak settings, install patches, and then burn it all onto an installation CD.

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Vlite

vlite is the same as nlite but for Windows Vista

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April 1, 2008 Posted by shawz | General Software, Utilities | , , , , , , , , | No Comments

Free Microsoft Office training

Free audio training courses on Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office 2007

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Microsoft Office 2003

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March 8, 2008 Posted by shawz | General Software, Technology Podcast Links, Training | , , , , , , , | No Comments

TCP/IP Fundamentals for Microsoft Windows

This handy pdf covers TCP/IP for Windows XP, Vista, 2003 & 2008

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March 4, 2008 Posted by shawz | General Software, Network Utilities, Utilities | , , , , , , , , , | No Comments

Install Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista and Office patches and updates off-line

Isn’t it always a pain after you have just installed a Windows operating system or Microsoft Office that you have to connect to the Internet to download all of the security updates. Well by using a program called Offline-Updater you can build CD images or the complete collection of Microsoft updates for Windows or Office programs and then use them with computers that don’t have an Internet connection or that you don’t to connect to the Internet.

When you run the program, you select what program and language it is for, and it will then download all the updates and allow you to burn a cd from the image it creates. It’s very very easy to use.

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January 5, 2008 Posted by shawz | General Software | , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments