Author Archives for John
Mmm…. del.icio.us - a nifty place to save your links
Del.icio.us is one of those web services that at first glance I struggled to work out what kind of void it filled. Now I’m a del.icio.us user, and have been for a few months, I’m really starting to see the benefits. I think you just might want to take a look at this one…
Simply […]
Create PDF files quickly and easily, without the expensive software
PDF (Portable Document Format) is the pseudo-official document publishing format for the web. The advantages of publishing and using PDF files are wide and varied:
PDF files are smaller than the original file from which it was created so PDFs are quicker to email around and download from websites
The software needed to view PDFs is […]
Firefox 2.0 is out - get it now…
Hot on the heels of the release of the latest version of it’s arch-enemy Internet Explorer, the guys over at Mozilla Corp. have delivered, as promised, the latest version of Firefox - version 2.0
Changes can be found in:
the inclusion of anti-phishing capabilities (much like Internet Explorer 7.0)
improvements to tabbed browsing - the ability to […]
Downtime woes and Internet Explorer 7.0 is out!
Unfortunately, some problems with the databases at our hosting company put us out of action for a couple of days over the weekend, for which, we apologise. BUT, we are back now, and with a vengeance and hopefully the problems we experienced were just a one off and it won’t happen to us again.
Fingers crossed!
Internet […]
Making your lists and checking them twice
This will be a quick intro to an incredibly useful web based list-management site that helps you organise the lists of things in your life.
Ta-da List from 37signals does one thing and one thing very well - what does it do? It manage lists of your stuff of course!
If you read my earlier post […]
How to set up Outlook Express 6.0 - a newbie’s guide
I’m regularly asked to help set up an email account on friends and colleagues PC’s. So here’s a quick how-to on getting Outlook Express set up to send and receive email using a POP3 email account provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP).
While this guide covers Outlook Express 6.0, much of the stuff covered here […]
Getting Things Done - Not just at your computer, but elsewhere too
The goal of Easy PC Tips is to *hopefully* offer a bit of helpful advice, guidance and how-to’s on getting the most out of your computer. I also hope it will make people aware of new services, software and other products that make it easier to achieve things in your life allowing you to […]
Firefox 103 - Live Bookmarks and a fleeting glimpse into RSS
To date, we’ve covered a basic intro to Firefox (Firefox 101) as well as Firefox extensions (Firefox 102). Today, for 103, we are gonna tackle the subject of RSS or news feeds and in particular, how Firefox makes use of them with its ‘live bookmarks’ feature.
If Firefox is brand new to you, do yourself a […]
Increase your productivity - keep your hands on the keyboard
There’s more than one way to skin a cat
- especially true when using computers.
For example, within Windows, if you want to copy a piece of text there are at least 4 ways to perform that particular task. First, we select the text we are after and then either:
From the edit menu, choose ‘Copy‘
From the […]
Firefox 102 - Extensions
In Firefox 101, the first of a series of articles for those just starting out with Firefox, we talked about why Firefox is such a great application and why we should all be using it. I threatened to explain a little more about Firefox extensions, so here we go. If you don’t have Firefox installed […]
