Just doing some maintenance to my Smoothwall Homebrew build I built about 12 months ago, few issues with the operating system so I decided to do an entire reinstall of Smoothwall version 3.1. Check out the original build video here: http://pchelp.ricmedia.com/smoothwall-mini-itx-intel-build-icase/ cheers Richie … [Read more...]
Download Windows 10 ISO File Images
Windows 10 was released by Microsoft just a few hours ago and already you can download the ISO or USB files directly from microsoft.com (links further below). I have kept a close eye on the developments around Windows 10 and have installed a number of the different preview releases on virtual machines. I must say it is looking and functioning really well and I am very impressed. On another note, it seems that every second operating system Microsoft launches is a dud, with the other being … [Read more...]
ALGORITHM: The Hacker Movie
I just came across this neat little Indie film by Jon Schiefer on YouTube. It's an online-only release and has so far gained over 1.2 million views on YouTube alone. Check it out and let me know what you think in the comments. … [Read more...]
ABC Catalyst – Faster Computing Episode
IT researchers have questioned how long Moore's Law can stand true. They say that without development of new technologies, like light or quantum computers, computing speeds cannot continue to double every two years. But, Dr Stuart Parkin, an experimental physicist at IBM in San José, California, shows Graham Phillips his solid state chips that are about a million times faster than disc drives - using conventional electronics! … [Read more...]
Microsoft ends support for Windows XP
Well folks the time has finally arrived (after 12 long years) for Windows XP to be relegated to the software dustbin of history :) Microsoft will officially end support for XP on April 8th 2014, which means no more updates or technical support. If you, your company, business or organization still use Windows XP, it's well-and-truly time to upgrade (actually you should have done that already). And just to make your life more difficult, Microsoft will also end support for Office 2003 on the same … [Read more...]