Cloud Syncing Important Files - Flickr
Being cheap, I can’t bring myself to subscribe to a premium cloud sync solution such as Dropbox. So I’ve been looking for synced backup for a few key areas....
Windows 8 Pro Upgrade for £25 with Just a Vista COA
My secondhand laptop was supplied with Windows Vista Home Premium - though I’ve always run it with an MSDN copy of Windows 7, and more recently Windows 8. Ho...
RaspberryPi Setup - Miscellaneous Notes
For basic setup, see http://gregwoods.co.uk/2012/08/setting-up-the-raspberry-pi-the-basics/ Remote Access - Graphical sudo apt-get install xrdp The remote...
Raspberry Pi as an OwnCloud Server
First, see http://gregwoods.co.uk/2012/08/setting-up-the-raspberry-pi-the-basics/ Install Apache sudo apt-get install apache2 php5 php5-gd php5-sqlite libc...
Setting up the Raspberry Pi - the basics
First Steps Download the Wheezy Raspian distribution, along with Win32DiskImager.exe (Assuming you’re on Windows) from http://www.raspberrypi.org/downlo...
Upgrading the SSD on an old Eee PC 901
Problem The Eee PC 901 XP edition comes with a 4Gb SSD for booting Windows, and a slower 8Gb one for storage. To reinstall XP Home with SP3, you will need m...
The Future of Your Desktop Computer
We’re in for some big changes in the area of desktop computing. The desktop personal computer has already disappeared from the homes of many; replaced by a l...
Getting Started with PIC Microcontroller
A couple of years ago I bought a PICKit2 for the princely sum of £5 including postage. It was a special offer from Microchip that I couldn’t refuse. I’d tink...
Simple Video Editing Part II (It really is never simple)
So… I tried what feels like a hack to get my MP4 video to open in VirtualDub. Two problems now present themselves Although I can see the first frame, an...
Simple Video Editing (No, it’s never simple)
I went snowboarding last week. I took along a £99 Samsung WM200 pocket camcorder. I didn’t take many clips, and they weren’t that good, but I knew they could...