I have always thought OpenOffice was a great tool to use – but have been continually frustrated at it saving in the open office format by default, so after some searching and tinkering I found a way to make all the openoffice applications default save…
Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0 on Ubuntu install
I was trying to install Ubuntu 7.10 on a selection of Dell Latitude C510/C610’s yesterday. When I loaded the standard desktop install CD it kept coming up with the error Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0, then it would not be able…
Brazillian enthusiast modder bullied by Creative Labs
Daniel_K, the Creative Labs fan who fixed the company’s broken Vista sound card drivers only to be threatened by the corporate brass, shares his side of the story. “My name is Daniel Kawakami and I’m Brazilian,” he writes. “I’m NOT a cracker, a hacker, just…
Tell Window’s “No to all”
It’s always been a help to be able to click yes to all when copying files in Windows XP. But what if you want to say No to all. For most of us we just have to click No repeatedly. Quite an annoyance if there…
ReBlog – republish interesting posts from other blogs
Sometimes I wish I could create a blog where I can republish interesting posts and articles I find on the net, with my comments and thoughts added to it. But I want to do it in a way that the credits for the post go…
Convert Microsoft PowerPoint to Adobe Flash for Free with iSpring
Sometimes creating Flash presentations can be a real pain in the bum, especially if you don’t actually own a copy of Adobe Flash. iSpring Free, formerly FlashSpring, provides a way to create Flash movies for free directly Microsoft PowerPoint. Using iSpring Free allows you to…