Category: Computers

  • Changing Text Styles on Windows 7 Sticky Notes

    Changing Text Styles on Windows 7 Sticky Notes

    Windows 7 comes with Post-it® style Sticky Notes which can be stuck all over the desk top. Although you can change the background colour from a context menu and format the text from within the application, using Ctrl+Shift+[various keys] as per the Microsoft Instructions, the text style and colour can’t be changed from within. However…

  • Excel Body Weight Templates To Record Your Weight

    Excel Body Weight Templates To Record Your Weight

    “Happy New Year! In 2012 I resolve to lose weight (again).” Well I resolved to lose weight every year since at least 2005 and some years I succeeded. One tool I require for this is a spreadsheet to accurately record of my weight. I use Excel for this and I’ve produced some Excel Body Weight Templates…

  • A Counterfeit Microsoft DVD Crops Up Again

    A Counterfeit Microsoft DVD Crops Up Again

    Another Counterfeit Microsoft DVD Remember how a few days ago I told you how I found I had a counterfeit Microsoft DVD. (See that post here). Well another one bought from another Amazon re-seller has proved to be counterfeit. It’s one I bought to install on the computers of a friend soon after I bought the first…

  • My Office Pro 2010 DVD’s Counterfeit

    My Office Pro 2010 DVD’s Counterfeit

    Introduction Well, after 13 years on the Internet it looks like I have eventually been stung. I just found my Office Pro 2010 DVD’s counterfeit after two years. It looked fine and installed well on two PC’s (the package declares it is suitable for three PC’s) and it was activated on those two PC’s in August 2010. It was purchased from…

  • Bike Riding Robots Are Helped By Gyroscopes & Cameras

    Bike Riding Robots Are Helped By Gyroscopes & Cameras

    Watch This Video of Bike Riding Robots Watch Murata Girl and Murata Boy. They use stabilizing gyroscopes and camera technology developed by Murata Manufacturing, a Japanese electronic components company. These are bike riding robots which perform some amazing riding skills without falling off their bikes. Murata Girl is the one on the monocycle. Near the end of the video Murata…