Category Archives: Computers

Google Quick Share-

Posted on 14/11/2024 by AlanM52

With regard to copying media and files from phone to desktop tried a few apps including Wi-Fi Direct and now settled for Quick Share  – is good. Easy to use and fast!

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New Lenovo system

Posted on 16/07/2024 by AlanM52

This will replace the AIO Lenovo we purchased in 2016 – see last pictures. Monitor with Computer on the right and Web Camera on top.

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Backing up the September camera photos folder using the Xcopy command with specific switches.

Posted on 17/09/2023 by AlanM52 | Leave a comment

I have been jousting with this for a while now! Explorer crashes if I try to copy a file or folder or right click to view file or folder properties! I use WFE a lot to manage media for Facebook … Continue reading →

Posted on 25/08/2023 by AlanM52 | Leave a comment

Al’s YouTube Channel-

Posted on 10/05/2022 by AlanM52

My ‘Turning fence palings into dressed timber clip 1’ got over 9000 views Note: My main reason for using YouTube is because my basic WordPress paid account does not allow for direct video uploads to wordpress.com – they need to … Continue reading →

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Camera photos backup

Posted on 04/05/2022 by AlanM52

Besides the usual Win10 backup I also do a manual file copy to USB HDD using the DOS XCOPY command. Started taking digital photos way back in 1998 with the purchase of a Agfa ePhoto 1680 Digital Camera. Was expensive … Continue reading →

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Desktop computer upgrades – part 1

Posted on 05/03/2022 by AlanM52

This is the ‘new’ study PC – i7 / 8GB / M.2 SSD / GT610.

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Lenovo AIO desktop noisy fan

Posted on 13/06/2021 by AlanM52

For some months now our Lenovo Ideacentre AIO 510 (23) i7/16GB desktop has been annoying me with a noisy fan. Even when idle the fan revs will increase and decrease in a cyclic manner. Removed the back and gave it … Continue reading →

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Google adverts begone

Posted on 08/06/2020 by AlanM52

Got rid of the bloody thing in particular at the top of news articles. Edit the hosts file in Windows/Sstem32/drivers/etc Add two 127.0.0.1 loopback entries which basically sends those bloody host names back to the same machine.       … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 – IPTV

Posted on 13/04/2020 by AlanM52

Windows 10 and simpleTV IPTV – keeping up with the news on the Ozzie Sky News channels plus Sky News UK – very convenient

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