Monthly Archives: September 2012
Windows Vs Ubuntu – Driver Wars
Recently I have bought a couple of new pieces of hardware (as all good geeks do). Some of the new toys I have bought are a HP Envy Sleekbook Laptop, a HP Officejet 4500 Wireless Printer and also a Wacom ... Read More »
How To Secure & Protect Your WordPress Site
WordPress is a CMS (Content Management System) that is used by millions of websites and blogs all over the world such as CNN, NY Times, OMG! Ubuntu! and of course RefuGeeks. With so much time and effort going into managing ... Read More »
HTC 8X Unveiled with Windows Phone 8 And Beats Audio
The 8X is the new smartphone by Taiwanese company, HTC (you may have heard of them). This is their début device that is going to be powered by Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 operating system. Simple to manipulate with its new design, the ... Read More »
Should I Upgrade To Windows 8?
Windows 8 is due for release at the end of October and with the release a little over a month a way, I’ve been asking myself if I should upgrade my one and only Windows machine to Windows 8. I’ve ... Read More »
LastPass Now Notifies You When An Account Is Comprimised
LastPass is a great tool that completely manages all of your account passwords, secure notes and even personal details like credit card information. It’s massively powerful and I would literally be lost without it. I wrote an article all about ... Read More »
Mark Shuttleworth Explains Why Amazon Search Results Will Appear In Unity Dash On 12.10
Today I read a post on Mark Shuttleworth’s blog about the justifications as to why Amazon search results will appear in the Dash of Ubuntu 12.10 when you search for something. For example, if you search for “Office” to open ... Read More »
Oppo reveals the world’s first 1080p smartphone, runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Last week, Oppo (a chinese phone manufacturer, previously known to have showcased the world’s thinnest smartphone) unveiled the world’s first smartphone with a 1080p display. Yes, that’s right, a 1080p display (1920 x 1080 px) which is commonly found on ... Read More »
How To Create Greyscale Images But Keep Some Colour
Ok so I’m sure you have all seen them – pictures of people that are completely black and white apart from a few select bits of colour. There are some camera’s out there that have these kind of effects enabled ... Read More »
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