Hi
Here's a handy hint today
Have you got a game, or other software that requires the CD to be left in the drive.
Well with the aid of a couple of free pieces of software, you could be running the software from your hard drive.
To do this you will need to first of a create an ISO file of your CD. A good program for this is Imgburn.
Download the file and install it. Pop the CD into the drive and select 'Create image file from disc' option. Follow the on screen info and place the .iso file where you can get at it easily (I suggest in a folder in off your c: drive root).
Once you have completed the task, then you are ready for stage two, installing the software.
Download a copy of Magic Disk
Download the file and install it. Note here it will manage more than one image so you could have multiple 'CD's available and in general at no more than a click of an icon.
Once it has installed, you will be asked to reboot your computer.
In the system tray (bottom right hand side of your screen), you will see a small cd icon (if it is not visible you can see by left clicking on the '<' just to the left of the system tray).
Now right click on the icon, this will bring up a menu.
Select 'Virtual CD/DVD ROM' then select the drive letter: No media (e.g. F:No Media). From the menu pick the 'Mount' option. This allows you to search for the ISO file you created with ImgBurn earlier. Click 'Open' then follow the installation procedure for the game.
When the installation is complete, find the program launch on the 'All Programs' menu and run
Have fun
Further notes here:
This could apply to DVD games/software as well
Have all your favourite programs available from desktop icons
The CDs / DVDs can be put safely aside as 'backups'
See you next time
Prometheus1618
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Thursday, 8 July 2010
Thursday, 1 July 2010
How to avoid Fry Ups (PC types)
Hi People
Have any of you experience PC damage by lightning or power surge?
It can be quite a shock (no pun intended here).
I have witnessed, first and second hand excess power damage to computers.
In one situation, lightning struck the local power supply to the houses and one unfortunate person had their motherboard, memory, powersupply and dvd recorder fried. How did we know, well the cooked and cracked chips on the various boards gave it away, visually, but the smell was also a dead (pun intended) giveaway.
Another situation arose when a CRT monitor (tv tube type) blew up for no reason, due possibly to an internal fault or faulty component (this had been left on over a lunch break unattended, fortunately no fire ensued)
So how can we prevent most of these situations arising?
If you are going away for a time, then unplug your computer, monitor, printer and ROUTER (telephone and cable modems are subject to lightning strikes also)
While at home, or in the office, use either an anti-surge power bar/strip or even better get hold of an UPS (uninterrutible power supply), this has an added advantage, of preventing the computer locking itself up or cutting the power to the computer during 'brownouts' (low power outages) or short term 'blackouts' of less than a couple of minutes. If you happen to be using your computer (desktop / tower) at the time of a blackout that has a lengthy duration, then it allows you sufficient time to save your work and close down the system normally.
One word of advice, do not connect non essential peripherals to the UPS as they have a finite power supply in the event of a blackout, so have a printer or scanner draw power from the unit will only serve to shorten the length of time you have to close down the computer normally.
Use only the system unit (case containing the processor/motherboard/memory and internal harddrive), monitor and possibly an external hard drive if absolutely necessary for external backup - watch the power requirements here, on a UPS unit and put the remaining power using perpherals on an antisurge bar for safe keeping.
That's it until next time people
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Have any of you experience PC damage by lightning or power surge?
It can be quite a shock (no pun intended here).
I have witnessed, first and second hand excess power damage to computers.
In one situation, lightning struck the local power supply to the houses and one unfortunate person had their motherboard, memory, powersupply and dvd recorder fried. How did we know, well the cooked and cracked chips on the various boards gave it away, visually, but the smell was also a dead (pun intended) giveaway.
Another situation arose when a CRT monitor (tv tube type) blew up for no reason, due possibly to an internal fault or faulty component (this had been left on over a lunch break unattended, fortunately no fire ensued)
So how can we prevent most of these situations arising?
If you are going away for a time, then unplug your computer, monitor, printer and ROUTER (telephone and cable modems are subject to lightning strikes also)
While at home, or in the office, use either an anti-surge power bar/strip or even better get hold of an UPS (uninterrutible power supply), this has an added advantage, of preventing the computer locking itself up or cutting the power to the computer during 'brownouts' (low power outages) or short term 'blackouts' of less than a couple of minutes. If you happen to be using your computer (desktop / tower) at the time of a blackout that has a lengthy duration, then it allows you sufficient time to save your work and close down the system normally.
One word of advice, do not connect non essential peripherals to the UPS as they have a finite power supply in the event of a blackout, so have a printer or scanner draw power from the unit will only serve to shorten the length of time you have to close down the computer normally.
Use only the system unit (case containing the processor/motherboard/memory and internal harddrive), monitor and possibly an external hard drive if absolutely necessary for external backup - watch the power requirements here, on a UPS unit and put the remaining power using perpherals on an antisurge bar for safe keeping.
That's it until next time people
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Gmail accounts - are they safe?
Hi People
This is a bit concerning, when many people have a Gmail or Googlemail email account (me included). So watch carefully on how to avoid the same fate.
I guess the person concerned was a little unlucky, but make sure you either do not use the secondary email option or as the presenter suggests, make sure it is current.
What most people don't realise is, that if they do not use an email account (webmail - e.g. free hotmail, yahoo mail etc) then after a set period of time, the account is 'tombstoned' or marked for deletion and a while after that it is deleted. Once it is 'tombstoned' it is as good as lost anyway (non recoverable), so check your webmail once a month at least, just to be on the safe side. There is also a set period of time before the email address becomes available again.
So people, either use it or lose it.
Secret questions, yes the presenter has a point here, so rather than put in some random letters and numbers, choose something, personal to you and replace a couple of the characters with numbers.
i.e. Foxtrot could become F0xtr0t or Neddy could become N3ddy.
Now those are only suggestions, but you get the point.
Another thing to point out, is that many passwords now require a minimum of 8 characters, so fill out the remaining characters with your favourite number or even (if the password program allows a special character such as '*' or '!' or even '€') To get the '€' symbol use the 'AltGr' button - held down and the number 4 on the top row of the keyboard on a UK keyboard, set to UK use.
That's all for now
See you next time
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This is a bit concerning, when many people have a Gmail or Googlemail email account (me included). So watch carefully on how to avoid the same fate.
I guess the person concerned was a little unlucky, but make sure you either do not use the secondary email option or as the presenter suggests, make sure it is current.
What most people don't realise is, that if they do not use an email account (webmail - e.g. free hotmail, yahoo mail etc) then after a set period of time, the account is 'tombstoned' or marked for deletion and a while after that it is deleted. Once it is 'tombstoned' it is as good as lost anyway (non recoverable), so check your webmail once a month at least, just to be on the safe side. There is also a set period of time before the email address becomes available again.
So people, either use it or lose it.
Secret questions, yes the presenter has a point here, so rather than put in some random letters and numbers, choose something, personal to you and replace a couple of the characters with numbers.
i.e. Foxtrot could become F0xtr0t or Neddy could become N3ddy.
Now those are only suggestions, but you get the point.
Another thing to point out, is that many passwords now require a minimum of 8 characters, so fill out the remaining characters with your favourite number or even (if the password program allows a special character such as '*' or '!' or even '€') To get the '€' symbol use the 'AltGr' button - held down and the number 4 on the top row of the keyboard on a UK keyboard, set to UK use.
That's all for now
See you next time
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