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Installing Windows 8 from bootable USB

Posted by John Cowburn on Saturday, September 17, 2011, In : Software & IT-related

Windows Developer Preview (aka Windows 8) is available for free download from Microsoft; at the time of writing it is a pre-Beta version. So far I can confirm that all my Programmes from the Win 7 environment run smoothly in Win 8.

Windows Developer Preview Installation
(instructions assume a reasonable knowledge of IT; I suggest you back up all data prior to the install)

Prepare an HDD of at least 20 GB; you can always "shrink" a volume by this amount should you lack spare drives.
It might b...

Stop clicking sound/ sound effects in Internet Explorer, Explorer

Posted by John Cowburn on Saturday, August 7, 2010, In : Software & IT-related

Sound - unwanted sound effects in Internet Explorer & Windows Explorer
(Windows 7, Vista - same principle for XP)

Should you be hearing a clicking sound each time you press a local or hyper link and would like to get rid of it, open the start menu search box on the bottom left of your taskbar (the 7/Vista Windows Orb) and navigate to the sounds configurations menu by typing mmsys.cpl into the search field, then press enter. Browse 2/3 of the way down the dropdown box to "Start Navigation."

You'l...
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Traffic Exchanges - my experience

Posted by John Cowburn on Tuesday, December 2, 2008, In : Website Promotion

Should you be a TE surfer or be considering this multiple click pastime, this article is sure to save you time, and might just spare you from the gnarled clutches of RSI.

I joined a few traffic exchanges when I started this website; I wanted to advertise the existence of my dotcom while simultaneously trying for a decent Alexa traffic ranking. I'm not sure what a decent Alexa ranking is, but I thought something in the top one million would be sufficient.

Please note, I did not join to make mone...
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