John Brock Computing Services

We have forgotten that all ‘our’ electronic goodies, talk to each other…

2014-08-25

2 mins read

So what is EDID?I knew the 'monitor' (display) 'talked' to the display card. But I didn't know how. So it…

Level of frustration has reached ‘critical’…

2014-08-20

3 mins read

Yep, the level of my frustration has risen to where I am about to bang the keyboard...First off, last night…

Sneaky workings of [insert company name]

2014-05-07

1 min read

So Mnet did not want a weeks notice. They would have cancelled the service at the end of the month…

How to shoot yourself in the foot – Windwoes Style

2014-04-18

1 min read

Yesterday on returning home, I switched on my remaining two XP PC's. Usually they boot up in seconds as both…

If its Thursday, it must be the end of the world day.

2013-11-28

2 mins read

So today starts with a phone call to the SARS eFiling Help line. It is because I found I could…

Phone tribulations solved by going back 7 years!

2013-05-06

3 mins read

It's Monday and the cat has decided that the sun is not warm enough. So I have to type this…

If you were wondering why your PC is now slower than before…read on.

2013-02-26

2 mins read

I noticed yesterday at a client's workshop that the PC now had Mcafee Anti Virus installed. As I had already…

Nope, the world did not end…recalculating!

2013-01-08

4 mins read

So the world did not end. Microsoft might have been glad if it did! Windows 8 hasn't sold well. More…

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If you don’t need Java, why do you need .NET ?

2012-07-312021-07-23

1 min read

I just tried to see if I really needed .net. I thought it might be simple to find the dependencies…

Ok, so maybe Windows 8 will let you kiss the PC!

2012-04-03

2 mins read

I was only joking when I said that maybe you could lick the screen. My previous post was a rant…

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We have forgotten that all ‘our’ electronic goodies, talk to each other…

Level of frustration has reached ‘critical’…

Sneaky workings of [insert company name]

How to shoot yourself in the foot – Windwoes Style

If its Thursday, it must be the end of the world day.

Phone tribulations solved by going back 7 years!

If you were wondering why your PC is now slower than before…read on.

Nope, the world did not end…recalculating!

If you don’t need Java, why do you need .NET ?

Ok, so maybe Windows 8 will let you kiss the PC!

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