Useful file copying tip (Windows Vista and Win7 only)

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/quick-tip-copy-both-the-path-and-the-file-name-to-the-clipboard/6309?tag=nl.e064

In case the above link ever becomes defunct, the tip is to hold down Shift while right-clicking on a file - an extra option appears 'Copy as Path'

When you use the Copy as Path option, the information copied to the clipboard includes not only the name of the file but the folder path where it can be found. This can save you time if the next procedure you are trying to complete has a dialog box, which asks you to find the file in your folder hierarchy before it performs its function.

Laptop Cooler

Your lap getting warm when using a laptop? No need for USB or battery fan devices, try a crystal mat. The original one (some years ago) cost nearly £20? Check this one out for under £7 (exc. delivery):-

http://www.kenable.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=1286

Watching DivX files on an iPad

How to here:-

http://rovicorp.force.com/apex/Show_DivxB2C_Article?language=en_US&url=Can-I-watch-DivX-videos-on-my-iPad

Annoying problems solved

Problems solved at last! Had problems viewing competition pages on FB, also kept getting an empty basket on Amazon when using Windows 7 and IE9. Problem solved by removing Facebook amd Amazon from the trusted sites list!!!

Now I don't have to go to an older XP machine to carry out these tasks!

Fed up with Captchas?

Don't we just hate Captchas*? Try using your browser's zoom facility to be able to read them better.

In Internet Explorer you can use Ctrl and + to enlarge, then use Ctrl and - to reduce the size back (or use Ctrl and 0 (that's a zero).

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAPTCHA

PS. If you want to see some 'funny' captchas, try this link (don't know how many are genuine):-
http://www.oddee.com/item_96665.aspx

'God' Mode in Windows 7

Might be worth a try if you want instant access to control your system?

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/GodMode-Windows-7-How-to,9345.html

VLC Video Player 2 - Latest update

Might play bluray files and/or discs on a Mac:-

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/releases/2.0.0.html

After 485 million downloads of VLC 1.1.x versions, VideoLAN and the VLC development team present VLC 2.0.0 "Twoflower", a major new release.
With faster decoding on multi-core, GPU, and mobile hardware and the ability to open more formats, notably professional, HD and 10bits codecs, 2.0 is a major upgrade for VLC.
Twoflower has a new rendering pipeline for video, with higher quality subtitles, and new video filters to enhance your videos.

It supports many new devices and BluRay Discs (experimental).

It features completely reworked Mac and Web interfaces, and improvements in the other interfaces make VLC easier than ever to use.
Twoflower fixes several hundreds of bugs, in more than 7000 commits from 160 volunteers.

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/releases/2.0.0.html