Computer Corner

Real-world Computer and Internet Access issues are addressed here.

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Google In-Page Analytics: analyse as you browse!

Web Hosting 16 Oct 2010

Google Analytics has been at the forefront of website analytics, ever since it acquired Urchin Stats and made it free of charge. There have ...

Geo-targetting your website

Web Hosting 16 Oct 2010

Does your company have a local presence in many different countries, or do you run a site where it makes sense to keep visitors from different ...

Google Homepage: John Lennon Video

08 Oct 2010

For the first time ever, Google has incorporated a video into its homepage logo. The video is an animation, with John Lennon's 'Imagine' playing ...

Linux Kernel Vulnerability: know your version!

Linux Solutions 04 Oct 2010

An exceptional vulnerability has been detected in the Linux kernel, which allows any non-root user to gain super-user privileges. One would ...

Media Temple: no more FOLLOW_LOCATION

Web Programming 26 Sep 2010

It's not unusual for web hosts to make changes to their platform, for security reasons or whatever, but this one on Media Temple's (gs) platform ...

The Power of Cloud Computing

26 Sep 2010

Cloud computing promises much for the budget-conscious web publisher. It should allow - within reason - a flexibility of resource availability ...

Twitter Javascript vulnerability: t.co links?

21 Sep 2010

The twitter.com website was allowing naughty Javascript to be presented to users for a short while, and it looks like the t.co url shortener ...

Like Driving a Car

Web Hosting 26 Aug 2010

When trying to work out what to expect from the various web hosting platforms, consider an analogy with car ownership. Cloud Computing is ...

Google Street View Convoy

15 Aug 2010

Google streetview cars occasionally get snapped by other streetview cars as they appear to drive in convoy for odd stretches. I found this one ...

Windows 7 64-bit and the Hauppauge Nova-T-500

Upgrading to 64-bit 14 Aug 2010

COMPATIBILITY CONFIRMATION: On upgrading from 64-bit Vista to 64-bit Windows 7, the upgrade advisor and the upgrade itself both complained that ...

Full Elitebook System Information

HP Elitebook 14 Aug 2010

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The Full 4GB

HP Elitebook 06 Aug 2010

This lovely laptop came with 4GB RAM and the OS ready to go, save for a few configuration screens. Unfortunately I quickly found out that the ...

Windows Experience Index

HP Elitebook 06 Aug 2010

The Elitebook, being built around a Core I7 processor and laden with 4GB RAM, fared well in the Performance Information tests. It came out worst ...

Range of mid-range Laptops

Laptops 03 Aug 2010

Here is a list of mid-range notebook computers with 14" to 15" screens, and a few prices for comparison: Acer Aspire Timeline X 3820T Core ...

Government will continue to use IE6

30 Jul 2010

In response to a petition, submitted in June with over 6000 signatures and calling for an end to IE6 use within Government departments, the Government ...