Macrium Reflect Free Edition
Setting up a PC for a friend and they needed some sort of backup. My first thought is always Windows Home Server but this was a single PC and the extra cost couldn’t be justified. I turned again to Macrium…
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Get more volume in Windows 7
On my recent vacation at night my daughter would watch her favourite Disney movies on my Acer Timeline 1410 11.6″ laptop. Everything worked well and the picture was great but the sound, even at full volume in Windows 7 Professional…
Frank Cho in Paris
My family and I were on vacation the last three weeks and one of our stops was Paris. While wandering the streets we came across Album, a comic shop with their windows filled with statues. I took a look around…
“Canadian” Keyboard
I recently purchased an Acer Timeline 1410 11.6″ laptop for a big trip; it was a sweet deal from Staples and met all my criteria. I’ll get a review up shortly. When I got home I saw it had one…
The Abominable Charles Christopher Book One
While perusing TCAF last weekend I spotted this gorgeous faux suede hardcover: The Abominable Charles Christopher Book One by Karl Kerschl. I knew the bare minimum: this is a weekly webcomic that just received its second Eisner nomination. What caught…
TCAF 2010: Toronto Comic Arts Festival
Today and tomorrow at the Toronto Reference Library branch is the annual Toronto Comics Arts Festival, or TCAF. It’s been running for several years but this was my first time attending the show. It’s a small press independent kind of…
Heavy Liquid
I plan to attend TCAF this weekend and see Paul Pope is a guest. Pope is a creator I see popping up here and there but in the past haven’t been willing to give his material a try; it’s too…
Starman Omnibus Volume 1
I’ve wanted to pick up Starman Omnibus Volume 1 for quite some time but there always seemed to be something else more deserving of my available funds. I finally had a chance when an Amazon gift card fell in my…
Windows 7 Remote Desktop tricks
Via Download Squad and Into Windows I came across a user modification that does two wonderful things: enables Remote Desktop for all Windows 7 versions and allows more than one Remote Desktop connection to any Windows PC. For those users…