Whilst messing about with Vista we came across something we’d like to share.
This little marvel is called the ‘Snipping Tool’.
Found under Start > All Programs > Accessories > Snipping Tool
This little app will allow you to selectively copy anything on your screen infront of you and save it as a picutre file. This is perfect for those of you who love to use the ‘prt sc’ button as this completely eliminates the need to paste the copied image into another program etc
Anti-Virus has become a bit of a sore point for PC users as of late. Norton, McAffee are crazy resource hungry apps and to be quite frank many people end up realising this AND realising that for personal use, you need not pay a penny for Anti-Virus protection.
This means we get asked lots of questions about such programs and Norton is a bit of a pain when it comes to uninstalling, the following example question we have been asked quite a few times now:
“I tried to uninstall Norton, but the Add/Remove Programs in the control panel doesn’t work like normal, what can I do?”
The answer is pretty simple, the only true way to get rid of Norton is to download and run the Norton Removal Tool, supplied free online by Symantec themselves.
Make sure you know what version of Norton you have on your PC, and download the version of the tool which applies to you. It is a small download, but may take a little while to actually complete the removal task as there is quite a bit to remove.
There are plenty of free alternatives to the likes of Norton, two we recommend are:
To kick start the blog we’re going to include all sorts of things that take our fancy here at Asonda.
Something that caught all our eyes recently was this computer built in a fish tank and submerged in Mineral Oil. Are you thinking, Surely the computer would not function? Surely electricity and liquid don’t go together? Well actually you would be suprised to find out that the PC not only works, it works very well with the Oil providing amazing cooling benefits.
The boys at Puget systems uploaded a video to YouTube. Here it is, enjoy:
