If you are mobile and perhaps work between a number of different computers there is a range of software that is always good to have around. Many programs can be run entirely from a universal serial bus (USB) drive (“memory stick”, or “pen drive” are other common monikers). This has the benefit that it doesn’t [...]

Digital information should be packed away neatly when not in regular use, I feel. Not only does it mean the disk space is better utiliised the contents are easier to navigate. A method for doing this is to use software to compress files. The one I use, and recommend as part of the Life hack [...]

It’s good to spread the Word of God, and another way of doing so is by spreading the word of COD, or Christ On Disk Bible viewing program to give it its full title. When I initially started the Christ On Disk (COD) project back in 2002 I was surprised I couldn’t download a free Bible viewer that [...]

Bandwidth. How big is yours? Do you care? Well apparently, we are all demanding more of the stuff with streaming video from the BBC iPlayer and other video casting sites. The pessimists write about how it could break the Internet, how it could change the price of a loaf of bread, and even cause your [...]