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One of the "problems" with Windows is that Microsoft often take longer to develop a new release of Windows than they thought it was going to take. The developers then get pressure from the marketing people to ship Windows before it is ready. This happened with both Windows Vista and Windows 8...

There is a fallacy that HS2 is all about getting from London to Birmingham, or Birmingham to London, quicker. While that will happen, it is also about getting trains OFF the existing West Coast and East Coast main lines as they are full to capacity. Virgin would like to introduce new services...

What is different to this railway from all the other railways, or all the dozens of motorways, that have been built, (or as poster says above, the canals)? All developments like railways or motorways or canals cause some disruption, they always have and always will. I am sure when the Romans...

Well a 1TB SSD is still more expensive than a 1TB hard drive so that would drive up the cost of the laptop. A 1TB SSD can be about £300 whereas a 1TB hard drive for a laptop is about £50.

I am not sure if this has been posted before so apologies if it has. While searching the internet I found this amazing book by William Haywood (architect) on his ideas for Birmingham called "The Development of Birmingham". Published 1918. Just click on the page to step through the book page...

I guess because Windows and Internet Explorer are used by millions of people round the world then many many of those people will have used IE with NO problem. So that could continue for years. However to understand the issues with IE you need to go back to the early days of browsers and the...

While indeed many people DO use Internet Explorer it does not mean there is nothing wrong with it. For a number of years now many security groups have said you should not use Internet Explorer. I seem to remember a few years ago the US government told all its employees to stop using it. You...

Windows 10 is millions of line of code, much of it "under the covers" that most end users never see and are totally unaware of. So there can be a major update to Windows that changes all sorts of function, or adds loads of security patches, but that does not change the user interface at all...

While it is right we remember those who fought for us I cant hep but get angry at the total waste of human life caused by the various generals and leaders from around Europe at the time. The scale of death and injury suffered by those at the Somme (and other WW1 battles) should have made the...

Benteke left because Villa got a massive offer of over 30 million for him from Liverpool. Considering he only cost around 7 million that was a good "profit". Pity they never bothered to replace him with a decent striker ! Cleverly was never a permanent Villa player, He was only on loan from Man...

Things have to change because the way we all use computers is (and has) changed. For years we all used computers on desktop PCs and laptops that generally had large screens, so the design of programs like Outlook could be made to cope with all that screen space. Now more and more people are...

Is everyone aware there are two different ways to logon to Windows 10? One is using your email address and password. This is the way Microsoft prefer so they can keep a track of what you do on your computer and link it to your email address. It also has some other advantages (such as syncing...

I see that book is by Alan Clawley. I met him the day the demolition of the library started. I went up there with my camera to take some photos of the start of the demolition and after a while most of the people watching had drifted away and I was one of the few left. A man came up to me (I...

Yes I have pinned all my most common used apps on to the task bar (as I did on windows 7). I find that a really nice feature.

I have finally got around to upgrading to Windows 10 on one of my computers (it was on Windows 8). While it is great to have the Windows Start menu back I still find the "tiles" (the coloured square boxes on the menu) very distracting and I almost never use them. But are you all aware you can...

The title of the folder is exactly what it is "System Volume Information". It is used by Windows too keep information about the "volume" (the hard disk or USB stick). It wont let you delete it because it is an important folder and Windows needs it. It is normally a hidden folder so you wont...

For those that have not seen it, here is the replacement design for the building. https://www.doonesilver.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/150602_Colmore_View07-1600x1069.jpg

The new HS2 station will be North of Moor Street station, on the empty plot of land between Curzon Street and the railway line that runs in a North Easterly direction out of New Street station. While the design of the station has not been agreed yet here is an image that shows roughly the size...

Well the area where the old library is being knocked down (the project is called "Paradise") is going to take 10 years. The last building is due to be completed in 2025. There is a timeline for the project here https://www.paradisebirmingham.co.uk/timeline/ Then in the next couple of years...

Photo 1 of the second set (the building site with the yellow digger in the foreground) is on the Arena Central site, on Broad St, and opposite the new library. This will be the site of the new HSBC UK Bank headquarters that is moving from London.