My workshop on using autotext and autocorrect in any application has now been published online. Click here to read it.
The latest issue of Computeractive features my workshop on fixing problems that prevent Windows from starting, plus a Back to Basics article on the BIOS. Click here for more information.
I’ve been commissioned for no less than four Back to Basics pieces for Computeractive magazines. Deadlines throughout September and into early October, with publication shortly thereafter. More details when each article is published.
I’ve been commissioned to write a review of Family Tree Maker 2011 for issue 40, deadline end of next week. The software is here and installed on my PC as I type.
Your Family Tree magazine has relaunched its website today, and the new-look version contains two of my Quick Tip featurettes from past issues. First, there’s the tip on incorporating data from the 1911 census into your Family Tree Maker file (from issue 77) – click here; and second, find people by searching for a known address using The Genealogist website (from issue 81) – click here.
My “12 power apps for Windows 7″ piece, which originally appeared on the Tech Radar website in 2009, has been extensively updated and rewritten for the Softwarecrew website: click here to read it.
The official match-day programme for Birmingham City Football Club features my “From the Vaults” piece featuring Blues’ 1-0 win over Blackburn Rovers from April 1971. Click here for full details.
My “10 essential free backup tools” piece (originally published on the Tech Radar website) has been extensively revised and updated for the Softwarecrew website: click here to view it.
The latest issue of PC Answers is now available, and includes my lead feature, 52 Windows fixes, as well as a four-page tutorial on sychronising files and settings between PCs and my usual 12-page Helpdesk contribution. Click here for more details.
Two of my contributions appear in the latest issue of Computeractive: a workshop on creating a Windows 7 rescue disc, and a Back to Basics tutorial on defragmenting your hard drive. Click here for more details.
