Posts categorised: Computing

0 Microsoft Storage Spaces: Virtual RAID for Windows 8?

Published on 6^th January 2012 by Jon Scaife in Storage. Updated 17^th January 2012.

Storage Spaces is a new feature coming with Windows 8 which sounds like it will be an ideal software RAID solution for home media servers.

8 Fix Windows Update or Service Pack error 80073712

Published on 29^th December 2011 by Jon Scaife in Windows. Updated 17^th January 2012.

Quick guide to resolving error 80073712 when running windows update or installing a service pack. Applies to Windows Vista, 7, 2008 & R2.

0 Efficient PSU Upgrades: HuntKey Jumper update

Published on 25^th December 2011 by Jon Scaife in Misc Hardware. Updated 17^th January 2012.

The HuntKey Jumper 300G / R90 is a very good value 80+ Gold PSU. For low & medium power 24.7 PCs it may repay its cost in around a year!

0 Mystique 3 Theme: Full-post and Excerpts

Published on 1^st December 2011 by Jon Scaife in Wordpress. Updated 7^th March 2013.

Tweak the Mystique 3 wordpress theme to show a full post on the home page and post excerpts on archive pages.

11 Windows Icons: Full list with details, locations & images

Published on 24^th November 2011 by Jon Scaife in Misc Software. Updated 15^th March 2013.

A reference list for all Windows Icons from Windows 7. Includes details, file locations, complete image sets and instructions.

0 Google+ for Apps Accounts

Published on 14^th November 2011 by Jon Scaife in Web Technologies.

Google have finally enabled Google+ for apps accounts (as of the 27^th Oct)! Now those of us with an apps account can finally get an account and +1 pages etc. Google have also enabled “pages” on Google+ for organisations. For the DIY Media Home Google+ Page just click on the Google+ icon at the top… Read more »

0 Google Maps Icons 2

Published on 12^th November 2011 by Jon Scaife in Web Technologies.

I’ve added a lot more icons to my set of custom pushpins for google maps. I’ve also now uploaded them individually to picasa web albums, so they can be directly linked to there.

0 Firefox 8

Published on 8^th November 2011 by Jon Scaife in Web Technologies. Updated 12^th November 2011.

Firefox 8 has been released. You can get it from mozilla. Unfortunately it still isn’t available as a 64bit release.

0 Budget desktop PC for xmas 2011

Published on 8^th November 2011 by Jon Scaife in Misc Hardware. Updated 24^th January 2012.

Anandtech have a handy guide to budget PCs for the xmas 2011 period. Below is my own take on what I’d recommend.

0 Planning a new networked home media setup

Published on 16^th October 2011 by Jon Scaife in Media PC Hardware, Misc Media Software, Storage. Updated 5^th June 2012.

In the coming months I will be buying a new property, and to go with my new home, I’ve been reading up lots on how I might integrate a new home media setup. In recent months several exciting new options have become available, which finally makes the sort of setup I have always desired a… Read more »