Ever since installing the Windows 7 RTM build, I have been unable to have that system automatically log on to an assigned mapped drive on my MacBook.
Until now.
The basic concept is that from Windows Explorer, you want to map a networked drive, and retain that mapped network drive so that it is persistent through multiple [...]

In this article, I told about how I was setting up a computer for my mom. She had never used a computer before, and is now in her 80s.
In starting to teach her how to use the computer, I noticed that the concept of double-clicking was not something that she was comfortable with, and so [...]

Here at the Gadget Grill we have a computer or two. Or three or four or … yes, a more than ample sufficiency, truth be told.
And of course, we felt a need to upgrade at least a couple of these to the all new, bright and shiny Windows 7, and so this has now been [...]

As noted in our earlier article, PMA at Sydney’s Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour was way better than the previous iteration of the photography exhibition held at the same location about three years ago, and it was also way better than the recent CeBit also held at the same location.
The Good.
PMA had some great toys [...]

When we last saw our hero, the Power Monkey, he had successfully charged the iPhone a couple of times, and also had successfully been recharged through the use of the solar charger in 2RDJ’s studio A.
I can recall seeing that the charge light on the battery unit, originally glowing red, had changed to green. The [...]

Recently I was privileged to have been invited to the Sydney media launch of the Power Monkey range of products.
Briefly, Power Monkey manufacture a range of rechargeable portable power sources for our everyday digital devices. The basic idea is that you charge up your Power Monkey, and you then use that as a power source [...]

While researching home studio recording options, I happened across a suite of tools that comes all neatly packaged in a custom Linux distribution: 64 Studio. While I am of the belief that there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all solution, 64 Studio provides a very comprehensive suite of home studio tools that should be [...]

A long time ago, in a land not so far away, the thought of taking your band into a recording studio was a big deal. A really big deal.
Studio resources were thin on the ground, and expensive to use: you needed to pay for the resources, and the engineer, and then there needed to be [...]

If you’re a geek, chances are you’ve read your fair share of comics. Somewhere between the art, the stories, and the way that we can translate the voices & acting of characters in our heads definitely makes comics a prerequisite for being a geek.
I’ve personally got what I consider to be a decent collection of [...]

Over a decade ago, companies were scrambling to get a good office suite out into the marketplace. Microsoft had set their eyes on an idea titled “Microsoft Works,” Claris had one, Apple had another, as well as the ridiculous amount of independent programs including the etched-into-my-mind Wordperfect.
Eventually, everyone settled on the dominant force: Microsoft. Their [...]