https://www.stevedrice.net/ 2026-04-14T21:53:17+00:00 https://www.stevedrice.net/ https://www.stevedrice.net/_media/wiki/dokuwiki.svg text/html 2015-10-02T20:02:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/blog/computer/carefeed Care and Feeding of Laptops I have recently been receiving a number of phone calls from volunteers telling me that their laptop computers have stopped working correctly. A number of these problems could have been avoided by taking a few simple precautions. text/html 2015-10-02T20:02:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/blog/computer/introduction Computers Computer Articles The following are some articles I have written on computers and the Internet: * Community Computing - My experiences with a “FreeNet” * Viruses and the Internet * Care and Feeding of Laptops - How to extend the life of your laptop (with particular emphasis on using it in a hot climate). Written for VSO Gambia. text/html 2015-10-02T20:02:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/blog/computer/piracy Piracy Rant Introduction As many of my friends and collegues are aware I am a very strong advocate of paying for legal copies of software. This seems to cause many people to chuckle and nod their heads in understanding while they go off to the market to pick up Microsoft Office (a £300 product) for £2 or £3 text/html 2015-10-02T20:02:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/blog/computer/viruses Viruses and the Internet Introduction It is a common misunderstanding of new users of the Internet about how viruses can be spread and attack a computer using the Internet. First, let us establish (for purposes of this document) a definition of what exactly a virus is: A virus is a piece of code that infects your computer without your knowledge. A virus can EITHER be damaging OR non-damaging. In fact, in a majority of the cases, most viruses are non-damaging, simply replicating themselves …