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Where’s my Start button gone after Windows 8 upgrade?

Windows 8 offers many great enhancements but, if you’re the sort of person who shops in the local supermarket because you know where everything is displayed, you may be pulling your hair out trying to figure out your way around the new Window 8 metro desktop layout. Fear not, for help is on hand in …

Super fast fibre broadband speeds in UK / Northern Ireland

The invitation to upgrade to Super fast fibre broadband from our  current broadband supplier Plusnet was too tempting to refuse, and after a few weeks eagerly looking forward to the upgrade, the wait is now over. Was it worth it? Oh, Yes! Download speeds before the upgrade were a very respectable 36-38 Mbps, with uploading …

Rename file names in bulk – quickly!

One of the most tedious tasks a programmer, developer or designer has is to have to rename files. Perhaps a client has provided a heap of pdfs or Word documents or photo images with odd characters or spaces in the file name. Maybe a string of text has to be removed from all file names …

How to identify a font

So, you have a print of some text you like and you want to find out what font was used. Perhaps your client has given you a print of a letterhead or logo and you need to identify the font to re-create it from scratch? www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont is a nifty tool which enables you to upload a …

Trademark renewal from Intellectual Property Agency Ltd? Beware!

Red Rhino recently received a official-looking document from the Intellectual Property Agency Ltd (The Broadgate Tower, 20 Primrose Street, London, EC2A 2EW) reminding us that our trademark for the “Red Rhino” name will shortly expire and requesting a payment of £1280. Considering that a ten-year trademark renewal through the official UK Intellectual Property Office costs only …

Ashley’s Rite of Passage

I first met Norman and his three fellow American golfing buddies in 1997 when they came to Northern Ireland to play golf. It was a chance meeting which resulted in enduring friendships, holiday exchanges and many happy shared memories. There’s a great story here but that’s not the story this time. On 21st May 2011, …

Northern Ireland Fibre Broadband speeds

The Red Rhino office recently upgraded to Super fast Fibre Broadband from Plusnet, our recommended Broadband Supplier for Northern Ireland, and the speeds have been amazing! We’re now enjoying regular download speeds of 30-33Mb and uploads speeds of 1.5Mb – 1.7 Mb – as you can see below.   Check out your Broadband speed using www.mybroadbandspeed.co.uk and see …

Can you trust web sites to look after your personal photos?

Have you ever thought what happens to your personal photographs, if the web site you are entrusting to store them or display them, disappears or is taken over? Who actually owns the photos? Can you get them back? Can you get them removed? What rights do you have? Here’s an interesting article on the Washington Post …