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Volume control automatically reduces and slides down to zero

We had a problem with one of our Windows 7 laptops this week where the volume control slider insisted on automatically sliding down to zero (i.e. no sound). Dragging it back up didn’t help, as it automatically slid straight back down to zero again! After much searching around, followed up updating multiple drivers to no …

Creating online passwords – be sensible, wise and secure

Don’t make it easy for anyone to guess your online password, irrespective of what it is used for. Use strong passwords and you can sleep easier in your bed! Do use strong passwords A good password: Needn’t be a word at all. It can be a combination of letters, numbers and keyboard symbols. Is at …

Red Rhino sponsors the 2011 ARTitude Festival

Red Rhino is delighted to be a sponsor of the ARTitude Festival being organised by ADAPT NI, which runs from early 2011 through to April 2011. ARTitude Festival is a leading capacity building project and the only local project addressing issues surrounding diversity and equality for young people of all abilities. In 2011 ADAPT NI will be working …

Register a .co domain

.CO is the new domain extension that offers you more choice in branding your online presence with a truly global, recognisable, and credible domain name.  Whether it’s to protect your brand or to get the domain that got away – the .CO launch opens a world of possibilities. When searching for a new domain name you …

Apple iPad – Pros and Cons

Like many others, the launch of the Apple iPad in January was eagerly anticipated by all the Rhinos!  Apple has announced that the eagerly anticipated launch of the iPad will occur on April 3rd in the USA, and “late April” in other countries.  From reading many reviews and analysis, here’s a quick summary we’ve compiled of the …

The worst quiz show answers ever

It is often said that the pressure of being under the spotlight when on a television or radio quiz has an adverse effect on the brain. That’s os obviously the case going by these examples! ——————————————————————– BEG, BORROW OR STEAL (BBC2) Jamie Theakston: Where do you think Cambridge University is? Contestant: Geography isn’t my strong point. …

Don’t Make Me Think!

Here’s a must read for anyone designing web sites (or about to have a web designed for them) – “Don’t Make Me Think! A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability” by Steve Krug. All of the tips, techniques, and examples are presented to help web developers design sites so users are able to surf though with ease and …

Buy someone a can of worms for Christmas!

Stafford Carson wrote an interesting and timely piece today on how can we celebrate the true meaning of Christmas without endorsing all the excesses. Tearfund’s Living Gifts allows givers to buy a gift voucher and for the recipient to chose how it is spent. Christian Aid’s equivalent is Present Aid which allows the buyer to choose the …