http://hireoliver.com Help has arrived! Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:03:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://hireoliver.com http://hireoliver.com//wp-content/plugins/favicon.ico http://hireoliver.com/2010/03/25/firefox-security-my-way/ http://hireoliver.com/2010/03/25/firefox-security-my-way/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:03:03 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=1136 http://hireoliver.com/2010/03/25/firefox-security-my-way/feed/ 0 http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/12/openoffice-org-3-2-a-karmic-koala-upgrade/ http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/12/openoffice-org-3-2-a-karmic-koala-upgrade/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:40:38 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=1104 OpenOffice.org 3.2 was just released. I wanted to get mine upgraded ASAP because of the 46% reduction in cold start time. If you haven’t heard of or seen OpenOffice.org before then check it out; its a Microsoft Office alternative that can actually replace MS Office. If you are interested in downloading OpenOffice.org for yourself, you [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/12/openoffice-org-3-2-a-karmic-koala-upgrade/feed/ 1 http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/09/ubuntu-9-10/ http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/09/ubuntu-9-10/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:53:45 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=1076 http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/09/ubuntu-9-10/feed/ 0 http://hireoliver.com/2009/06/19/dont-lose-those-memories/ http://hireoliver.com/2009/06/19/dont-lose-those-memories/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:34:12 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=890 Have you ever suffered data loss from your PC at home? It can be frustrating trying to retrieve all those photos and documents, and its even more frustrating if you can’t. Time and time again, people need their PCs repaired and they don’t have a backup of any of their files, and they always say [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2009/06/19/dont-lose-those-memories/feed/ 0 http://hireoliver.com/2009/03/05/firefox-buggy/ http://hireoliver.com/2009/03/05/firefox-buggy/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:24:17 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=519 http://hireoliver.com/2009/03/05/firefox-buggy/feed/ 1 http://hireoliver.com/2008/12/01/oh-really-ubuntu-tips/ http://hireoliver.com/2008/12/01/oh-really-ubuntu-tips/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:01:09 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=339 Did you know that Ubuntu comes with a ‘run dialog’ much like the one Windows users are used to? By default, the run application window is not in the menu, but can be easily accessed by pressing Alt + F2. It can be faster than using the terminal if you only need to run a [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2008/12/01/oh-really-ubuntu-tips/feed/ 0 http://hireoliver.com/2008/11/29/automatically-connect-to-wi-fi-networks/ http://hireoliver.com/2008/11/29/automatically-connect-to-wi-fi-networks/#comments Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:31:55 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=352 Have you ever wanted your laptop to be able to connect to any available WI-FI network it sees without your intervention? Well wonder no more… just follow the simple steps below, and begin surfing free wireless networks with a breeze. Maneuver to the Control Panel Go to Network Connections and right click on the Wireless Network Connection [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2008/11/29/automatically-connect-to-wi-fi-networks/feed/ 0 http://hireoliver.com/2008/11/29/dvd-flick-alternative-to-convertxtodvd/ http://hireoliver.com/2008/11/29/dvd-flick-alternative-to-convertxtodvd/#comments Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:11:34 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=394 If you have movies sitting on your hard drive and you are sick of the wasted space… why not burn them to a dvd using DVD Flick. DVD Flick is a good alternative to ConvertXtoDVD, a program I was using for a few years until I found DVD Flick recently. DVD Flick supports a wide varieity [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2008/11/29/dvd-flick-alternative-to-convertxtodvd/feed/ 2 http://hireoliver.com/2008/10/30/synergy-for-all/ http://hireoliver.com/2008/10/30/synergy-for-all/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:36:45 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=328 It wasn’t but a few weeks ago when I first read about Synergy, an application that allows you to share one keyboard, mouse and even clipboard data [EX: copied text] between multiple computers at the same desk. I first installed it on two Windows based PCs. One with Windows 2000 and one with Windows [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2008/10/30/synergy-for-all/feed/ 1 http://hireoliver.com/2008/10/30/hardy-heron/ http://hireoliver.com/2008/10/30/hardy-heron/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:06:42 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=323 http://hireoliver.com/2008/10/30/hardy-heron/feed/ 1