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/2010/02/12/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. 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It turns out Windows XP and Vista have [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/11/pre7-aero-peek/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/2009/10/29/installing-flock-on-ubuntu-9-10/ http://hireoliver.com/2009/10/29/installing-flock-on-ubuntu-9-10/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:52:48 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=1036 As you all know Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala was released today. I upgraded my beta release to the latest and greatest and really wanted to install the Flock Web Browser. I have used Flock before on Windows and really liked it, and figured if I want to lose Microsoft all together I need to figure [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2009/10/29/installing-flock-on-ubuntu-9-10/feed/ 9 http://hireoliver.com/2009/10/12/windows-7-keyboard-shortcuts/ http://hireoliver.com/2009/10/12/windows-7-keyboard-shortcuts/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:32:46 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=978 Windows 7 will be released next Thursday, October 22nd, here are some great keyboard shortcuts to help you navigate around the new OS. Want more on Win 7? Visit Microsoft.com Win+T Toggle through taskbar items Win+P Cycles through networked projectors display mode Win+Home Minimizes all windows except current Win+Spacebar Show Desktop (Makes open windows transparent) Win+Up Arrow/Down Arrow Maximizes/Minimizes current window Win+Left Arrow/Right Arrow Tiles the windows [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2009/10/12/windows-7-keyboard-shortcuts/feed/ 0 http://hireoliver.com/2009/06/25/windows-7-could-be-worse/ http://hireoliver.com/2009/06/25/windows-7-could-be-worse/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:06:55 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=937 Well Windows 7 is officially on its way to your new computer via FREE upgrade – tomorrow that is [official release date Oct. 22nd]. Anyone that buys a new computer tomorrow will be able to get a copy of Windows 7 free, and this runs all the way until the official release date of October [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2009/06/25/windows-7-could-be-worse/feed/ 0 http://hireoliver.com/2009/05/05/windows-7-release-candidate/ http://hireoliver.com/2009/05/05/windows-7-release-candidate/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 19:11:38 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=848 By now you have probably heard that the Windows 7 Release Candidate is officially available for everyone to download and test on their own PC. All you need to do is create a Windows Live ID if you don’t already have one in your array of disposable accounts. You can download the RC by going here. I [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2009/05/05/windows-7-release-candidate/feed/ 0 http://hireoliver.com/2009/04/08/running-beta-and-want-to-upgrade/ http://hireoliver.com/2009/04/08/running-beta-and-want-to-upgrade/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:54:36 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=838 Are you running the Windows 7 Beta? Microsoft will soon be releasing the RC1, but the upgrade process won’t be as easy as you would like. Microsoft is asking testors and the like to remove their current version and revert back to Vista, or start with a fresh installation all together. Their theory behind this is [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2009/04/08/running-beta-and-want-to-upgrade/feed/ 0 http://hireoliver.com/2009/04/07/the-end-is-near/ http://hireoliver.com/2009/04/07/the-end-is-near/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:52:06 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=832 Don’t forget XP users; (Much like myself) the end is near! Microsoft is retiring support for Windows XP next week – April 14th, 2009, unless you are under a Hotfix Support Contract with them. While you will still be able to get your much needed security updates; they won’t be very kind when you call in [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2009/04/07/the-end-is-near/feed/ 0 http://hireoliver.com/2009/03/25/niceer-than-vista/ http://hireoliver.com/2009/03/25/niceer-than-vista/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:02:45 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=783 I have had Windows 7 installed on an older laptop of mine for a short while now. I decided that I would put it on my newest laptop and see how its driver support was. Turns out, it worked flawlessly, and I couldn’t be happier. This laptop shipped with XP SP2 on it from the factory [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2009/03/25/niceer-than-vista/feed/ 0