Not UKoval Racing

Problems when Windows reports a File 'in use'.

2005-11-05T08:30:00.000-08:00

I have sometimes found that when I want to delete a file I get a message that says that the file is in use by another program. If you can't work out which program is actually using the file the program that you can get free by clicking the link below will help you out. Dr. Hoiby's WhoLockMe program.

Fancy doing a bit of Spying?

2005-07-30T04:49:00.000-07:00

If you want to keep an eye on something or someone or if you just like to see whjat the latest James Bond type gadgets are have a look at http://www.eyetek.co.uk/wc.htm

Watching the Planes

2005-07-23T01:57:00.000-07:00

If you like watching aircraft then the site that can be seen at http://www.plane-mad.com/ is brilliant.

If you go to the Airpoprts Guide section of the page you will see many of the main airports listed with all the best places to park to see all the aircraft. It gives parking charges (if there are any) and an idea of what you are likely to see.

This page is a must for anyone that likes to see aircraft taking off and landing etc.

Banger Racing

2005-07-06T11:00:00.000-07:00

Want to have a go at racing "Bangers", try this link http://www.little-chef.co.uk/playandwin/

Not quite the real thing but a bit of fun!

Check your PC's Health..

2005-06-15T00:46:00.000-07:00

If you would like to make some free checks on the state of your PC's health you could do worse than have a look at http://www.pcpitstop.com/pcpitstop/default.asp

Maybe you can speed up your machine or rid it of some bugs.

Copy your DVD's

2005-06-07T01:15:00.000-07:00

Would you like to be able to compress an entire 9GB DVD to 1 single file about 1GB-3GB (depending on the DVD and your settings) in size, keeping menus, bonus features, multiple audio and subtitle tracks as well as video Angles? Well students from the university of Aarhus, Danmark and St. Petersburg State Electrotechnical University "LETI", Russia yesterday released a new Compression format specifically geared towards the compression of complete DVDs without loss of any features or noticeable quality called ratDVD.

Click here to see what it's all about http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/6481.cfm

Registry Cleaner.

2005-05-07T09:47:00.000-07:00

As most people will know the heart of your computer is controlled by the items in the registery. However over the passage of time as you load programs and then delete them a lot of unused items can be left in the registery. This 'junk' can slow your machine down.

At http://www.download.com/TweakNow-RegCleaner/3000-2094_4-10262639.html you can download a free and easy to use registery cleaner.

I hope that some of you find it of use.

Alternative Search Engine.

2005-04-24T11:15:00.000-07:00

The search engine that you can access at http://www.wisenut.com/ is different to all the others in that it is maintained and created by ordinary people that donate some of the free time when their computers would be idling to searching the web for site.

If you wanted you can join them and put your machine to use when you are not using it yourself. Give it a go!

Trucks on the Ovals

2005-04-15T21:28:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Dave Smith we can see what exciting racing the Trucks provide.

Exciting trucks at Hednesford.

I'm going to try to get to a meeting before too long.

Clean your Registry

2005-04-15T21:12:00.000-07:00

Its always a good idea to clean your machines registry every now and then. This will help prevent your computer from slowing down. You can find a free program that will do this for you at http://www.download.com/TweakNow-RegCleaner/3000-2094_4-10262639.html

Hope that this proves useful.

Monitor your Broadband usage.

2005-04-11T22:14:00.000-07:00

If you want to your usage of broadband (maybe your service provider limits your usage to so many Ghz per month) then you may well feel the program that you can download at http://www.jitserv.coolfreepage.com/ will be very useful.

It will keep a record of your usage.

Get rid of Adware

2005-04-08T21:14:00.000-07:00

There are a number of free programs that will remove Adware from your computer. One of the best is Spybot Search and Destroy. You can download it at http://spybot.safer-networking.de/en/spybotsd/index.html It's possible to frequently update the data files of Spybot program so you should be able to remove the latest pesky adware.

Adware can slow your machine and send details of your web browsing habits to the owners of the adware.

Look at the contents of your mail box.

2005-04-08T20:20:00.000-07:00

If you want to have a look what's in your mail box before you down load it all then "Eprompter" is a great prgram for the job. You can download it FREE at http://www.eprompter.com/

It will let you look at the contents of several pop3 mail boxes and the program is quite easy to set up.

BriSCA F2, great racing.

2005-04-07T15:10:00.000-07:00

A real entertainer, Mick Sworder

BriSCA F2 provides, in my opinion, some the closest and entertaining racing on the UK ovals. Even though the present day commentators seem reluctant to promote the characters of this sport, people like Mick Sworder, pictured above, still shine through and provide fantastic entertainment.

Get along to a track near you to see the F2's.

Cheap or FREE phone calls.

2005-04-07T14:40:00.000-07:00

For a month or two I have been using Skype which is a phone service that works via your internet connection.

You can download Skype at http://www.skype.com/ It makes all phone calls made via the computer either cheap or free. Give it a try you will only save money.

Another way of getting very cheap calls can be found at http://www.1899.com/

Let me know if you find either of them of any use, I certainly do.

A first test!

2005-04-07T12:52:00.000-07:00

This is a test of the blog. It's the intention to use this blog for all sorts of non Oval RAcing items and even a few racing items.