andrewdavidjackson.com 


Welcome to my website.  

 

My eBay page:
Visit my auctions page at eBay

My cat Mischief

My Favourite Films
Coma Soylent Green Falling Down The Andromeda Strain Spirited Away Cool Hand Luke 8MM Secretary Ghost World The King of Comedy Oldboy Arlington Road Fight Club City of God The Conversation Westworld Unforgiven To Live and Die in L.A. Grizzly Man Vertigo Princess Mononoke Life is Beautiful The Animatrix A Simple Plan Kick Ass Garden State The Matrix Argo

(LittleBigPlanet)

My Favourite Books: 
Fight Club, Choke, Survivor, Lullaby - all by Chuck Palahniuk
Ghost World, Ice Haven, 20th Century Eightball, Wilson - all by Daniel Clowes
Trigger Happy by Steven Poole
Second Lives by Tim Guest

My Favourite Music:
Aaliyah, City High, TLC, Mya, Eve, Kelis, Missy Elliott, Tweet

My cat Blacky

My cat Bobby

My cat Fluffy

My Favourite Video games

  • Deus Ex, Deus Ex: Human Revolution

  • System Shock 2

  • Panzer Dragoon Saga

  • Final Fantasy VII

  • Team Fortress Classic

  • Bomberman

  • Broken Sword series

  • Gregory Horror Show

  • Beyond Good and Evil

  • Super Mario Kart, Zelda series

  • Super Mario series

  • Portal series

  • Uncharted series

  • and... Half-life 2

Favourite TV Shows:
Futurama 
The Simpsons 
24
Dexter
Disenchantment

 

My favourite websites
Videogames websites:
Game Central
Edge Online
Gamespot.com
Game FAQs
xbox achievements.com
playstation trophies.org
Eurogamer
How long does it take to beat a certain videogame?

 

Film website:
www.imdb.com

Top 250 films: https://www.imdb.com/chart/top 
(I've seen all of the Top 250!)

Top 250 TV series: https://www.imdb.com/chart/toptv/?ref_=nv_tvv_250
Language Translation website:
https://translate.google.com/?hl=en#

 

Free PC Security Software and Websites
Anti-virus software:

Windows Defender
For Windows 10 - already installed with Win 10
Go to: Start > "Windows Security" to turn on "Virus and threat protection" as long as you don't have any other virus programs installed (not including Malwarebytes)


Anti-spyware/malware software: 
Malwarebytes Anti-malware
Secure - Free alternative Internet Browser: 
Firefox

To add the "Menu Bar" to Firefox right click the title bar when Firefox is installed and click on "Menu Bar"
The menu bar contains the "Bookmarks" Menu.

To add "Bookmarks Toolbar" to Firefox right click 
the title bar when Firefox is installed and go to 
"Bookmarks Toolbar" and then to "Always Show" and click. 

Block Ads in Firefox:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
Search for:
"Adblock Plus"

Firefox Add-ons: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
Search for:
"NoScript" (Block Ads and scripts, for experienced users)

 

 

PC related (all free!)
Free alternative Internet Browser: 
Firefox
Alternative free office program:
Open Office

This program can open Microsoft Office documents including Word documents.

Backup and Sync program 
(Be careful not to click on the adverts):
FreeFileSync
Useful websites:
Test the speed of your broadband: www.speedtest.net (don't click on the adverts)

Download programs: www.download.com (advice on download.com: use the direct download link to download programs so you don't get malware)

 

Check if you can run a game on your PC: https://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri

Alternative free music player program for your PC:
Media Monkey
Free Alternative Photoshop program:
Paint.net

Free DVD player and media player software:

VLC media player

 

Undelete deleted files!: Recuva Burn DVDs/CDs/Blu Ray: CD Burner XP
Please be aware this has adware attached, so you will need to run a Malwarebytes scan after you install it to get rid of the ad software.
Free FTP program: FileZilla (for uploading web pages) Firefox Add-ons: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
Search for:
"Adblock Plus" (Block Ads)

"British English Dictionary" (Spell checker)

"NoScript" (Block Ads and scripts, for experienced users)

 

Edit your photos: Google Picasa (Please Google it as Google has discontinued Picasa) Scan your PC to see what memory it can take:
https://uk.crucial.com/

Spring clean your PC:
CCleaner

 

PC Tech Help Forums: https://www.pc-forums.uk/index.php
Add MP4 compatibility to any version of Windows: http://www.codecguide.com/download_kl.htm 
Check what hardware you have installed in your desktop or laptop PC:

Speccy

 

Adobe Acrobat Reader for PDF documents:
https://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/
Backup all your PC Game Saves: Game Save Manager

 

Useful websites
Say No To 0870.com
Currency Converter
Bing Maps
Store photos online for free: https://www.flickr.com/ Get your photos developed online: PhotoBox

Print and buy address labels: Avery

Convert a document into a Adobe PDF File!: Click here

 

Cool Hardware
Bye Bye Standby - Turn off electronics that are on Standby with a remote (Amazon link)

 

   

 

Free Apps for Android (Search for the apps on Google Play Store) (Some maybe on Apple Store too)

Fiirefox - Firefox internet browser on your mobile or tablet.

what 3 words - pin point your location if you are lost.

 

 

 

VLC Media Player - Play music (MP3's) and videos on your mobile.

TuneIn Radio - Listen to most local, national and international radio stations.

Easy Currency Converter (by ExtraAndroary) - Self explanatory.

Malwarebytes - Free anti-virus and anti malware app.  Use the app for free to scan your phone manually once a month.  Don't forget to update the virus database before you scan.

 

 

IMDB - The app for the Internet Movie Database website.

Nova Launcher (by TeslaCoil Software) - Customise your android phone.

Speedtest (by Ookla) - Test your internet speed.

WiFiAnalyzer (by VREM Software Development) - for experienced users, check what channel your home Wi-Fi is on and your neighbours so your router settings do not clash.

 

 

[2003 - 2024]