Computers

Zoombrowser EX

August 29, 2011

When it comes to making good holiday snaps the world and his wife have gone digital. The work after you have pressed the shutter button is just as important for producing a good photographic print as how you used the camera to make the photograph... Read more

Mice

July 25, 2011

The computer giants, Apple and Microsoft, have revolutionized personal computing again. The latest advance, led by Apple at the end of last year followed by Microsoft at the beginning of this year, is a big one. But the hardware is so small that... Read more

Wikis

July 22, 2011

Wikileaks, the website which publishes leaked documents online alleging government and corporate misconduct, has been in the news a lot lately. You would have to have been hiding in a cave (perhaps in Afghanistan) to have missed the reportage around... Read more

Firmware

July 20, 2011

You’re unlikely to ask, and the salesman is unlikely to tell you, about one of the most vital aspects of the latest technology you are about to buy. It’s called firmware and without it everything from the good old pocket calculator to the brand... Read more

Buying a Computer

July 11, 2011

So you need a new personal computer? Treat your new purchase like a new suit or dress. Be sure it’s the correct specifications, or measurements, before you buy. And if you can’t find something off-the-shelf consider getting one tailor made. It... Read more

Digital Music

July 8, 2011

Sony recently announced it had stopped making the cassette Walkman.  Its days were numbered as soon as Apple rolled out is first iPod in 2001. There is now a proliferation of digital devices designed to play digital music files which make music... Read more

It's A Trap

July 6, 2011

Your suspicions would be raised if a stranger knocked at your door and said they were from Online PC Doctors and they suspected your personal computer was suffering from a virus. The last thing you would do is let the stranger in and give them... Read more

Mac Myths

July 1, 2011

One of the things that has helped make Apple’s personal computers popular is their immunity to viruses and other malicious software. It would be a great selling point if it wasn’t a myth. The myth has come from the fact that, in its early... Read more

Find a missing file

June 29, 2011

It’s happened to us all. We’ve either accidentally deleted a file we intended to save or the personal computer has frozen and we have had to reboot, losing all the work that we hadn’t saved.  In the bad old days a reboot provided no way to... Read more

User accounts

June 20, 2011

You might be the only person who uses your personal computer, but that’s no excuse to get slack where security is concerned. Most people think having a password when your computer starts will protect them. To a certain extent it will, stopping a... Read more

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