Basic PC Tips

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Important PC Security Information that YOU need to know to
protect your computer, your files and your money:

Phishing Emails
The Spyware Risk
Viruses
Firewalls Explained
Keeping Children Safe Online

things to check if ... the characters on your keyboard are wrong on the screen

If you find that some of the characters you type with the keyboard actually come out differently on the screen this is probably because Windows is set to use the wrong keyboard... more

Desktop Shortcuts explained and how to add one to your Desktop

When you work with Windows the area on your screen is called the Desktop and will look something like the following picture (although you'll probably have less icons!)... more

Useful keyboard shortcuts

Many of the tasks you can perform in Windows using the standard menus can also be performed using shortcut keystrokes with the keyboard... more

Bits, Bytes and Kilobytes Explained

All information and data handled by a computer is stored as numbers and to understand how this works it's worth knowing a bit about the binary number system... more

Maintenance tasks to help keep your PC running smoothly

On this page I have compiled a short list of basic PC tips that will help you to keep your computer running smoothly... more

14/8/2007On demand video may increase internet bills for everyone

According to some analysts the recent explosion in online video services could result in an increase in net costs for all... more

13/8/2007Google ends video purchase service

Following the purchase of You Tube Google has decided to stop selling video content from it's original Google video site... more

1/10/2006Tesco to offer budget PC software

In a move that will pitch the supermarket giant against companies like Microsoft and Symantec Tesco have announced that they are to provide budget PC software... more

27/9/2006Intel offer prize to manufacturers to design 'sexy' PC

Intel are offering a prize for computer manufacturers to design a more 'sexy' PC... more

27/9/2006Microsoft release early Internet Explorer patch to fix serious security vulnerability

Microsoft are releasing a patch to fix a security hole found in Internet Explorer two weeks early... more