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– Save Money on Printer InkYou might have been amazed at how cheaply you could buy a new printer: as little as £25 would still leave you change for a cup of tea. But before long you’ll have to replace its ink cartridges, and that experience can leave you needing a drink of something stronger: £10 for a mere 3 …

Categories: Hardware
Operating Systems: 7, 8, 10, 11
Reference: S

– Saving Word Documents SafelyYou’ve put the finishing touches to your document, tweaking the text, restyling the headings, improving the layout, and then… there’s a sudden power cut and it’s gone! Does that mean you’ve lost all your work and you’ll have to start again? Thankfully not! There are various features you can use in Word to ensure you …

Categories: Basics, Office & Software Programs
Operating Systems: 7, 8, 10, 11
Reference: S

– Screen Time: Tips for Healthy PC UseWe all told our children not to sit so close to the television screen, and now what do we do? We spend hours sitting in front of a PC screen! We know it’s not a healthy thing to do, but it can’t be avoided. However, what you can do is to pay attention to things …

Categories: Optimisation
Operating Systems: 7, 8, 10, 11
Reference: S

– Screenshots with Snipping ToolPerhaps you want to keep a record of an error message that’s just appeared, so that you can ask someone for help with it. Or perhaps you’ve just paid for something online and want to keep a note of the payment confirmation and other details shown in your web browser. What you need is a …

Categories: Basics
Operating Systems: 7, 8, 10, 11
Reference: S

– Secure Your Passwords from TheftIt seems that every time we open a newspaper these days, we’re confronted with the news of a hacking attack on an Internet-based company with millions of users’ passwords stolen. These stories become almost tedious to read about, but what if your password were among the haul? Would that give hackers access to your email, …

Categories: Internet & Security, Security
Operating Systems: 7, 8, 10, 11
Reference: S

– SSD vs Hard Drive in the Battle for PC SpeedWhen you come to buy your next PC, there’s a good chance it could contain a solid state drive, or SSD for short. What’s that? It’s the new, lightning-fast and reliable alternative to the clunky old mechanical hard drive. But why wait? In theory at least, you could add an SSD to your current, slow …

Categories: Hardware
Operating Systems: 7, 8, 10, 11
Reference: S

– Still Using Internet Explorer? Use Our Tips to Make it Work For YouIf you’re still using an older version of Windows, you may still be using an older version of Internet Explorer instead of Chrome or Microsoft Edge. If so, don’t worry, we haven’t forgotten about you! Here’s some of the most useful – yet little known – tricks you can use in this version of Internet …

Categories: Internet & Security
Operating Systems: 7, 8
Reference: S

– Streaming: The Future of Music is HereThe days of owning music are numbered. Rather than buying CDs, or paying for ‘digital’ music to download and keep as MP3 files, the world has shifted towards streaming music instead. But how does streaming work? What does it cost – and does it have to cost anything at all? In this article, I’ll explain …

Categories: Internet & Security, Multimedia
Operating Systems: 7, 8, 10, 11
Reference: S

– System Restore and PC RepairsYou start your computer one day and you’re faced with a barrage of error messages that won’t go away. Or you install new software and it causes Windows to run at a snail’s pace. If you can’t find any other solution, it’s time to turn to the System Restore feature in Windows 8.1, 7 and …

Categories: Diagnosis & Repair, Optimisation & System, Troubleshooting
Operating Systems: 7, 8
Reference: S

Safety Scanner: The Five Minute Security CheckA virus scanner secures your system by detecting and removing malware infections. However, when you receive a warning from your virus checker that a dangerous file has been downloaded to your system, maybe from an email attachment, then you might have a worrying feeling that actually the virus hasn’t actually been dealt with, and in …

Categories: Internet & Security
Operating Systems: 8
Reference: S005

Safe Mode: Solve Problems with Your PCPerhaps you’re struggling to get rid of a malware infection that won’t go away. Perhaps you’ve installed a new program or hardware driver that’s causing Windows to give you ‘blue screen’ errors and crash – or perhaps it’s preventing you from even signing into Windows. The solution is Safe Mode, a special Windows mode that …

Categories: Troubleshooting
Operating Systems: 7, 8, 10
Reference: S014

SafePad: Encrypt Your Private InformationBank details, investments, credit card numbers, pensions, usernames and passwords… we all have information we need to keep private. Ideally we’d like to store it on our computers, but surely that’s far too risky? Not if it’s stored in securely encrypted files, protected by a good strong password. In this article, I’ll introduce you to …

Categories: Internet & Security
Operating Systems: 7, 8, 10
Reference: S022

Scam Alert! Recognise Email ThreatsEmail is an absolute gift to criminals. With almost no effort and little risk, they can put a scam message in front of many thousands of people, then reel in the few who fell for it and reap the rewards. The tricks they use are increasingly convincing: a fake message can be hard to distinguish …

Categories: Internet & Security
Operating Systems:
Reference: S056

Scam Alert: Top Threats to AvoidAll over the world, scammers are after your money. That’s been the case for centuries, of course, but the Internet has made it vastly easier for them. They can pitch the same story to thousands of people every day, then sit back and wait for a bite. To avoid becoming a victim yourself, it’s important …

Categories: Internet & Security
Operating Systems: 7, 8, 10
Reference: S058

Scan Paper Documents into Your PCScanning should be a simple job. It’s the rough equivalent of photocopying for your PC, but rather than making a paper copy of a document or photo, it sends the result into your computer to be saved as a picture. The trouble is, the software that came with your scanner can make this straightforward task …

Categories: Installation & Setup
Operating Systems: 7, 8, 10
Reference: S065

Scan Slides & Negatives to Keep ForeverAfter a lifetime of taking photographs, you probably have quite a hoard of old photo negatives in drawers and cupboards. But what use are they in this ‘digital age’? In fact, they could be very useful indeed! Whereas the prints you took from them ‘back in the day’ may be lost, faded or cracked, those …

Categories: Multimedia
Operating Systems:
Reference: S066

Screen: Healthy and Comfortable PC UseWe all told our children not to sit so close to the television screen, and now what do we do? We spend hours sitting in front of a PC screen! We know it’s not a healthy thing to do, but it can’t be avoided. However, what you can do is to pay attention to things …

Categories: Basics, Hardware
Operating Systems:
Reference: S090

Serious Error Messages in Windows 98 and MeEach time you boot your PC, the usual startup routine will begin, and Windows will load. After a short pause, your desktop appears allowing you to begin your work. However, you may be faced with error messages that seem to come from nowhere such as a fatal exception error or a general protection fault. These …

Categories: Troubleshooting
Operating Systems: 98, me, 2000, XP
Reference: S1

Screenshots: Capture Pictures of Your ScreenYou’ve seen screenshots on websites and in magazines, not to mention in our own articles, and there’s no particular mystery about why they’re used. They provide a clear way of illustrating how something is done on a computer, or showing what happens in a certain situation, or capturing something for reference. In this article, I’ll …

Categories: Basics
Operating Systems: 7, 8, 10
Reference: S103

Security: Use Windows To Protect Your HomeYou may think that expensive home security systems, with numerous surveillance cameras and monitoring facilities, are the preserve of the super-rich. However, with a little know-how, your desktop Windows PC can be turned into an inexpensive controller to run multiple security cameras and associated security devices. Using the ideas and free software introduced here, you …

Categories: Internet & Security
Operating Systems: 98, me, 2000, XP
Reference: S11