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I just managed to sell my computer on eBay and want to make sure that I wipe the hard disk clean before I ship the machine. Is it enough to just delete my files?

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I use Firefox extensively, but recently it has been crashing. A “Crash screen” gives the opportunity to send a report to Mozilla, but I’ve never had a response. Is it worth sending the report in?

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I’ve just started playing World of Warcraft and I’m really digging it. The only problem I have is that it seems really slow on my machine, even though my computer has a fast processor and lots of RAM. It runs better if I turn the down the graphic rates, but I’d love to see it in it’s full glory. Any suggestions?

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I’m doing a lot of work with some video editing software and I’m looking for a disk to backup my files onto. Where can I find a sizeable disk without spending too much money?

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I have read news online of security problems with Adobe Reader due to Javascript. Can I turn this off?

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I would like to upgrade my computer to Windows 8. I’m running Windows Vista Ultimate, do I need to upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate. This is the most expensive version and includes an number of feature i don’t need. Is there a cheaper version I could use?

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I have a web page showing on my desktop with scroll bars on the side. It seems to be part of the desktop and is not in a browser window. How do I remove it?

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I’ve downloaded some movies and would really like to play them on my TV. I used to have an SVGA input on my old TV and I had a long cable that I used to connect my TV. My new TV has an HDMI input and I’m wondering what the best way to connect to two is.

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