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Archive for January, 2011

January 28, 2011

How do I reset my Blackberry phone to factory default settings?

My 5-year old son has been playing with my Blackberry and has messed around with some of my settings. I’d like to set it back to how it was when I got it; is there like a factory reset or something similar on the Blackberry?

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January 19, 2011

How do I unlock the taskbar?

In the past I have been able to resize my Window Taskbar. Now I cannot seem to grab the top edge in order to make it smaller. It’s huge at the moment and rather annoying. Any idea why this is the case?

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January 19, 2011

How do I turn off “My Recent Documents”?

How do I prevent items being added to the My Recent Documents folder in the Start menu or disable it entirely? I use Windows XP.

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January 14, 2011

How can I run defrag when I don’t have enough disk space?

I’m trying to run defrag, however I can’t do this because of lack of space. I only have just 10 per cent of its space free and Disk Defragmenter is refusing to continue. I have a fear of deleting applications and files, not least because everything looks like it is required. What can I do?

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January 14, 2011

How can I resize photos quicky and easily?

I recently got a great new 12 Megapixel camera, but when I email photos to my friends they’re getting rejected because they’re too large. What’s the best way to resize them?

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January 3, 2011

How do I keep track of people mentioning me on Twitter?

I work for a company that’s one of the largest producers of bathroom fittings in the world. Our PR guys asked me how to keep an eye on Twitter to see when someone mentions us. There’s no budget, are there any tools you can suggest?

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