Ask Owen

I’d love to be able to use my free time to blog, but I don’t really type very well. Do you know any tricks I can use to help me blog?

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I’ve just got a catalogue from a product supplier and the file he provided is a .ISO file. How do I access the contents?

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I use Outlook Express for email and people often send me link to web pages. Lately, though, these link all seem to be broken; when I click on one, nothing happens. My internet connection is working, so what’s wrong?

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I switched my old computer to Ubuntu Linux and most things work quite well. However I can’t listen to MP3 music files of watch DVD disks - why not?

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I’m writing a book using Word 2003. The spellcheck is useful but Word doesn’t like my grammar and covers entire pages in wiggly green lines, even when I believe the sentences are perfectly constructed. It particularly dislike sentences with several clauses. Can I get rid of it?

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The My Documents folder has vanished from my Windows XP desktop, and I think I’ve lost all my files - what can I do to get them back?

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I am using Thunderbird for my emails and would like to receive receipts when they are read but cannot find a plugin for this. Is it possible to receive them?

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I want to send some photos to my sister but when I attach them to an email I get a message saying that the message delivery has failed. What can I do to fix it?

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