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Category: software

How do I block advertisments in my browser?

Posted onAugust 15, 2011Leave a comment

I’m starting to get annoyed by banners in my browser and was wondering what the best way to block them was. Can you help?

Categoriesplugins, softwareTagsadblock, firefox, software

How do I hide folders on my Mac?

Posted onAugust 12, 2011Leave a comment

I have some files on my computer which are rather confidential and I’d like to hide them so other users won’t see them. How do I do this? P.S. I’m on a Mac

CategoriessoftwareTagsMac, software

I don’t seem to be able to print pages in IE9. What’s wrong?

Posted onAugust 10, 2011Leave a comment

I seem to have a problem printing in IE9. It’s strange because I can print exactly the same pages from Firefox and IE8. When I try to print from IE9, the browser displays the error Read More …

CategoriessoftwareTagsIE9, software, windows

Why does Word replace my hyphens with a line?

Posted onJune 30, 2011Leave a comment

I’ve been using Microsoft Word 10 and found that it will add a horizontal line if a series of hyphens are typed. How can I clear these out?

CategoriessoftwareTagsoffice, software

How do I change the icon for a program?

Posted onApril 9, 2011Leave a comment

I have a program on my Desktop and I’d like to change the icon for it. How do I do this?

CategoriessoftwareTagsicons, windows

How can I make my computer look really cool?

Posted onApril 6, 2011Leave a comment

My Mum’s birthday is coming up soon. How can I make her computer look really cool?

CategoriessoftwareTagsdesktop, software, windows

How do I run CHKDSK in Windows?

Posted onMarch 31, 2011Leave a comment

I’d like to tell a friend to run CHKDSK, but I think that asking him to drop to DOS etc might be a bit too complicated. Is there a Windows equivalent?

CategoriessoftwareTagschkdsk, windows

How do I recover deleted photos on my SD card?

Posted onMarch 31, 2011Leave a comment

My son just came back from a class outing and accidentally deleted all the photos on his camera. Is there a way I can recover them?

CategoriessoftwareTagsphoto recovery, sd

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