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Someone at work mentioned a package called Maya to edit my images. Is this the right thing for me?

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I did a graphic editing course recently using Adobe Photoshop, but it’s too expensive for me to buy. Can you recommend something decent that I can use for free?

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I’m building a new website and would like to make sure that people using an iPad can see it properly. Besides going out and buying an iPad, is there anything I can do to make sure the site displays ok?

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I keep backups of all my working files on a separate hard disk. To do this, after saving a file on the original disk, I select Save As and from the relevant program’s File menu and manually navigate to backup drive.

This is something of a chore. Is it possible somehow to link the original and backup files so that both files are saved simultaneously from a single save action?

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A while ago, I connected my old laptop to the Wifi router at my community centre. I would like to do the same with my new laptop, but I cannot find the Wifi password.

Is it stored on my old laptop somewhere and, if so, can I recover it?

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The default font the Firefox uses for forms is Courier New, but I hate it; is there any way I can change it?

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How I can uninstall something that won’t just go away when I delete it, but also doesn’t have a built-in uninstaller; I downloaded and installed an application on my Mac and now I’m having trouble uninstalling it. What can I do?

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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?

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