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  • How-Tos: How to share devices wirelessly with Vista

    These days, every second phone, laptop and radio seems to have a wireless connection – we can barely move for the bristling of the airwaves. In the following workshop, we'll show you how to share devices wirelessly with Vista.

  • How-Tos: How to set up a secure home network

    A wireless connection isn’t just handy when you’re out and about. There are more options for going wireless at home, whether it’s so you can enjoy catch-up TV you’ve downloaded on your actual telly (rather than the PC screen) or so you can work in a peaceful corner of the house.

  • How-Tos: How to create a Flickr photostream

    Tagging is the way the web works these days and, used properly, it can help you climb to the top of an image search results list and get noticed. Here, we show you how to make the most out of your Flickr photostream with tags.

  • How-Tos: How to complete the five scariest PC upgrades

    These five upgrades are a little risky and time-consuming, but if you're up for a challenge, you could end up with the coolest PC on your street.

  • How-Tos: How to manage multiple email addresses

    Managing multiple email addresses can be a time-consuming, frustrating pain. We show you how to merge your accounts with Thunderbird.

  • How-Tos: How to create memorable monotone shots

    Old school black-and-white photography is popping up in all sorts of situations. We describe the best methods for creating monotone shots.

  • How-Tos: How to stream media around the home

    Connecting all your computers and audio devices on a wireless network does away with the hassle of transferring CDs between machines and re-downloading files.

  • How-Tos: How to fine-tune your audio setup

    Despite numerous technological developments in recent years, sound tends to be overlooked by PC makers. But with a few simple tweaks, you can achieve that sweet spot where Beethoven is divine and Bioshock can almost literally blow you away.

  • How-Tos: How to get the internet your way

    Websites should be usable by all, yet only a select few achieve this. If only it were possible to tailor the look and function of all your favourite websites to your own needs...

  • How-Tos: How to protect your laptop and data from thieves

    As various civil servants know only too well, thousands of laptops are lost and stolen each year. Here, we'll show you how to enhance your chances of being reunited with a nicked notebook, and how to limit the damage by securing your data.

  • How-Tos: How to geo-tag images with Panoramio

    Digital cameras and mobile phones are increasingly able to geo-reference information and pinpoint our location. It's now possible to ‘geo-tag' photos before uploading them to the web, allowing Google Maps, Google Earth and similar mapping applications to display the exact location that an image was taken.

  • How-Tos: How to digitise analogue video content

    As Hollywood moguls encourage us to relive the transition from VHS to DVD with Blu-ray, many of us are still hanging on to our trusty old VCRs and video cassettes. But with the threat of tape mould looming, it really is time to go digital.

  • Video: Make your web connection faster

    Get Internet Explorer or Firefox firing faster. If your web browser seems to be acting up and surfing the internet seems to take forever, this tutorial is for you.

  • Video: How to sync iTunes with your non Apple MP3 player

    Sync your iTunes music with a non-iPod player. If your iPod went to the great electronics graveyard in the sky, you replaced it with a non-Apple MP3 player and your music library still sits inside iTunes, here's how to get it all back.

  • Video: How to find other PCs and printers on your network

    Get your PC and printer network working. Here's a set of simple but effective tips and tricks that'll get your network back running smoothly in no time at all.

  • Video: How to fix and find your photos

    Make digital photography fun with tips and free downloads. And make your photography sessions a lot more productive and cost-effective.

  • How-Tos: How to add Flash to your website

    Flash animation gives websites pizzazz. It’s used for video and other moving graphics, as well as non-static adverts. Flash is an excellent way of adding a little something extra to your site and making it stand out from the crowd.

  • How-Tos: How to create 3D photos

    Our brains use a variety of clues to calculate how close an object is when we view a scene. Perspective is preserved in photography, but depth is not, resulting in photos that look flat.

  • How-Tos: How to boost Firefox 3.0 security

    Firefox 3.0 has gone down in history, with a Guinness World Record Certificate for ‘the largest number of software downloads in 24 hours’. One of the chief reasons for such interest in the browser is its security credentials.

  • How-Tos: How to compress email attachments using 7-Zip

    Ever since the computer age began, boffins have worked to reduce the amount of space required by digital data through compression.