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  • 05 February 2011

  • How-Tos: How to protect yourself against rogue IT staff

    It's a CIO's worst nightmare: you get a call from the Business Software Alliance (BSA), saying that some of the Microsoft www.microsoft.co.uk software your company uses might be pirated.

  • 25 January 2011

  • How-Tos: How to stream web content to your TV

    Push content from your PC to your TV with QWaves Quicklinks TV. We show you how.

  • How-Tos: How to use Internet Explorer 9 Beta

    With other browsers breathing down its neck, Internet Explorer 9 is an important release for Microsoft. We look at how the new web browser - currently in beta - stacks up against the competition.

  • 15 January 2011

  • How-Tos: How to get the latest beta of Firefox 4

    The latest Firefox 4 Beta is ready to test, according to a Friday post on The Mozilla Blog. Key features of the new release include speedier start-up, better bookmarking, and smoother rendering of complex animations. You can download the beta here.

  • How-Tos: How to clean up your online reputation

    A good reputation - online and offline - is clearly key to your success. We look at how to clean up your online reputation and whether to hire the pros, or simply do-it-yourself.

  • How-Tos: How to use technology to get fit and socialise

    Moving beyond stats and graphs, a new set of gadgets, games, and apps add community and entertainment to exercise.

  • 30 December 2010

  • How-Tos: How to: 10 key technology tutorials from 2010

    PC Advisor publishes hundreds of walk-throughs and tutorials every year, and 2010 was no different. Here are the Top 10 most popular technology tutorials we wrote and published in 2010.

  • 18 December 2010

  • How-Tos: How to keep your credit card safe from fraud

    Credit card skimming is a major threat to credit and debit card users. Here's what you need to know about this increasingly common form of financial fraud.

  • 10 December 2010

  • How-Tos: How to detect and thwart DDoS attacks

    As the distributed denial-of-service attacks spawned by this week's WikiLeaks events continue, network operators are discussing what progress, if any, has been made over the past decade to detect and thwart DoS attacks.

  • 07 December 2010

  • How-Tos: How to use a 3G dongle with a desktop PC

    I want to connect a 3G dongle to my desktop PC. Will I need to install extra hardware or drivers??

  • How-Tos: How to use Annex M to increase upload speeds

    In a recent story you said Annex M could increase ADSL 2+ broadband upload speeds at the expense of download speeds. I use Slingbox to stream UK TV programmes to my daughter who lives in France, but my average upload speed of 0.37 megabits per second (Mbps) is inadequate for streaming fast-moving action, such as football. I'd be happy to sacrifice some of my 6Mbps download speed to improve quality at her end. How can I do this?

  • 04 December 2010

  • How-Tos: How to keep your emails private and secure

    Email is one of the most widely used forms of communication today. However, your message could be intercepted midstream, and you might never realise it. Here are some steps that will secure and protect your email messages.

  • 30 November 2010

  • How-Tos: How to personalise greetings cards

    Send out Christmas cards with the personal touch your family and friends will love. We demonstrate how to personalise a greetings card.

  • How-Tos: How to create an e-card

    E-cards are ideal for those you regularly contact by email or online, whether they are friends or business clients. This environmentally friendly option can also be kinder on the wallet. We show you how to create your own using ecards.co.uk.

  • 17 November 2010

  • How-Tos: How to fix a slow web browser

    It takes five minutes to load a web page in Internet Explorer 8.0 on my Windows XP PC. Pages load quickly in Google Chrome, but I prefer Internet Explorer's interface.

  • 11 November 2010

  • How-Tos: How to get rid of Webtrends Live

    Webtrends Live pops up whenever I bank online. The firm's website claims that it only gathers information and isn't malicious, yet several sites claim to remove it if you download their software. Spybot and Norton seem to ignore it, and banning third-party cookies in Firefox makes no difference.

  • 04 November 2010

  • How-Tos: How to dial phonecalls from your PC with a USB modem

    I used to be able to dial out to contacts whose numbers were held on Smart Address 2000 (Oakley Data Services), using a PC card modem added to my Windows XP desktop PC. I now have a Windows 7 laptop and, as far as I know, no dial-out facility, although Smart Address 2000 still runs. Is there such a thing as an external USB dial-out modem for my laptop?

  • How-Tos: How to make a website appear higher in Google rankings

    A friend has his own website for his café installations business, but I can't find it in a Google search. Any ideas?

  • 03 November 2010

  • How-Tos: How to watch videos in Internet Explorer, Windows XP

    I'm having trouble getting embedded videos to display in Internet Explorer on my Windows XP PC. Microsoft Fix-it Center solved the problem with my Administrator account, but not my Standard account.

  • How-Tos: How to respond to an unexpected log on request

    For the past three days I've been getting a 'Windows Security' pop-up that says 'Logon to UKOnline.co.uk' (my ISP). It requests the username and password among other information, but nothing happens.

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