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  • 14 May 2012

  • How-Tos: Sync Gmail contacts with Thunderbird automatically

    Need to know how to sync Gmail contacts with the Thunderbird email client? Let our Helproom Expert explain.

  • 07 May 2012

  • How-Tos: How To Ignore Your Email Without Losing Your Job

    One of the simplest ways to be more productive during working hours is to reduce the time you spend on maintenance tasks like checking your e-mail. These tasks break your concentration on more important work, and a recent study from UC Irvine suggests that checking your e-mail less often can help reduce stress and raise your level of concentration at work.

  • 04 May 2012

  • How-Tos: Thunderbird update deletes messages

    Having trouble with Mozilla Thunderbird? A reader installed a Thunderbird update that caused all his messages to disappear, and change mail preferences. Here's how to recover from a Thunderbird disaster.

  • 01 May 2012

  • How-Tos: Use UK Quicken with Windows 7

    A UK reader wrote to us asking how to use Quicken with Windows 7. Our Helproom Expert was happy to advise.

  • 18 April 2012

  • How-Tos: How to Use Microsoft Word to Create an Ebook

    Microsoft Word has lots of features that make creating ebooks easy. You can use styles to format an ebook or update its formatting to work on a different platform. You can use the References tool to create a table of contents automatically. And you can produce a design template that's ready for repeated use, so you can spend more time creating content and less time futzing with layouts. Once you've mastered these steps, you can create great ebooks effortlessly. I'll show you how.

  • 13 April 2012

  • How-Tos: Change Gmail's Button Icons Back to Text

    Maybe it's because I don't like change, or maybe it's because I hate it when software developers assume that everyone can figure out their cryptic icons, but I wasn't a fan of Gmail's recent makeover.

  • 03 April 2012

  • How-Tos: How to use technology to save your business money

    Running a SOHO (small office; home office) business can be tricky. You have to keep costs down but have a quality product that stands out from the crowd. We take a look at some of the best technology available to help you run a successful business.

  • 22 March 2012

  • Video: How to choose the right printer for your home or office

    When it comes to buying a new printer, the choices are endless but the pitfalls are many. If you make the wrong choice, it could cost your family or your business a small fortune. In this film we lay-out the choices available and how your choice could save you money.

  • 14 March 2012

  • How-Tos: 10 Spelling Checker Secrets for Microsoft Word

    You use Word's spelling checker every day, and probably just as often encounter some of the tool's puzzling behavior. Do you know how to get rid of a word that you mistakenly added to its dictionary, for instance, or how to hide the red wiggly lines that appear all over your document?

  • How-Tos: Word Tips: Paste Special, File Formats Explained

    Last week I gave you some useful Windows tips; this week I thought I'd continue the tips theme, and move to Microsoft Word.

  • 27 February 2012

  • How-Tos: How to protect your privacy on Google

    Under new privacy rules that Google is implementing on March 1, all of the data that Google collects based on your usage of YouTube, Gmail, Google+ and Google search will be aggregated into one user profile.

  • 17 February 2012

  • How-Tos: How to put a SIM in an Apple iPhone 4 or above

    Apple's iPhone 4 and 4S use a micro SIM, which measures just 15x122mm, rather than a traditional sized SIM that measures 25x15mm

  • How-Tos: How to put a SIM in an Apple iPhone

    Apple's iPhone is unlike other smartphones and feature phones.

  • 30 January 2012

  • How-Tos: Make Word 2010 default to Draft view

    An increasing number of us use desktop publishing tools such as Microsoft Word for digital documents, never intended to be printed. This makes Draft view mode desirable as a defualt. Here's how to set Draft view as the default in Word.

  • 26 January 2012

  • How-Tos: Work Faster in Microsoft Excel: 10 Secret Tricks

    Excel puts lots of great tools on your desktop, but what each one of them does isn't always obvious, especially since so many Excel features are hidden.

  • How-Tos: How to manage a Google Wallet account

    When it comes to downloading apps for Google Android devices, whether they're smartphones or tablet PCs, there are plenty of free apps available that don't need you to register any form of payment method

  • 23 January 2012

  • How-Tos: How to create QR codes

    We provide practical advice on how to generate QR codes that send smartphone browsers to your website, then include them in your documents.

  • 20 January 2012

  • How-Tos: How to change the default program used to open a file type in Windows 7

    Windows will usually open a specific file type in the same program, known as the default program, all the time

  • 19 January 2012

  • How-Tos: How to remotely connect to a Windows 7 PC

    Remote access is a great tool that allows a PC's desktop, along with files, folders, programs and settings, to be accessed from another location with the help of a net connection

  • 18 January 2012

  • How-Tos: How to enable remote desktop access in Windows 7

    Remote access if a great tool that allows a PC's desktop, along with files, folders, programs and settings, to be accessed from another location with the help of a net connection.

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