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  • 18 November 2007

  • How-Tos: How to go mobile with a USB thumb drive

    If you don’t want to have to lug a laptop around, just so you can access files and use specific applications you depend on, it's worth investigating thumb-sized versions of software that are both stored and launch from a USB memory key.

  • 17 November 2007

  • How-Tos: How to set up an e-commerce site with 1&1 Business eShop

    If you’re in the business of selling, “Get online or die” is the message coming loud and clear from consumers.

  • 12 November 2007

  • How-Tos: How to lock down sensitive data on your laptop

    If you keep valuable files on your laptop, you probably know that you ought to protect your data. But knowing you should do something isn't the same as actually doing it, as evidenced by the steady stream of incidents where sensitive information gets lost or stolen from corporate laptops. However, locking down data isn't hard or expensive. We show you how.

  • 09 October 2007

  • How-Tos: How to share PowerPoint presentations with Gmail

    Gmail's PowerPoint viewer is a free tool you can use for sharing PowerPoint presentations. If you're using PowerPoint 2007, remember to save your presentation in the old .ppt format rather than as a .pptx file. Click the Office Button, Save As, PowerPoint 97-2003 Presentation.

  • How-Tos: How to share presentations with Scribd

    As PowerPoint presentations are stored in a complex format, it isn’t easy to share them if a recipient hasn’t installed Microsoft’s software on their PC. Scribd allows you to share presentations and other documents, regardless of whether or not the recipient has a copy of PowerPoint.

  • 06 October 2007

  • How-Tos: How to downgrade from Vista to XP

    By now you will have read the 'long live Windows XP' headlines, with Microsoft giving the operating system a stay of execution by allowing users to buy it for five months longer than previously anticipated. The decision has been labelled as another black mark against Windows Vista, which has failed to meet Microsoft's sales expectations.

  • 24 September 2007

  • How-Tos: How to synchronise Outlook data with your mobile

    It can be really helpful to have universal access to important information, and we’ve found it really useful to synchronise the Outlook data on our PC with our mobile phone. Over the next three pages we’ll show you how.

  • 22 September 2007

  • How-Tos: How to use speech recognition in Vista

    Recently we showed you how to set up Windows Vista's speech-recognition tool, so here's how to use speech-recognition and save time and effort. It's easy and really very accurate.

  • How-Tos: How to set up Vista's speech-recognition tools

    Speech-recognition technology has come a long way in a relatively short period of time. So much so that Windows Vista no incorporates a solid native speech-recognition tool. Here's how to set it up and give your fingers a rest.

  • 15 August 2007

  • How-Tos: How to pick business backup storage media

    Setting up a backup system is an essential task for any business, but it can also seem a complicated process as a full-proof system relies upon more than one technique. That way the weaknesses of one backup system can be offset by the complementary strengths of another.

  • 10 August 2007

  • How-Tos: How to fix the 10 biggest PC disasters

    PC won't boot? Forgot your Windows password? Or just sent your boss a nasty email? PC Advisor leads you through the recovery process for some of the more common computing catastrophes.

  • 28 July 2007

  • How-Tos: How to battle the botnets

    Botnets - they're dangerous, deceptive, and very difficult to detect and deal with. What's more, according to recent surveys, the botnet threat is growing...rapidly.

  • 07 July 2007

  • How-Tos: How to enjoy faster, safer networking

    Get help with real-world Wi-Fi hassles, from dead spots and security threats to media-streaming hiccups

  • 14 August 2006

  • How-Tos: How to manage business contacts online

    Following up sales leads effectively can be the difference between life and death for a small business. In competitive markets, it's generally the persistent bird that catches the worm. Managing online contacts efficiently is an essential skill to acquire.

  • How-Tos: How to work with tables in Microsoft Excel 2007

    To compile and use data as tables you will need a copy of Microsoft Excel 2007.

  • How-Tos: How to use mindmaps to run a more efficient business

    Mindmaps help you visualise your ideas onscreen, keeping track of related topics in a kind of virtual thinking out loud. We're using Mindjet’s MindManager 7.0 Pro (£199 inc VAT; mindjet.com/uk).

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