Lots has been said about Windows Vista – but it seems like everyone wants to talk about all the fancy little features that you’d hardly ever use. If you’re wondering whether you should splash out on upgrading to Windows Vista there are a few ques...

I sometimes get asked “Will programs from older versions of Windows run on new versions?” Usually the answer is yes, they’ll be fine. Most Windows 95 or 98 programs urn on XP as normal. And most Windows 3 or 3.1 programs will run on 95 o...

These are two little tricks that can make using a PC so much easier. Undo In most programs (including Microsoft Word, Excel, graphics programs, Open Office, Wordpad) there’s a feature called “undo�. As the name suggests, it “un-does� t...

First off, if you don’t have Windows XP, sorry. This new version of Internet Explorer won’t work on earlier versions of Windows. IE 7 will be standard with the next version of Windows, coming out in January, so you might want to read this anyway to ...

My Mum and Dad came to visit last week and as always they'd saved up some PC questions for me (they also brought some French crepes so I didn't mind too much!) One thing Dad asked about was how you change the size of text on the screen. He knows how to ...

Intro One of the big advantages of PCs over earlier types of computers is that they're upgradable. If you get to the point where you need a faster computer, more storage space or whatever, you don't have to buy a new PC. You can upgrade it by bu...

It can often seem like kids nowadays pop into the world already able to use a PC. But there's no reason why you can't learn as well. It doesn't have to be as hard as it can look — if you go about it the right way. You can learn how to use a PC howe...