http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com I've said in lots of places that if you use an electric razor and suffer from razor burn, bumps or rash, my advice to you is to get a double edged safety razor. When I use an electric razor, the underside of my chin is covered in razor rash. But nowaday... http://timwakeling.articlealley.com/less-razor-burn-from-electric-razors-1202532.html 27th October 2009 There are some standard tips on shaving well: change the blade often enough, use smooth strokes and don't drink too much of your favorite single malt first. But I've found a few tricks that people don't seem to talk about - that still make big differe... http://timwakeling.articlealley.com/7-unusual-tips-get-a-better-shave-whether-you-use-a-cartridge-or-double-edged-razor-935601.html 15th June 2009 Techies like to call ebay an 'online marketplace'. To me it's more like a massive online auction. If you want to sell, say, a gramophone, you put in all the details, maybe set a reserve price and say how long you want the auction to go on for. You can als... http://timwakeling.articlealley.com/ebay--the-real-basics-830121.html 20th March 2009 You might have heard that there's a new version of Windows in the pipeline. It's called (cleverly enough) Windows 7. Now it might seem like it's not very long since Vista came out. But Vista hasn't sold as well as Microsoft hoped, so they're bringing forw... http://timwakeling.articlealley.com/windows-7--whats-all-the-fuss-about-798895.html 25th February 2009 Olive oil spread There are loads of olive oil spreads available in the shops, all promoting health benefits. And they are generally better for you than butter or margarine. But making your own is even better - it's purer, cheaper and only takes 30 seco... http://timwakeling.articlealley.com/3-surprising-uses-for-olive-oil-561626.html 23rd June 2008 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 questions ... http://timwakeling.articlealley.com/should-you-upgrade-to-windows-vista-for-pc-novices-519543.html 18th April 2008 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... http://timwakeling.articlealley.com/how-to-run-old-software-110623.html 07th December 2006 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" the last thing you... http://timwakeling.articlealley.com/using-undo--redo-110621.html 07th December 2006 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 see ... http://timwakeling.articlealley.com/what-you-should-know-about-internet-explorer-7-110620.html 07th December 2006 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 ... http://timwakeling.articlealley.com/changing-the-size-of-text-on-screen-10147.html 27th September 2005 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 buying ju... http://timwakeling.articlealley.com/upgrading-your-pc-for-nonexperts-3717.html 02nd August 2005 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... http://timwakeling.articlealley.com/learning-computers-for-seniors-3210.html 22nd July 2005