Computer Guide

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Below are the columns that have appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald and the Melbourne Age
Some have appeared at other times in the West Australian

January 29	Aggressively “helpful” software?
February 5	Backing up
February 12	Reducing size of sound files
February 19	Video buffering when downloading
February 26	Reducing image size for mailing
March 4	Having an accurate clock
March 11	What is the maximum capacity for Outlook Express inbox?
March 18	Arranging desktop icons
March 25	Scrolling is too fast
April 1	Can I boot from an XP floppy?
April 8	Oiling noisy fans
April 15	How do I run old programs in Vista?
April 22	Flaky USB drive
April 29	How safe is downloading programs?
May 6	Shortening files names for burning to a CD
May 13	What is the battery shelf life?
May 20	What are the $NTUninstall files?
May 27	What can I delete?
June 3	Outback Internet
June 10	Backing up alternatives
June 17	How many hard drives do I have?
June 24	Converting VCR to DVD
July 1	Microsoft office replacement?
July 8	Tracking cookies
July 15	Deleting personal information
July 22	Backing up mail
July 29	Sorting programs
August 5	Free anti-virus programs
August 12	Transferring old programs
August 19	What is filling my disk?
August 26	Is it time for a new monitor?
September 2	Dual Booting
September 9	Red X instead of a picture
September 16	Sorting by date received in Outlook Express
September 23	Showing my photos on the TV set
September 30	Unsubscribe is not working
October 7	Desktop pictures
October 14	Importing mail into Vista Mail
October 21	Unable to fully defragment
October 28	Free home finance software
November 4	Fixing camera sequence numbers
November 18	How do computers work?
November 25	Compressing images
December 2	Don’t cook your CPU
December 9	Opening attachments