Transferring files from one computer to another using a memory stick, I can see the files in Windows Explorer but when I open the Word documents they are blank. Transferring the same files by burning...
I just got a new computer and was surprised to see that the keyboard and mouse are PS/2 rather than USB. I'd assumed that with USB being newer, new computers would tend to use it. What are the...
I just got a new computer with surround sound (5.1) speakers. As a newcomer to this, my question is whether all music, DVDs etc. can be played as surround sound, or does it depend on the individual...
When you save a Microsoft Word file, containing photos, as a web page, it automatically saves a smaller and a larger copy of each picture. I realise why this is done, but is there a setting to stop...
For a 2 bedroom house with one double bedroom and one single bedroom, but with a single person occupying the large bedroom and another single person occupying the small bedroom, what proportion of the...
I'm getting a new desktop PC which I'm going to put in the living room, where I currently have a TV on Virgin Media cable. My question is, could I connect the Virgin Media set-top box to the PC (or to...
If you've got photos on your hard drive you can see thumbnails of them, but if they're on a memory card or memory stick inserted into your PC, you can't see thumbnails. Is there any way round this?...
"New York is the most popular city destination in the world and Jet2.com are offering you the chance to fly there from Leeds Bradford from ?142.99 one way including taxes per person or ?299.98 return...
I travelled from Leeds Bradford airport on Friday. I'm used to having to put my liquids, which can't be more than 100ml, in resealable transparent plastic bags. However, this time my liquids were...
I had hoped that in Windows Vista this would be more straightforward, but no such luck - it's the same as in XP. At the moment you're supposed to right-click, click "Safely remove hardware", find your...
Obviously Windows Vista Ultimate has built-in software for burning CDs/DVDs - is there any advantage to having a separate 3rd party program? Also for DVD playback - is there any need to have a 3rd...
I've just started using a new computer with Windows Vista Ultimate. The computer has a broadband modem (Thomson Speedtouch 330 USB) which I would obviously like to connect automatically on computer...
I have a new computer with a built-in memory card reader (with different slots for different card types). These show up in Windows Explorer as drive, G, H, F, I, J etc. Is it possible to assign names...