Home router decided to call it quits. A trip to Harris Technology and 1 hour later we are back online!

After 2 days of configuring the Harmony 785 it looks like I have finally got it setup correctly - our home theatre is rather complex

If you travel frequently there are ways to keep in touch with home, but without incurring large phone bills. Skype has many features in addition to simple computer to computer phone calls, such as the ability to attach a phone number to your Skype account (so people can simply dial a number on a normal phone and go through to your Skype account) and also the ability to call phones from Skype. Of particular interest are Skype subscriptions. For around AUD$15.00 per month you can get a subscription which attaches three phone numbers to your Skype account (which can be from a range of geographical locations) and also unlimited calls to landlines in 36 countries. I use this when travelling and find it to be a fantastic way to keep in touch with home for a very small cost. More information is available at: www.skype.com/go/subscriptions .

When I attempt to open PDF files attached to an Outlook Express email a message appears instructing me to create a file association in Folder Options for PDF files. I have checked the Folder Options and the file association already exists. Additionally, if I save the PDF file to the computer (e.g. Desktop) and double-click on the icon it opens in Adobe Reader without any problems. The problem appears to be limited to Outlook Express. Interestingly enough, all other file types open without problem in Outlook Express. The computer is running Windows XP. (more…)

You often advise the use of the Windows Task Manager to force quit an application or process. In my Task Manager most of the processes are running under the name “HP_administrator”. When I go to close one of these processes a warning message appears saying that “Terminating the process can cause undesired results…”. Can I proceed to close these processes without causing permanent damage? (more…)