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Downloading podcasts
By skid on May 16, 2008 in Internet and email | No Comments
Can you explain in detail how to download a podcast to my computer, running Windows XP? I have noticed that in the past that you have recommended Audacity as part of the process. (more…)
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CD writing software for Windows 95
By skid on May 16, 2008 in Windows XP | No Comments
I wish to transfer data from old 3? inch floppy disks to a CD-R. The computer I am using has both a 3? inch disk drive and a CD burner drive. This computer is not connected to the internet. Whenever I wish to create a new data CD I insert a blank CD into the drive and double-click on the D drive (which is the CD burner drive). However, a message appears saying “D is not accessible or the device is not ready”. How can I fix this problem so I can create data CDs? The computer is running Windows 95. (more…)
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Blender 3D
By skid on May 12, 2008 in Tip of the Week | No Comments
If you are interested in getting into 3D graphics work but cannot afford the high-end 3D graphics packages, have a look at Blender (www.blender.org). Blender is a free, open-source 3D graphics package which performs many of the features found in professional packages, such as 3D rendering. Additionally, Blender is available for all major computer platforms (including Windows, Mac and Linux). (more…)
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Google search history
By skid on May 12, 2008 in Internet and email | No Comments
Whenever I visit Google all my past searches appear as a drop-down box against the Search field. Can you explain how to remove all these past searches? Clearing the Internet Explorer history does not resolve the issue. The computer is running Windows 98. (more…)
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Outlook.Exe - Entry Point Not found.
By skid on May 12, 2008 in Internet and email | No Comments
On opening Outlook 2000 a message appears on screen that ?Outlook.Exe - Entry Point Not found. The procedure entry point ?g_DebugFlags@@3HA could not be located in the dynamic link library mytilus.dll?. When I click OK to close the message everything continues to work fine, but I would like to get rid of this message. The computer is running Windows XP. (more…)