How do I recover data from a corrupted hard drive that will not boot? Do I need to connect it to the computer as a slave disk? (more…)

To read email I have been using my ISPs webmail interface rather than Outlook Express. However, I would like to start using Outlook Express again as it seems to be faster than webmail. When I open Outlook Express and click on the “Send/Receive” button there are 194 messages waiting, all of which I have already read on webmail. I cannot delete these messages without reading them, which involves downloading all the messages. However, I cannot download all the messages as my connection drops out long before all have downloaded. The computer is running Windows XP. (more…)

If you have a large monitor then it can be useful to have two applications side-by-side, particularly if you are comparing or writing about something (such as a Word document and an Internet Explorer web page). Windows 7 makes this process very easy. In the application, which you want to appear on one half of the screen, press the Windows Key + Left Arrow or Windows Key + Right Arrow, depending on whether you want the window on the left or right hand side of the screen. Repeat the same procedure for the other application, obviously picking the opposite direction. Now you can easily have two Windows side-by-side on the computer.

Using the Windows Backup utility I have made a complete backup of my computer. As the computer has been running slowly I would like to wipe my hard drive clean. If I restore all my data using the Windows Backup utility will I need to reinstall all the programs or will these be restored automatically? The computer is running Windows XP Professional. (more…)

Every time I hover over a link in Safari a small pop-up box appears with the URL. How can I get rid of these annoying boxes? The computer is running Mac OS 10.5.6. (more…)