Copying pictures to a CD-R using Windows Vista also copies all of my personal files (such as documents). How can I “unlink” the picture files from all other documents so that only the pictures I want are copied to the CD? Otherwise, if I sent the CD to anyone they would be able to open all of my personal documents! (more…)

When people move between a Windows and Mac computer confusion often arises when browsing folders in the Finder, as the path to the folder being viewed is not displayed by default. However, you can manually enable the path bar showing the location of the folder currently being viewed. Open a window in the Finder displaying a folder and then go to the “View” menu > “Show Path Bar”. You will notice that a new bar appears at the bottom of the window showing the path to the current folder.

After several years of ownership my Canon PIXMA iP6000D printer will no longer print text, although graphics still print alright. After completing a deep clean and maintenance (including nozzle check) a test page from Windows will only print the Windows logo and no text. Connecting the printer to a different computer produced the same problem, so it does not seem to be computer dependent. I have tried changing the text colour from black to red and it printed the text, albeit in red colour. I then installed a new black ink cartridge, completed a clean, but it still does not output text in black. It seems that the black jet is not getting a signal for some reason. Do you have any other suggestions? (more…)

When purchasing my new computer running Windows Vista the salesman said that the computer was not capable of running dual-operating systems. However, I would now like to install my existing copy of Windows XP on the computer. Will this work, or are there some computers which are simply incapable of running multiple operating systems? (more…)

Recently I downloaded a share management program. I have been using this program for years, but only recently a version was released that is compatible with the Windows 7 64-bit operating system running on my computer. When the software was installing a message appeared asking would I allow changes to be made from an unknown source. Since I trust the software I agreed and clicked the “Yes”. However, whenever I open the software a message appears from User Account Control asking “Do you want the following program from an unknown publisher to make changes to the computer”. Of course I say “Yes” and the program opens. This prompt is quite annoying so I wanted to know whether there is any way to prevent this message from appearing? (more…)