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Useful Hints and TipsUtilities to help you keep your pc healthy Hints and tips on using using your pc more effectively |
Cc cleaner CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unnecessary files from your system - freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. |
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Disk defragmentation is a process that consolidates files on your hard drive that have become fragmented. Badly fragmented files will cause your system to run slowly as the disk heads have to move about a lot to piece together the various segments that comprise a file. A well organised disk drive can significantly improve performance. We recommend that the process should be run about once a month to keep this tidy. Defragmentation is a simple process but can take several hours to run on a badly fragmented disk. Click here to download instructions to defragment your disk. |
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Spybot Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behavior to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer. |
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Using key board short cuts If you're looking to work more efficiently in Microsoft word excel, or Internet Explorer, the key is using programmed shortcuts. in this section we are going to show you some of the most commonly used shortcuts. Firstly here is a table of the most commonly used short cuts in word. Microsoft Word short cuts
Internet explorer shortcuts
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Using mail merge Creating each letter, message, fax, label, envelope, or coupon individually would take hours. That's where mail merge comes in. Using mail merge, all you have to do is create one document that contains the information that is the same in each version. Then you just add some placeholders for the information that is unique to each version. Word takes care of the rest. for more information on how to use mail merge contact us |
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Creating templates While you can find hundreds of Word templates on the web, it can sometimes be difficult to find exactly what you need. This doesn't mean you should give up on templates: Microsoft Word makes creating your own custom templates an easy process. To Find out how it is done contact us |
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Fighting spam This is the aim of anti-spam tools. They promise to clean your email account of spam before you download the new messages in your favorite email program. And quite often, they do succeed. The best anti-spam tools work great out of the box but also allow a good amount of flexibility and configuration. They are easy to set up and efficient at pointing and deleting unwanted, unsolicited mail |
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Fighting viruses Some viruses are programmed to damage the computer by damaging programs, deleting files, or reformatting the hard disk. Others are not designed to do any damage, but simply replicate themselves and perhaps make their presence known by presenting text, video, or audio messages. Even these benign viruses can create problems for the computer user. We recommend avast as the best anti virus software and home edition is free to find out more contact us |
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Using firewall A firewall is a hardware or software device which is configured to permit, deny, or proxy data through a computer network which has different levels of trust. Firewall is essential for keep your pc secure from hackers. windows xp service pack 2 and above come with windows firewall if you would like some advice on keeping your pc or network secure |
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