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We have written and compiled a collection of articles and tutorials to help you get the most from your computer.

These tutorials are written in plain English so we hope they will be both informative and easy to follow.

We have changed the layout a little bit. Now all the tutorials will be arranged in categories.

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Safety Articles & Tutorials

• Tabbed Browser Phishing
   
• Protecting your Money
    
• What is a Firewall?
   
• What does a Firewall do?
   
• How to choose a Firewall
   
• Keeping the Kids Safe Online
   
• Stopping Unwanted E-mail
  and Spam
   
• The Risks of Email
   
• What is Spyware?
    
• Dealing with Spyware
    
• What is an Antivirus program?
   
• What does an Antivirus program do?
    
• Windows XP Checklist and Tune Up
    
• Windows XP Checklist and Tune Up - Part Two

Linux Articles & Tutorials

• .htaccess tutorial

Home Computing Articles & Tutorials

• How to change your Screen Resolution
   
• ** Using the 'hosts' file on your computer to block tracking websites and ads **
   
• Windows XP Checklist and Tune Up
    
• Windows XP Checklist and Tune Up - Part Two
    
• Choosing a Web Host to host your website

** The article on using the 'hosts' file is very large. It contains many thousands of know spyware/adware website's. This can be copied and pasted in to the 'hosts' file to block access to the listed website's. Full details in the article. **

Graphics Articles & Tutorials

• Watermarking Images in Macromedia Fireworks

Other Articles or Tutorials

• What is Gmail? (get a free invite)

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