Bring fantastic new features to Internet Explorer with add-ons- programs that extend your browser’s capabilities. We scoured the internet for the best.
Seven gadgets for your Windows Sidebar that will help keep your bank manager happy…
CodenameWindows discovered that Microsoft was recruiting new software engineers for Windows 8. The job listing, originally listed here, now shows that the job is no longer available. However, it revealed that Microsoft sought out new recruits for the planning and preparation of the Windows Update Client for Windows 8.
Take control of your life
The new Windows Live Calendar makes it easy to stay organized from any computer
- SET UP CALENDARS Go to calendar.live.com Two calendars will be created by default: your own calendar, plus a birthday calendar for your Windows Live Mail contacts. To create more, just click the plus icon next to Calendar, fill in the details and click OK.
- NAVIGATE CALENDAR Switch views by clicking Day, Week or Month – choosing Agenda will let you see all upcoming events between two selected dates. Switch to a different month by clicking the arrow keys by the current month.
Learn about Windows Vista the alphabetical way
Is your PC set up to deliver the best results?
- DISK CLEANUP Deleted files can be found in the free space on your hard drive. The less space there is, the more quickly they’ll be overwritten, so clean up your system when you can. Uninstall unwanted programs, for instance, and run Disk Cleanup regularly.
- A BIGGER BIN If you have plenty of space to spare, allocate more to the Recycle Bin (right-click the bin, click Properties). The more space you give it, the longer files will remain there, and the greater the chance that you’ll recover something deleted accidentally.
Set up automated backups
We all know how important it is to back up data, but generally only remember when it’s too late. Let Titan Backup 1.5 save your skin before you make an expensive mistake
Once you’ve got Titan Backup set up, you can leave it to automatically save copies of your files to a safe place at regular intervals, while you just get on with using your PC.
Erase online tracks and program activity
Ensure complete computer privacy with Privacy Guardian
Privacy Guardian guarantees your PC privacy by ensuring that all traces of your online and offline activities are permanently erased and, importantly, unrecoverable from your computer.
Normally, information from every web site you visit is stored on your computer and recorded in hidden Windows locations, including temporary files, cookies, the Registry and the index.dat file. Web browsers only provide partial privacy protection by allowing you to delete some temporary internet files and cookies, but they do not delete these things securely, and neither do they clean the data out of all your computer’s hidden files.
This month’s disc is aimed at saving you precious hours during your working day. We’ve also included three full programs, the first of which is ConceptDraw MindMap 5. Here we tell you how to get started in mind-mapping.
