Basics of Computer and Information Technology

Whenever you delete a file it will be sent to the Recycle Bin so that it can be restored if you change you mind (unless the file is too lar...

In a new regular feature I will try to translate a few technical terms into plain English. In the first post I will look at some terms about...

I have decided to start a blog carnival to provide a monthly digest of the best blog articles that offer computer help and advice, preferabl...

We have to install many programs to open the variety of files we are sent or download off the Internet, and we have to install more programs...

When you are using Windows Explorer - the file management program that opens when you double-click on 'My Computer' and the like - y...

The GIMP This is a fully featured image editor with an interesting name - it stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program (apparently). This i...

Here is the scenario, you have copied some text from somewhere and pasted it into Word; however, the text ends up looking something like thi...