Flickr is the tool of choice when it comes to sharing and editing photos online. It puts many other sites to shame because you can upload huge files at original dimensions, quickly edit them, group them and receive feedback from some of the world’s best photographers. However, its super-clean interface doesn’t always show off the best features of this top web app. We’ve picked five of the best things to do with Flickr that will change the way you work with your digital photos. ... read more »

Prevent Windows freezes

This month we reveal the very best tips for stopping Windows lockups, from stuttering applications to browser crashes. We show you how to spot problems before they occur and how to remedy errors that do crop up.

Master HD video making

In this month's Explained! section we look at how to shoot and edit HD video. Our 16-page masterclass uses Adobe Premiere Elements to edit raw footage, add effects and even mix audio tracks alongside your videos. With dozens of tips you'll be editing video like a pro in no time.

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When data is written to a disc, it’s first combined into a single file known as an ISO image. You might download some sofware and find that it’s in the .iso format. In this situation you can either write the ISO to a disc or you can get Windows to pretend that the file is a disc. The file is said to be “mounted” when you do this. Virtual CloneDrive emulates a DVD disc drive on your PC. This means that while there’s no physical drive, or way of inserting a disc into it, Windows will think that there is. Using Virtual CloneDrive you can mount a disc image to one of these drives, instantly creating a readable fake disc. ... read more »

Web pages are fine for casual browsing, but most people prefer to stick to paper when it comes to reading reams of text. This means that a huge number of web pages are printed each day, but how much of what we end up printing is really required? More often than not, it’s just a small section of the site that’s of interest to us, so a great deal of what we print is never read, or at least not read thoroughly. This is not only a waste of resources and harmful to the environment, but it also means we’re clogging up our houses, offices and briefcases with hard copy. ... read more »

Free Photo Printing

Get free photo prints! This site shows you companies that have free introductory offers. You can typcally get 40-60 prints for free.

Park at My House

If you've a parking space you don't use during the day, why not rent it out on this site? If you're looking for parking, a privately rented space will be cheaper than the car park.

Clearance-Comet

Comet auctions off its clearance items.

Slivers of Time

If you want to do a bit of part time work but need very flexible hours, this site could help. Just sign up and input the hours when you're available, and a local company might book you to do their chores. ... read more »

Most web browsers have a built-in bookmarking system that keeps a list of your favourite URLs. However, bookmarks in your browser are rarely well organised and most people end up with multiple collections because they use more than one PC. It’s far better to use a system that keeps your bookmarks online, so that you can access them and add extra ones from anywhere. ... read more »

100 Best-Ever PC Tools

The new issue of PCAnswers shows you all the free software you'll ever need for your Windows PC. We show you how to perform almost any task with your PC, whether it's customising your desktop, healthchecking Windows or speeding up your PC. Plus, we've got the 25 biggest downloads on our cover disc - saving you download time!

16-page to the iPod & iPhone

New to iPod or iPhone? Or you simply want to freshen up on your iTunes knowledge? We have all the answers in our 16-page Explained! guide. There's also iTunes problems solved in our ever present Helpdesk section.

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PC not shutting down quickly or throwing up errors? Then follow our simple guide to fixing these annoying problems.

Get up to date
Make sure you have the latest Service Pack (SP2 for Vista, SP3 for XP) installed. Many shutdown problems are fixed in subsequent Service Pack releases.

Identify program
If the same program or process hangs at shutdown each time, identify it by searching the web for the named file (such as WTGU.exe) to identify what program is linked to it. ... read more »

Mac and Linux users have had virtual desktop software for years, and it’s been notable in its absence from the PC. The software enables you to set up more, “fresh” Operating Systems on your PC, and it’s a incredibly useful and productive way of working.

One of the main reasons to use a virtual desktop is that it increases your screen real-estate. As we use our PCs for more and more tasks we often find that our Vista Taskbar becomes filled up with programs. Virtual desktops enable you to switch between entire OSes as you would between programs. It's a real boon if you're running a netbook or a small monitor on your home PC, where applications fight for screen space. It can also be used to diagnose problems: if a certain program keeps crashing, you can run it in a virtual desktop to prevent it shutting down your whole PC. ... read more »

A new type of phishing attack known as "tab nabbing" is doing the rounds that works by changing the content of tabs you've opened and haven't looked at in a while. So, for example, you might have your online banking page open in the background. Malicious code on another page changes the web address on your banking page to that of a fake page that looks the same. So when you flip back to your banking page, everything looks the same except the URL. But it's quite likely you won't notice this, because you don't expect it to have changed. Alternatively, tab nabbing code might change an unrelated page into a email login screen in the hope that you assume you opened it and forgot. ... read more »