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How do I make Vista shut down quicker?

Digital Living Before doing so, we're obliged to instruct you to back up your system, or create a system restore point in case something awful happens or you make a mistake. Hi, I've got Windows Vista and generally I'm really impressed with it, but recently it's...

15 August 2007, 15:48

How do I unlock the UK O2 iPhone?

Digital Living Hopefully O2 will change its pricing structure at some point in the future, making it more affordable. I really want an iPhone, but I'm not sure about the O2 contract offered with it. Is there any way I can unlock it and use it with my own SIM?

Tags: wait, iphone, unlock, firmware

7 November 2007, 9:47

Choose the right gear for high definition

Digital Living The last point on that list is the one that has caused the most problems for TV manufacturers. The most obvious pothole on the road to high definition is making sure your new TV is 'HD Ready' and therefore compatible with all upcoming technology.

4 June 2007, 14:46

Outlook horror stories

Digital Living What's the point of having a search feature if it takes so long? We love Outlook when it's reminding us of appointments, helping us to schedule meetings, alerting us of e-mail from the boss, and reminding us of our deadlines.

9 May 2005, 14:50

Windows shortcuts

Digital Living Ctrl+C copies text, files, or icons that you've highlighted, Ctrl+V pastes them where you point and click your mouse (well, you can't completely eliminate using it), and Ctrl+X cuts whatever you've highlighted out of the document (or folder, photo...

9 May 2005, 14:49

Can I buy a 37-inch LCD TV for £1,000?

Digital Living All of these screens feature integrated Freeview tuners, proprietary image processing, digital connectivity and a WXGA resolution of 1,366x768-pixels, which is the highest you'll find at this price point.

19 October 2006, 11:09

How to clean your digital SLR camera

Digital Living Although cleaning doesn't have to be a major operation, there's no point in tempting fate by poking around if your sensor is already pristine. Opening up your expensive dSLR camera to clean it may seem intimidating, but it doesn't have to be scary...

17 September 2007, 10:55

One graphics card or two?

Digital Living If your monitor maxes out at a resolution of 1,280x1,024 pixels or lower, there's little point in opting for a super high-end graphics solution, as the screen will act as a bottleneck. Hi, I bought a PC a few years ago, and although it was a pretty...

23 March 2006, 11:40

Gates keynote: move along, folks, nothing to see

Digital Living All of this was cool, and drew some murmurs of appreciation from the crowd, but there comes a point where the virtual product that creates a virtual environment just feels too, well, virtual. Ah, the Bill Gates keynote.

6 January 2006, 9:57

Home cinema: understanding the risks

Digital Living You'll jump out of your skin when a car door is slammed, and be unclear for the rest of your life whether it was a plot point or your neighbour coming home late. Home cinema sounds like a great idea when you're standing in Tottenham Court Road...

2 March 2006, 16:29

Speed up your bootup time

Digital Living But it's not always obvious when the bootup sequence is complete, so first place a shortcut to the Notepad applet in the Windows Startup group as a point of reference: Does it seem like the more time you spend with your Windows XP installation, the...

2 August 2006, 15:56

Beware the industry of cool

Digital Living It's all about the music…" At which point a cool act comes on, like a dancing monkey, to show how cool Steve is for putting music first, and how cool we are for owning Apple products, and how cool everyone will be once they've downloaded the next...

16 September 2006, 7:00

The Cloud, the Screen and the Hand

Digital Living Plaxo's big selling point is that it makes it easy for you to automatically update your address book via email, but I've never really exploited that functionality. Here's some principles that govern how digital stuff should flow in our lives.

Tags: jobs, care, flow, address book

20 May 2006, 7:58

Never trust a webbed politician

Digital Living David looks concerned, as well he should: what's the point of banging on about how available you are if you don't actually have time to field such enquiries? Watching politicians getting excited about technology is always an embarrassing experience.

Tags: party, talking, face, comments

13 October 2006, 8:00

A mobile phone to take me home?

Digital Living It lets you tag a coordinate and then return to the same point later, and also has a 'Twig finder' service that lets you find other people with Twig phones. I work all over the UK, but until now I haven't bought a sat-nav because I don't like...

28 April 2006, 10:49