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Is now the right time to buy a new TV?

Digital Living Six months ago we'd have urged you to be cautious, but luckily we're finally approaching a point where the technology and price point of flatscreens are becoming realistic to the buyer. I've finally decided to upgrade my crusty old television.

25 May 2005, 12:00

Make Internet Explorer work for you

Digital Living Firefox is a fantastic browser, as is Safari for the Mac, but today I'm going to focus on Internet Explorer alternatives that were made using the standard IE as a starting point. I should point out that, while the standard IE does the job, as...

9 June 2005, 12:08

Outsmart spyware

Digital Living If you've been using System Restore and suspect you've accidentally downloaded spyware, just select the most recent available restore point that you believe predates the introduction of the spyware. If you're about to download software that might...

9 May 2005, 15:49

Bluff it as a fashion photographer

Digital Living A quick browse through i-D magazine proves that a point-and-shoot camera with a crude flash can sometimes be enough to capture a compelling image. Traditionally a three-point lighting system is used, but we've had good results with two, or nine.

10 November 2006, 15:23

Microsoft's Media Center mansion

Digital Living The whole point of Media Center is that it eats up so many of the things you might want to do in a digital home (music, TV, movies, games and photos) that it makes for a dull demo -- there are only so many ways you can put a PC in the corner of a...

2 June 2005, 18:10

Get more from Sony's PSP

Digital Living You can convert DVD movies if you look for decryption software online, but as the legality of such action is a very grey area (even if you've paid for the DVDs), we can't point you in the exact direction.

1 September 2005, 15:54

Monitor your home with a Wi-Fi Webcam

Digital Living To focus the image transmitted by your camera, place a book with a legible title at the range you want to be the focal point, then adjust the focus ring on the camera until the type is sharply displayed on your monitor.

9 May 2005, 17:55

Wi-Fi horrors

Digital Living Many DSL providers use PPPoE, or point-to-point protocol over Ethernet, as a means of permitting their customers to log on to their broadband service. Note: Allowing file sharing between your Windows PCs creates a new point of entry into the...

9 May 2005, 15:49

Get the most out of Wi-Fi

Digital Living WEP, the most basic of the two techniques, was designed to provide the same level of security as a wired network, but whereas an attacker needs physical access to a wired network to gain access, they only need to be within range of an access point...

4 May 2006, 16:30

Can I afford a progressive scan camcorder?

Digital Living This isn't a comprehensive list of prices -- we can't do everything for you, y'know -- but we can point you, and progressive newbies, in the right direction. I'm trying to find out about the cheapest camcorders on the market with a progressive-scan...

Tags: model, eye, fields, lines

12 December 2007, 9:23

Is Prince the prototype?

Digital Living Prince's battles to retain control of his music are the stuff of industry legend at this point. When he died in 1991, genius Miles Davis was convinced that the best hope for the future of music rested in the diminutive hands of one man: Prince.

Tags: stores, fans, digital music, deal

9 May 2005, 15:48

Why isn't Freeview on LCD and plasmas as good as on my old TV?

Digital Living The first and most important point is that our existing broadcast infrastructure isn't set up for high-definition television. I keep looking to make the jump to a new TV, yet every time I look at them the standard Freeview picture is poor in...

25 April 2007, 12:42

Is a film SLR camera better than a digital SLR camera?

Digital Living That said, digital camera technology has matured to a point that digital SLRs can give film cameras a real run for their money. I took a beautiful poster-size photo of my six grandchildren with my Nikon 500 35mm camera.

Tags: digital camera, digital cameras, raw, noise

28 September 2007, 15:48

Why do Canon cameras have more than one name?

Digital Living When it launched the first EOS (film) SLR, back in 1987, it was called the EOS 650 -- because 650 is, obviously, a completely logical starting point for a new range of cameras. With the help of your Web site I've decided my new camera will be a...

23 May 2007, 12:55

What's the best LCD TV for under £1,000?

Digital Living In fact, this is the most competitively fought price point, so there are plenty of screens to choose from. I have a budget of around £1,000 to spend on an LCD TV. My requirements are: two HDMI inputs, two Scart terminals, a PC connection and...

24 January 2007, 11:40