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Extend your mobile phone's battery life

Digital Living Nowadays phones have a tonne of functions and all of them drain battery power, so if you don't need something, switch it off. The majority of mobile phone displays will be set to full brightness when you first switch them on and, unless you change...

14 June 2006, 14:50

Can I put two SIM cards in one mobile phone?

Digital Living This will work on any mobile phone and will also allow you to switch from one SIM to another without turning the phone off. With the dual SIM adaptors, you need to switch backwards and forwards between the two SIMs and can only receive calls on the...

29 June 2006, 11:41

Windows shortcuts

Digital Living Press the combination once to switch to your last open window or multiple times to switch to any other open window. Alt+Tab lets you switch between all of your open windows. Keyboard shortcuts are a great way to keep things moving when you're using...

9 May 2005, 14:49

Apple Newton vs Samsung Q1 UMPC

Digital Living It comes with Microsoft Office as standard, so you can start cranking out Word documents the minute you switch it on. Like the Q1, the Newton can switch screen orientations on the fly. On the few occasions when it did freeze up, I simply hit the...

27 July 2006, 16:39

Bringing it all back home

Digital Living My ability to drop Orange like a hot poker and switch to another carrier is what keeps Orange honest, my bills down and those spiffy new handsets appearing when it comes around to upgrade time. It will feel more like my relationship with my high...

1 July 2006, 8:00

Is my PC ready for Windows Vista?

Digital Living Hi, I intend switch to Windows Vista when it's released in early 2007, but how can I be sure my PC is fast enough to run it? You're right to be concerned. Windows Vista is far more demanding on PC resources than Windows XP.

20 July 2006, 14:21

How do I make Vista shut down quicker?

Digital Living How do I make my laptop switch off in a hurry without pressing the power button? Hi, I've got Windows Vista and generally I'm really impressed with it, but recently it's taking forever to shut down. Hi Angela,

15 August 2007, 15:48

Should I buy my camcorder in the US for less?

Digital Living Many modern power adaptors will happily detect the local voltage and switch over to match, but others may die a swift death. 'Tis the season to be jolly! I'm off to Florida just after Christmas and wanted to make the most of the great exchange rate...

20 December 2006, 11:42

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

Digital Living With two of these inputs, you can connect a pair of hi-def devices at the same time without having to switch cables. 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...

24 January 2007, 11:40

How do I connect my laptop to my television?

Digital Living If your TV doesn't have RCA input, you'll need to attach an RF modulator switch to the antenna jack before attaching the scan convertor. I have DivX movies on my laptop that I want to play through my television.

25 October 2006, 15:26

Tech support for your parents

Digital Living There are still some sites that don't work as they're supposed to with this browser, and you don't want to be telling your parents to switch back and forth between it and Internet Explorer all the time.

11 May 2005, 11:43

Choose the right gear for high definition

Digital Living Virtually all LCD screens now also come with integrated Freeview tuners, which are essential as analogue switch-off approaches. Like the best things in life, you need to make an effort to get the best from high definition, and with CNET.co.uk's...

4 June 2007, 14:46

Do Aibos dream of electric sheep?

Digital Living I explained to my son that I had a dog for him to play with, and pressed the on switch. I took home my first robot on Saturday, in order to conduct a small experiment: I wanted to introduce it to my two-year-old son and see what I could learn from...

12 October 2005, 9:10

Knowing your RSS from your elbow

Digital Living I try to pay by Switch and Mastercard and Visa and cash and Nectar and PayPal and security is usually really kind about helping me to the door. I know where to get the latest high-res scanned images of Isaac Newton's alchemical notebooks.

8 April 2006, 8:00

Never trust a webbed politician

Digital Living Blair, another boyish leader, famously never figured out how to switch on a PC. The manifest insincerity of their attempts to pull on geekish robes is physically painful to anyone who knows what's really going on.

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13 October 2006, 8:00