Top 5 Tips

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1. Always remove the paper and blow along the edges to separate the paper. Then fan the paper realign and replace
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2. Always run a cleaning cycle every couple of days
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3. If print quality problems occur, try renewing the cartridges, they contain the print head.
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4. Only refill cartridges with ink three times at the most, after that the print head starts to suffer
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5. If the printer is printing strange symbols then remove the drivers restart the system and re-install the device.

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1. Run the defrag utility once a month
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2. Run Disk check once every month
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3. Clear the browser cache every couple of weeks
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4. Delete or backup and delete any old files no longer used.
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5. Keep the casing clean, hoover it while doing the house work, dirt can get into the fans and make the machine run hot, slowing it down.

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1. Always use a current antivirus scanner and run it at startup or shutdown if it does not have a live checker.
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2. Do not open any email attachments if you do not know the sender or recognise the file format. Also always download it then scan it for virus’s
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3. Always close unexpected pop-ups by the red cross at the top right hand side of the frame, some pop-ups emulate windows error displays and can download spyware or code no matter what button you press.
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4. Buy and use a good quality anti adware program and use it often.
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5. If you suspect a virus on your machine, remove it from the internet and run all security programs (One may miss it but another will find it, this is because an Anti virus will not look for adware and adware will not look for a virus)
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1. Set up broad-category folders within My Documents (in Windows) or on your hard drive (in a Mac OS).
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2. Set up subfolders within each category. For example, sort financial documents by year or type, and family-related documents by person
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3. Use the computer's sorting function. Put "AAA" (or a space) in front of the names of the most-used folders and "ZZZ" (or a bullet) in front of the least-used ones, so the former float to the top of an alphabetical list and the latter go to the bottom. Or use 01, 02, 03 and so on.
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4. Specify the default folder your computer saves files in. This is usually done in the Preferences menu--in Word for Windows XP, for example, pull down the Tools menu to Options, click on the File Locations tab, select Documents, and click Modify.
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5. Sort files to suit your needs. Sort by date, for example, to find the file you worked on most recently. (In Windows XP, pull down the View menu, select Arrange Icons By, and choose Modified. Mac users should click on the window they want to sort, pull down the View menu to As List, then select By Date Modified.) Or sort by kind or type to group all spreadsheets, for example.
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6. Use meaningful file names for your documents. A file name like Resume is less useful than Resume_Sales_10_2004. Remember not to use slashes, colons, asterisks or any punctuation other than a single period preceding the suffix.
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7. Keep refining your filing system so that it works better and better. Rename or rearrange folders, and archive or trash inactive ones. Avoid duplicating folders, particularly those containing photos or other large files; you'll fill up your drive and create confusion.
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8. Use the Save As feature when you want to keep an unchanged version of a document. You'll need to specify a new file name, which you can base on the old one or change altogether. This trick from old-school computer geeks is still a good one: Add V1, V2, V3 and so on at the end of a file name to track versions of a document you're modifying over time.
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9. Reserve your desktop for items that need immediate attention. When you're done working with them, file them in the proper folder. Try not to store documents long-term on your desktop.

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1. Always make a backup of you’re my Documents folder or your current data folder. This can be done to a DVD RW or other media. If you use a rewrite then you can use the same disk to make a backup again thus cutting costs.
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2. Windows XP and vista both have backup applications built in, they can be set to automatically backup files from your PC.
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3. Later Nero CD burning applications also have a backup utility on them that can backup automatically to DVD
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4. If you are going to change a document but want to keep a copy before changes then save the document under a new name and edit that document, you will still have the original document to revert to should all go wrong or the editing document become corrupt.
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5. A cheap and easy backup is to have an external hard drive and synchronise the folders with the desktop (This can be done in XP and Vista). This way a copy will always be available if you main Hard Drive fails.