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Can Youtube play video randomly?

Instead of watching your favourite music videos in the same order every time, by clicking a button Youtube will decide on the order of play for you

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  • 17/03/2012
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What is Sample Trend shopping?

Are you prepared to pay an annual fee to receive five unknown products a month? We look at a new shop and ask if it's a step too far in the current financial climate

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Learn Windows keyboard shortcuts

If you can master keyboard shortcuts it will save lots of time and effort navigating your way round your PC. We reveal the most useful Windows key commands

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Protect your PCs from a power cut

Although power cuts are uncommon, if one does happen it could damage your computer. We explain how to protect your equipment from a surge or total failure

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Is it possible to stop internet access to one of two networked PCs?

Denying network access to a single computer can be done by stopping Windows downloading updates. We explain how to do this using a Lan IP filter

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Why does Chrome demand an extra plug-in for some web pages?

Google says this is related to Skype's Click to Call add-on but there is a solution

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  • 13/03/2012
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Increase a home network's speed

We explain how you can make your home network faster and more reliable – it's not difficult and it won't cost you a fortune either

This useful planning tool is now on sale from Amazon in the UK

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How can I make my my external hard disk secure in case it's stolen?

The home versions of Windows have no encryption feature, so the best option is to have an encryted container file and use alternative software such as Truecrypt

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Why isn't my DVD drive working?

Check if it's a hardware problem causing the failure of a DVD drive to open properly

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Why does my PC show a Bluetooth error message on startup?

Utility programs that claim to clean, compact and defrag systems can sometimes cause trouble. Re-installing the driver from Dell's website should cure the problem

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Why does Safely Remove Hardware stop my SD card reader working?

Windows' write-caching feature can cause such problems, but is easy to disable

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How do I caption my photographs using Gimp software?

Gimp's text-handling tools can be difficult to master and result in the caption text being too small to see, or perhaps the method of saving the image is incorrect

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Windows 8 first looks video

Take a look at the new Metro interface in Windows 8

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