TIM and Tim’s Top Tips by Tim Lambie & Tim Jones


If you have installed Office 2003 on a recent computer, you will find that the Office 2003 EULA keeps popping up. To fix this, hold shift and right click on


an Office program such as Word or Excel, then select “run as administrator”. Once you have accepted the agreement by ticking the box, it should not ask again.


Not happy with your CD or DVD burning software that came with your computer? It is sometimes the case. Then try Nero Burnlite which is free and from Nero. Nero has long been a favourite of a great many people, so it has to be worth having a go if you need to. It does work on Vista and XP despite the way it might look when you first “google it”.


Want something like the iPhone, but it might not do what you really want? Try a Windows phone, I have and am really impressed. Made by a range of manufacturers, they are very much alike in that they are packed with very similar features to the iPhone,


be brilliant, that can be overcome, but in essence it means that you can play catch up in the living room instead of the small bedroom!


but windows based. They are a darned sight cheaper too. It links with Zune which seems to be a worthy competitor to iTunes. I am very pleased with having the phone and what it does. Have you tried Google Calendar? I don’t need to as I have a Hosted Exchange Account, but if you are looking for the same features without paying for them, then Google Calendar is fantastic. You can even share your calendar with other members of the family which has to be really useful. It will also synch with your phone. Want to be able to show your iPlayer downloads on your TV, but your PC is in another room and cannot be moved near the TV? It might be worth trying a wireless USB to VGA video extender kit instead of a very long HDMI cable which is ill-advised and very expensive. There are a few reasons why this may not


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