TIM and Tim’s Top Tips by Tim Lambie & Tim Jones
Ever needed to reset your Kindle to factory settings in order to either change the account or prior to giving it to someone else? There is lots of information about it on the internet and most of it is incorrect, so here is what actually makes it
work. Wake your Kindle from Sleep, then go to the home screen. Now press the Menu button, scroll to Settings and press the ‘Menu’ button again, select Reset to Factory Defaults. You will now be able to de-register the account etc if it wasn’t working before.
Ever wanted to know where your Outlook PST file was so that you could include it in a backup or transfer to a new PC? Outlook 2010 now sets the folder up in a sensible location rather than tucked away somewhere only we can find. If you create a new PST file, you will now find it in your Documents in Windows 7 anyway, in a folder marked “Outlook Files”. If you’re transferring your PST file from an old PC to the new one, replace the PST file that you have just created with the old one, and Shazam, it should work. You will have to enter your email account details from scratch though.
If you are going to move to a Mac, that is fantastic news, and if you need any advice, we can help. But, beware if you are an MS Works user. Do not expect to be able to open your files even with Office for Mac without an awful lot of leg work first. On the PC, you will have to “save as” Word file type each and every file prior to transferring them to the Mac, because the Mac Office package will not import Works files full stop. Outlook Express is tricky too, but can be done easily if you know how.
Scam phone calls are doing the rounds again, so if you get a call from someone telling you there are problems with your computer then put the phone down. They are trying to extort money from you to do something that was not
necessary and may actually end up creating a problem where there was none before. No matter who they are, they should not have access to your computer unless you know and trust them.
NOW IN OUR 9TH
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