Darlington Archived Pages

Combined Computing - Do you ever get the feeling that your computer isn't working hard enough? That it's basically laughing at you between games and Internet browsing?

Maintaining your PC - The New Year is the best time to dispense with your bad habits and make a fresh start

Often overlooked by web users - Newsgroups are the hidden gem of the world wide web! How do I set my ISP's (ISP = Internet Service Provider) newsgroup up on my PC? If you already have Outlook Express installed on your PC, just follow our easy step-by-step guide: In detail, including images in short, text only! Your ISP's newsgroup may be called: news.ISPNAME.com if not a quick visit to the support pages of your ISP's website should do the trick. Your ISP may censor certain newsgroups and won't allow you to view them, but there are other free newsgroups you can join like www.teranews.com and www.active-news.com

Switch to cheaper bills - Are you paying too much for your gas and electricity? Give this site 'uSwitch.com' a visit, it's very well presented and easy to follow... You can search out the best deals for Gas, Electric, Home and Mobile telephone even Digital TV

Are you sick of 'JUNK' email? - Well now's the time to fool the spammers! It's no good replying to the 'To be removed...' link at the bottom of a message. This actually makes things worse, because the spammers then know your email address is live and may sell your details to other companies. One way at getting back in control is to install this handy little program called MailWasher. There's a tutorial on how to set it up and it's Free! We used the latest stable Version 1.32.9, rather than the Beta Version 1.33 beta 2. The program allows you to view your mails on your ISP's (ISP = Internet Service Provider) server, before you download them. It gives you the opportunity to delete that 20mb time hogging video your mate sent because he thought it was funny, and to bounce back those unwanted spam mails.

Get rid of Spyware - We often hear about unscrupulous practices on the net, such as hacking and fraud. But there is another less damaging but equally intrusive practice being employed by web firms. Spyware software sends information about your browsing habits to a company that might sell that information. Although spyware is often harmless, it can still be an infringment of your privacy. Here's how to get rid of it, and it's only going to take you 5 mins.

CDR bargains - Looking for CDR's at the right price

How about some DIY - Another fine mess - You can fix it Online

Speed up your Modem- Here we list 9 - Free / Free / Free / £16 / £15 / £21 / £27 / £14 / £14

The Euro - Looking for the latest information about the Euro? Check the latest exchange rates when Buying from countries dealing in Euros and Tourist exchange rates.

New Year, New You - Get Fit, Give up Smoking and Cut down the Booze (Again!)

Cheat! Who me - This site has an index of hundreds of web competitions, stating the prize, providing a link to the Website and giving the answer to the question