Lincoln Spector - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Lincoln Spector

Article | 27/04/2010 How to recover files from a NAS

After reading Recover Missing Files, Frederic Hugues asked about recovering them from a networked-attached storage (NAS) drive.

Article | 2/04/2010 What's all this about DVD regions?

John Gumbs asked the PC World forum why you can only change a DVD drive's region a limited number of times.

Article | 31/03/2010 The truth about old 3D

I've read a lot of articles in the last year or so about the new 3D trend in theatrical movies and HDTV, and far too many of them have made the same m...

Article | 23/03/2010 How to buy a home theatre PC

Kurt asked the Answer Line forum about buying a PC for his home theater

Article | 8/03/2010 DVD upscaling: does it really work?

Question of the week: Do upscaling DVD players improve the picture on HDTVs? Answer: Probably, but there's no guarantee.

Article | 8/03/2010 One or two anti-malware programs?

A reader asked if it's really a good idea to supplement your regular antivirus program with something like SuperAntiSpyware or Malwarebytes Anti-Malwa...

Article | 6/03/2010 Lose the Trojan

A reader asked the Answer Line forum how she can remove a Trojan from an infected .dll file called infamiqayoq.dll. Her security software quarantined ...

Article | 2/03/2010 Move data to a safer, separate partition in Windows 7

Cedric Crawley wants to keep Windows 7 and his applications in one partition, and his data in another.

Article | 12/02/2010 Is it safe to work while scanning for malware?

A reader asked the Answer Line forum if it's safe to work, say, on a Microsoft Word document, while scanning for malware.

Article | 20/02/2010 Where does Windows Live Mail store my mail?

A reader wants to know in what folder Windows Live Mail stores your inbox and other mail folders.

Article | 29/01/2010 Backup and delete

A reader wants to know the downside of backing his data to a flash drive, then deleting it from his hard drive.

Article | 19/02/2010 How to: Deal with temporary slowdowns

There's nothing pretty about software overburdening your CPU and slowing everything down. And finding and fixing the cause isn't always an easy task. ...

Article | 18/02/2010 When XP is discontinued

A reader wants to know if XP will still be safe after Microsoft ends support in 2014

Article | 18/02/2010 Set up your HDTV for watching sports

You have your pizza, your beer, and your brand-new, beautiful HDTV. But is that HDTV giving your favorite sport everything it's capable of giving?

Article | 12/02/2010 Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Free adds a useful extra layer of protection to your PC, at no extra cost.