Judy Heim - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Judy Heim

Article | 27/10/1999 Catalogue Web pages with SurfSaver

If you do a lot of research on the Web, SurfSaver by AskSam Systems offers a convenient method of saving Web pages for future use.

Article | 26/10/1999 Share Eudora mailboxes

If you use two PCs (say, a desktop and a laptop) to collect e-mail, you might need to copy messages from one to the other. Here's how in Eudora . . .

Article | 25/10/1999 Four ways to make Web pages easier on your eyes

Are Web pages becoming harder to read, or is your eyesight getting worse? Probably both. In their quest to be eye-catching, some Web sites use retina-...

Article | 12/10/1999 Make browsing more enjoyable

Wish you could click a button on your browser's toolbar to change the colour of a Web page, remove its annoying background, or stifle its music? Add B...

Article | 1/09/1999 Solve download problems

You're downloading software when suddenly your PC loses the connection to your Internet service provider or your download rate slows to a glacial pace...

Article | 27/08/1999 Outlook spam filter

In previous versions of Outlook Express, you couldn't create a filter for deleting messages when your e-mail address did not appear in the "To:" field...

Article | 16/08/1999 Clear your history

Do you want to know how you can get rid of the URLs from your browser's drop-down location box -- we show you how.

Article | 5/08/1999 Going on holidays? Get your e-mail box ready

The pets, the paper, and the water have all been taken care of. But have your remembered your e-mail box? Follow these easy tips before you head out t...

Article | 21/05/1999 E-mail signature hiccups

Do messages you send to subscribe to mailing lists come bouncing back? The receiving computer may be rejecting messages that include anything beyond m...

Article | 17/05/1999 Unleash a search hound

When a simple search engine doesn't do your quest justice, it's time to unleash the search hound: Dogpile. Picking through major search engines plus F...

Article | 3/05/1999 Manage your many Web site passwords

If you find it hard enough remember your numerous PINs for banking -- how in the world are you going to remember the numerous Web passwords you pick u...

Article | 28/04/1999 Gather e-mail while you sleep

Waiting for that all important e-mail but don't have time to sit around and dial up your ISP every hour? Users of Outlook Express may configure the pr...

Article | 27/04/1999 Bored? Here's an Easter egg

Easter eggs. No we're not talking about those foil-wrapped choccies, but rather hidden features in software programs. Usually yielding a video clip, a...

Article | 24/03/1999 OneSeek's ActiveCaption

ActiveCaption will interest Net surfers who use Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer. This free add-on lets users add hot buttons to their browser...

Article | 4/03/1999 When a browser upgrade goes awry

Theoretically, a software upgrade replaces an older version while maintaining your preferences and custom configurations. In reality, some upgrades (p...