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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jack Schofield

Ask Jack -- an index of issues

Here are the links to previous Ask Jack columns, going back to July 2005. Up to July 12, there are multiple questions on a single page....

July 2007

July 12, 2007: Unfair use?; Upgrade for games; Upgrade for graphics July 5, 2007: NTSC DVD

June 2007

June 28, 2007: Leaving 98SE June 21, 2007: Maximum RAM June 14, 2007: Flash drives June 7, 2007: Oldie phone

Issues from July 2005 to May 2007 follow....

May 2007

May 31, 2007: Birdwatching webcam May 24, 2007: PC choice May 17, 2007: Internet Explorer 7 May 10, 2007: Energy-efficient notebooks May 3, 2007: Dead PC?

April 2007

April 26, 2007: Works database April 19, 2007: eBook readers April 12, 2007: Future of Hotmail April 5, 2007: USB 1 or 2?

March 2007

March 29, 2007: Keeping Windows secure March 22, 2007: Naming names March 15, 2007: Finding your own space March 8, 2007: Connecting with Vista March 1, 2007: HDTV

February 2007

February 22, 2007: Vista or Mac? February 15, 2007: Billing attack? February 8, 2007: Monitor disposal February 1, 2007: Early Vista?

January 2007

January 25, 2007: Consumer choice January 18, 2007: Broadband frustrations January 11, 2007: Adobe security hole January 4, 2007: HomePlug connections

December 2006

December 21, 2006: Finding a reliable ISP December 14, 2006: Windows or Linux PC December 7, 2006: Buy now or wait for Vista?

November 2006

November 30, 2006: Notebook cleaning November 23, 2006: IE7 arrives November 16, 2006: Which satellite? November 9, 2006: Small PCs November 2, 2006: Saving your data

October 2006

October 26, 2006: Wi-Fi phone October 19, 2006: Anti-virus choice October 12, 2006: Badly returned spams October 5, 2006: Xbox 360 or PS3?

September 2006

September 28, 2006: Mac touch September 21, 2006: SpamCop blocked September 14, 2006: Data cards September 7, 2006: Google privacy

August 2006

August 31, 2006: New notebook August 24, 2006: Easier reading August 17, 2006: Plane computing August 10, 2006: Still phishing August 3, 2006: IP and privacy

July 2006

July 27, 2006: WGA or not WGA July 20, 2006: Damn Small Linux July 13, 2006: ePostal privacy July 6, 2006: Free your own data

June 2006

June 29, 2006: iPod failure June 22, 2006: Windows Vista DRM June 15, 2006: Music back-up June 8, 2006: Loss of colour June 1, 2006: Legally Windows?

May 2006

May 25, 2006: Hidden voices May 18, 2006: Help -- PC tuition May 11, 2006: ExpressCards May 4, 2006: Waiting for Vista?

April 2006

April 27, 2006: A Linux laptop? April 20, 2006: Adobe for Intel Macs April 13, 2006: Speeding up a PC April 6, 2006: Using C and D drives

March 2006

March 30, 2006: Unreadable pictures March 23, 2006: Anonymous surfing March 16, 2006: Windows registry cleaning March 9, 2006: Removed from Google March 2, 2006: Silent mice

February 2006

February 23, 2006: Your own domain name February 16, 2006: Quiet PC February 9, 2006: Drive wiping February 2, 2006: WiMax wireless broadband

January 2006

January 26, 2006: Email blacklists -- NTL acts January 19, 2006: Are you Vista ready? January 12, 2006: Starting a Web site January 5, 2006: Forged and bounced e-mail

December 2005

December 22, 2005: Clean feed December 15, 2005: Micro hi-fi December 8, 2005: Wi-Fi your hi-fi December 1, 2005: Speed checked

November 2005

November 24, 2005: The value of a megapixel November 17, 2005: Windows XP start-up November 10, 2005: Taken phishing November 3, 2005: Is it worth switching to a Mac?

October 2005

October 27, 2005: PC shopping October 20, 2005: From cassette tapes to MP3 October 13, 2005: Domain names October 6, 2005: Backing up

September 2005

September 29, 2005: Portable computers September 22, 2005: Unsafe email,USB limits September 15, 2005: Plasma v LCD TVs September 8, 2005: Move it, De-dupe September 1, 2005: Green underlines on Web sites

August 2005

August 25, 2005: Clear the air August 18, 2005: Kid-safe email August 11, 2005: Text on rails August 4, 2005: Come together

July 2005

July 28, 2005: Email limits July 21, 2005: WMA licence problems July 14, 2005: Dell printer catch July 7, 2005: "Free" music downloads

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