In this post we are going to share with you a video on how to install and configure Avast! 5.0 for optimum protection against threats out there on the internet today.

A lot of people are impressed with the network speed on the HTC Hero with nTelos, especially when I commend them on facebook all of the time for giving me such great speeds (1.2 Mbps right now, actually). I’m writing this while being tethered on my mac via pdanet, but Iwon’t go into detail on the mac tethering, I’ll save that for another tip at a later date!

Anyway, let’s get started!

The first thing you will need to do is download the software here:

http://www.htc.com/uk/SupportDownload.aspx?p_id=283&cat=3&dl_id=852

After you install this software on your Windows-based computer and restart, get your HTC Hero out and perform the following steps-
Go to your home screen on your Hero
press menu button
tap settings
tap wireless controls
tap mobile network sharing at the bottom.
You should now be online on your desktop through your phone.
Simple as that! Let me know how it goes!

Last week we added OpenOffice.org to our list of open source software NOBODY should be without. Today we’re going to take a look at how to fix the problem of not being able to open the newest word document files in it. (.docx extension).

The best way to get around this is to use an online converter found at http://www.docx2doc.com/convert/docx-to-doc

Some people would rather have something that’s handy while on dial up or something not needing an internet connection. A program you can keep on your thumb drive at all times. If this is the case you may want to have a look at:

http://www.panergy-software.com/products/docxconverter/index.html ($19.95)

After using either of these methods you will be left with a .doc file which is easily opened with OpenOffice.Org

I just want to introduce this category by saying I’ll put up a tip at least every other week about keeping your computer running smoothly, tricks everyone should know, and how you can keep everything up to date. We’re gonna make this first tip EXTRA quick. It’s a simple keyboard shortcut called cut (or copy) and paste. Most people go up to edit on the menu and select the two items; however, there is an easier way since your left hand is (assummably) already on the keyboard:

After you drag your mouse over the text you’d like to select (with the left button being pressed down as you slide the mouse over the text) press and hold the ctrl button (or cmd if you are using an apple computer) and then press the letter “c” right above the keyboard. When you are to the place you want to put that copied text, you want to hold the ctrl (or cmd) button again and press the “v” key right beside the c key. Now, if yo want to get a little more advanced and “cut” then you can use the “x” key. You’ll notice that all three of the operations are performed with the three keys that are right in a row.

That’s all for now, until the next time, happy computing!