Boot Up Projects

Rick Maybury is a writer and regular contributor to The Daily Telegraph, specialising in computing and technology.

Word processing - getting started, projects - customizing Word, creating labels, creating your own stationery; design and layout, projects - creating a newsletter, designing your own Christmas cards; tool, tables and numbers, projects - creating a VAT invoice, masters of macros, home income calculator; pictures and images, projects - creating your signature, customizing Windows screens, removing red eye, editing an image; getting on the net, projects - changing your browser, covering your tracks, keep it private; computer networks, projects - creating a home network, adding a second parallel port; using the Internet, projects - finding people on the net, using your PC for research, searching the Internet, creating a family tree, accessing newsgroups, learning netiquette; building your own web site, projects - building a web site, getting your site onto the net; easier access; upgrading your PC, projects - installing a CD writer, memory upgrade, installing a second parallel port, installing a DVD drive, top tips.