DR. MAC'S COMPUTER CLINIC
IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE
For those concerned about animals and the ethics of clinical trials :
All medications prescribed by Dr. Mac HAVE been tested on live computers !

Dr. Mac's Computer Clinic


LIBRARY

Here are all the Computer Clinics that have appeared on the idf50 web-site

Remember, the Clinics have been designed as a step-by-step learning process. This means that tips and techniques covered in (for example) Clinic No. 4 assume you have mastered Clinic No 3 ... which in turn often builds on the previous Clinic, No. 2 etc.

TIP : May we suggest you take a quick look at each Clinic starting with No.1 - if you already know that topic, go on to No 2, and so on.

When you find Clinics that you want to keep, save each one as a single file in a special folder on your PC. There are full details how to do this in Clinic No. 2. You can then refer to those Clinics and learn the techniques at your own pace - WITHOUT needing to be connected to the internet!

CLICK ON THE CLINIC NUMBER YOU WANT TO VIEW :

Clinic No. 1
Welcome
Update Internet Explorer and Outlook Express

Clinic No. 2
How to make a new folder on your desktop
Save whole web pages as a single file

Clinic No. 3
How to create Useful Shortcuts

Clinic No. 4
How to make useful folders
Rename folders

Clinic No. 5
How to make Sub-folders
How to Download correctly
Download End It All

Clinic No. 6
Download WinZip
Unzip and install End It All
Create a program shortcut on your desktop

Clinic No. 7
Use End It All to close running programs
PC Maintenance - using ScanDisk correctly

Clinic No. 8
Save e-mails and documents onto floppy disks
How to print if you don't have a printer

Clinic No. 9
Free Antiviral protection - Download AVG
Do a complete Viral scan

Clinic No. 10
Make Rescue Disks for the AVG antiviral program
How to get new viral signature files - free!

Clinic No. 11
How to use AVG with an E-mail Virus
How to use the AVG Rescue Disks in DOS

Clinic No. 12
Make Start-up disks for Windows 95, 98 and ME.
How to viral check and "write protect" floppies.
Use your Windows Start-up disk to launch the AVG Rescue program.

Clinic No. 13
Use your Windows Start-up disk to boot into DOS
Be the Master of your PC - learning to use DOS

Clinic No. 14
First Aid for your PC - Scandisk in DOS
How to access your CD-ROM drive from DOS

Clinic No. 15
Clean up your e-mail program
Download the FREE Disk Clean program
Give your PC a thorough clean-up.
Your NEW weekly MOT maintenance routine

Clinic No. 16
Spyware 1 - You are being watched!
Download the FREE Spychaser program

Clinic No. 17
Spyware 2 - Discover it and Smoke it Out!
Download the FREE Ad-Aware program
How to upgrade your Ad-Aware reference file

Clinic No. 18
Boost your Internet Connection - Part 1
DUN, Telephony and Browser Settings

Clinic No. 19
Boost your Internet Speed - Part 2
How to boost you modem settings

Clinic No. 20
How to Defragment your PC - the RIGHT way!

Clinic No. 21
AVG Revisted - go get it!
How to make AVG more powerful

Clinic No. 22
Computer Clinic Christmas Quiz

Clinic No. 23
Enhance E-mails Part 1
View e-mails in a large window
Set your own e-mail font and size

Clinic No. 24
Enhance E-mails Part 2
Stay connected !
Create your own E-mail Signature

Clinic No. 25
End Download Disasters !
Get the FREE Download Express

Clinic 26
Enhance E-mails Part 3
Change background colour of e-mails
Change font colour and style

Clinic 27
Be prepared!
How to Save your Address Book

Clinic 28
Setting up e-mail accounts - Part 1

Clinic 29
Setting up e-mail accounts - Part 2
Create multiple accounts
Create new e-mail identities

Clinic 30
PC Maintenance - The Registry
Download the FREE RegCleaner program

Clinic 31
Disaster Recovery - Part 1
Be Prepared! Prevention and Backup

Clinic 32
Disaster Recovery - Part 2
Bring your PC back to life
Recovery Methods 1