Missed your favorite television or radio programme? Want to watch/listen to it again? In this article we explain how services like BBC iPlayer, ITV Catch Up, 4OD, BBC Listen Again and more can make a real difference to you. We show you that they are simple and easy to use - the world of 'On Demand' television and radio is rushing towards us and it's well worth experiencing! We also touch on watching television and listening to radio LIVE on your PC!

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As you're looking around All You Could Wish For there's bound to be plenty to interest you. You could always add a page to your favourites if you want to come back to it later.

But what if you think there's a particular Deal, Discount, Offer, Freebie or article that would really interest a friend or family member? Copy and pasting URLs (the information in the address bar) is a long and complicated way but...

There's a much more simple way! To the right of every article is an envelope icon like this: All you need to do is just click the envelope icon next to the article you wish to send. A box will pop up asking you for name, email address etc, just fill them in and click Send!

The recipient will then get an email containing a direct link to the article you want them to see! Try it! Send an article to yourself - you'll see how quick and easy it is!

IF YOU CAN'T SEE THE ENVELOPE ICON CLICK THE 'READ MORE' ICON UNDER THE ARTICLE - THE ENVELOPE ICON SHOULD THEN APPEAR.

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Google is one of many search engines, a search engine allows you to search the billions of web pages available on the Internet in a matter of seconds. There are, as I've said, many search engines available, all striving to do a similar job. However Google is arguably the world's most powerful and by having such a clean interface comes across as the simplest and easiest to use.

There are loads of fantastic Google tips and tricks and here we're going to focus on a few that should really make a difference to your web searching and browsing as well as being useful in themselves.

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eHow is the world's most popular place to find step-by-step instructions on how to do just about everything. Learn how stuff works, how to fix things, how to find things, how to buy things, and how to make your life easier. From investing money to painting a door, from holiday traditions around the world to installing a computer hard drive! It's all there! It's worth a quick visit and putting it to the test! Think of something around the house that needs doing and see if you can find out how to do it... or put look up something you already know how to do and see if they're correct!

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There's an easy way to find the cheapest forecourt in your area for petrol, diesel and LPG (and more). Go to the free website Petrolprices.com, register, enter your postcode & tell it how far you’re willing to travel (2, 5, 10 or 20 miles) and it’ll list today’s cheapest petrol stations in your area for unleaded, diesel, LPG and other fuels. A quick check before you need to fill up should be enough to save you serious money! Petrolprices.com will be a breath of fresh air for motorists who are currently paying the highest ever prices for petrol and diesel. The site allows users to search for the cheapest petrol in their area quickly and, if they choose, receive regular e-mail alerts so they will always be the first to know when the prices change. They have petrol prices for over 10,000 stations and receive approximately 8,000 daily updates, ensuring their data is accurate and up to date. By using petrolprices.com to check the price of petrol across stations in your local area, you could make substantial savings on your motoring. Searching for petrol prices in your local area or across the UK is completely free of charge. Once signed up, you will have 20 petrol price searches to use each week, helping you cut your motoring costs. All major service stations are covered including BP, Shell and Texaco as well as smaller chains and hundreds of independent stations.

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Try out this new broadband deal checker to see if you could be getting cheaper, faster broadband! Simply enter your landline telephone number and/or postcode and click Compare to see a list of some of the best deals in your area for broadband, telephone, and even television! Some deals may give you free line rental, another might give you a free router... find the package that suits you with this broadband comparison tool!

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The first thing to know is that there are two main types of hard drive. There's IDE (the older type) and SATA (AKA: Serial ATA). Second thing to know is that there are two main sizes of hard drive (AKA: form factor). There's 2.5" which is usually used in laptops and there's 3.5" which is usually found in desktop PCs. 3.5" hard drives are usually more stable and less fragile. Thirdly it's good to know that you can purchase both internal and external hard drives... however you'll usually find that an external hard drive is in fact an internal hard drive put into a hard drive enclosure which has a USB 1.0/2.0 or Firewire connection. If you've got a number of hard drives, or are planning to buy a few, you may be financially better off purchasing internal hard drives and one enclosure or docking station, that way you're not paying for the enclosure and the labour of putting it in each time in with the purchase price! This article should help you to understand some of your options and help point your purchasing decision in the right direction...

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Microsoft have issued a patch to fix a major security flaw in Internet Explorer

BBC News have filed the following report:
The flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser could allow criminals to take control of people's computers and steal passwords. Internet Explorer is used by the vast majority of computer users and the flaw could affect all versions of it. So far the vulnerability has affected only machines running Internet Explorer 7.

The patch was released at 18:00 yesterday please update your computer as soon as possible. If in doubt you can follow our free PC Maintenance Guide (paying particular attention to the Microsoft Update section).