Before following this guide please ensure that you check your recycle bin for any files that you do not want to lose permanently (restore any files you want to keep), also be aware that this guide will clear web cookies and history.

All Windows versions have their own built-in tools to clear temporary files etc, these are good, however I much prefer a free tool called CCleaner, there are a lot of different versions to download, however I suggest you download CCleaner Slim here.

The download shouldn’t take too long as it is pretty small, once downloaded follow the simple installation instructions, once successfully installed the CCleaner should start (if not double click the CCleaner icon which is on your desktop), once the program is running you should see something similar to the image embedded below.

Firstly click the cleaner button with the paint brush icon on it (top left hand corner), then click “Run Cleaner” (bottom right hand corner), this may take some time but should clear up lots of unnecessary files, such as temporary internet files, cookies, log files and much more, once complete it should tell you how much free space you have cleared.

If this method still doesn’t clear up enough space for you there are two options, you can either move some large files (music, photos and videos) to another location, such as an external hard drive, CD, DVD, or flash drive. The other option is not what I would recommend, but it could free up a few GBs of space, this is to either shrink the amount of space system restore uses, or disable it completely.

On Windows 7 and Vista click start, right-click my computer, click properties and then in the top right hand corner click “system protection”, a new window should appear, here you can either disable system restore entirely, or configure it to use less drive space.

On Windows XP and 2000 click start, right click on my computer and click properties, a window will appear, here you must click on the tab titled “system restore”, here you can disable system restore, or reconfigure how much space it uses.

I hope this guide helps you clear up some free space on your computer, if you find the guide hard to follow I will amend it help you out, let me know in the comments section below.

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In this post we will show you how to boot into Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking and Safe Mode with Command Prompt, if your computer fails to boot into Safe Mode it usually means that there is a more serious problem, such as a hardware fault or a corruption of important system files.

The first thing you must do is completely shut down your computer, once off you should turn it back on, wait roughly 5 seconds and then repeatedly press F8, if all goes to plan you should see a screen which says advanced boot options or something similar (see image below).

You can then use the up and down keys on your keyboard to choose different boot modes, when you have the correct one highlighted press enter and your PC will then boot into that mode.

In Safe Mode your computer only starts up a minimal amount of processes and services, this is for diagnostic purposes, however this does limit your computer’s functionality, one thing which you may notice is that there is no internet connectivity.

If your computer connects to the internet via a network/router you can instead choose Safe Mode with Networking, this should allow you to browse the internet, which can be very useful for virus removal etc.

Another option allows you to choose Safe Mode with Command Prompt, to be honest with you if you are confident enough to use command prompt you probably already know how to use Safe Mode.

Sometime pressing F8 too early upon boot up brings up the boot selection menu, if your computer shows this instead of the screen which shows the safe mode option the easiest thing to do is turn your PC off and upon boot up press F8 a little later than last time.

I hope this guide helps you to boot into safe mode, if you have any problems with the guide let me know in comments section below and I will do my best to help you.

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Turner made that comment after all the issues that Apple had with the iPhone 4 over the antenna issue, as he assumed that Apple would have issued a recall. Saying that a rivals product would be as bad as Vista, certainly shows how bad the OS was – even worse when it comes from Microsoft themselves.

Apple’s Q4 2010 earnings were certainly impressive, mainly helped by sales of the iPhone; 14.1 million of these smartphones were shifted in that three-month period. MG Siegler from TechCrunch said that these strong sales have now pushed them past RIM with smartphone sales in the U.S.

I love my iPhone 4 and have always purchased the new model every time they get released, but I just feel that my excitement for the device has dwindled since the antenna issue. I always use a bumper and still have issues with my signal – the 3GS had much better reception wherever I went.

Do you think that the iPhone 4 is seen as a step back from the 3GS?

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