You got a .rar file and you don't how to open it, some one asked you to send him "a rar file" or you just need a good archiving software? Download and install WinRAR.
FTP is a file transfer protocol for exchanging and manipulating files over computer network. We will use FileZilla software to build our own FTP server that actually works.
If any file can not be deleted, then you can use the program LockHunter, which removes the active connections of other applications to that file, which allow you to change or delete file.
If you use a lot of different usernames and passwords it is difficult to remember all of them. KeePass is an interesting solution where all your passwords are kept in one safe place and protected with one password.
Pixlr is a free and probably the best web based image editor. I will show you how to open and and resize an image, I'm sure you will be impressed how well the web app actually works.