I use the apache program to let people download from my pc as seen here http://wow-tv.co.uk/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=1897 but the interface (?) looks very basic and un-inviting, how Can I update this? Any links to external sites explaining it wud be welcome, ty

You might be able to program it yourself using PHP and HTML. If you haven't done either before, though, it's probably too much work unless you want to learn them for other stuff as well. I've put a few links below anyway, but this is the hard way.

http://www.php.net/
http://www.htmlgoodies.com/

Alternatively, try searching the Apache documentation or searching Google with relevant words. I can't think of anything else :-(