The recent flooding in Thailand is having a big impact on availability of certain tech components, especially hard drives and cameras
Browser Choice icon or window.................. 14.04.10
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Thai flood causes hard drive shortage ..............01.11.2011
NOD32 version5 now available ..............14.09.2011
As the title suggests, there has been an update to NOD32 and ESET Smart Security to the latest version - version 5...
Internet Explorer 9.0 now available ................ 15.03.2011
Microsoft has launched the finished version of its Internet Explorer 9 web browser. The company said IE9's graphics handling, security and privacy features put it on an even footing with Firefox, Chrome, Safari and others......... .............but it's not available for Windows XP.
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 available........ 22.02.2011
The first major update to Windows 7, Service Pack 1, is now available to download........... Click below for details.
NOD32 version 4.2.71 latest news... 14.02.2011
As the title suggests, there has been an update to NOD32 and ESET Smart Security to the latest version - version4...
Rogue Facebook Apps........... 18.01.2011
We are seing many PCs that have been infected from the the use of rogue apps in Facebook. These apps can steal data and lead to unwanted software on users PCs........ read on................
Fake antivirus phone calls and emails........... 15.11.2010
Internet users are being warned about cold callers who offer to fix viruses but then install software to steal personal information. This is through either phone calls, emails or pop up windows that appear on hacked websites.....
Limewire effectively shut down............ 14.11.2010
Peer to peer file sharing utility Limewire has been forced to shut down operations, pending legal action. Read more.......
Problem with hyperlinks from email..........08.10..2010
We have had quite a few calls regarding email hyperlinks not working. After clicking on a link in an email, the chosen internet browser does not open at all.......
BT Broadband advert banned.......... 25.08.2010
It looked too good to be true, but worse still it mislead people, and led to many to switch to a service that just couldnt deliver. Its the BT advert with Adam & Jane. It's now been banned by the ASA for misleading customers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11075066
Browser Choice icon or window.................. 14.04.10
You may have had an icon appear on the desktop called "Browser Choice" and wandered what it is all about.................
Fake calls from "Windows".................... 10.04.10
Many customers are reporting getting phone calls from "Windows" telling them they need to re-register their PC at a price, or that they have a corrupt Windows log that needs looking at, for a price..............
Spotify. The answer to getting free music 23.01.2010...
One of the most regular discussions we have with customers concerns machines infected through the use of music/video download programs such as Limewire and BitTorrent...
Millions tricked by 'Scareware'
Scareware, or pop-up windows designed to look like legitimate security warnings, have become a major issue recently, conning many people into downloading and sometimes even paying for, software they do not need...
Ever wandered why your WiFi is so unreliable...
Taken from the BBC, this article goes a long way to explaining why many people using WiFi in their homes find it so unreliable...
What exactly IS spyware and Malware? ...
Spyware is software that hides itself somewhere on your computer collecting information about you and what you do on the internet...
Article on Cyber Crime...
The BBC have produced an excellent article on how cyber crime has become big, organised businessg...
Microsoft debuts quick fix clicks on some support pages...
Microsoft has started putting the button on its web-based support pages that detail the most common problems hitting PC and Windows users...
How spam works...
The BBC have done an interesting article on how spammers make there money...
Excellent article on Scareware...
The BBC have done an excellent article on a very common phenomenom at the moment - Scareware...
Scam Antivirus installation...
A lot of customers have fallen foul of the recent WinAntivir or Windows Antivirus 2008/2009 "infections"...
Millions of European Internet Explorer (IE) users will have the option to choose an alternative browser from 1 March, Microsoft has announced.
A browser is the program that you use to look at web pages, just as you would use a particular kind of program to look at word processor documents, or pictures. You're using one now to look at this article. The most widely used one is Internet Explorer, made by Microsoft, which comes with the Windows operating system.
It follows a legal agreement between Microsoft and Europe's Competition Commission in December 2009.
Microsoft committed to letting Windows PC users across Europe install the web browser of their choice, rather than having Microsoft IE as a default.
Figures suggest that over half the world's internet users have IE
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The software update choice will arrive automatically for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 customers
Users who get the choice screen will be free to choose any browser or stick with the browser they have, as they prefer.
Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Opera are among the alternative browsers that people will be offered.
If you are happy with Internet Explorer, then you don't have to add another browser, it's just so you know you have a choice.
The full Microsoft article on the subject is here here –
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows/what-is-the-browser-choice-update
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