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  • Office 2007 Update +IE8

    Posted by on 30. Apr 2009 on Internet, PC, no comment

    Service Pack 2 for Microsoft’s Office 2007 suite has just been released to Windows update. If you have Office 2007, run Windows update now to receive the update, it is quite large so be prepared for at least a 30 minute download and install.

    This update adds Open Document Format compatibility and...

  • Congratulations

    Posted by on 27. Apr 2009 on Off Topic, no comment

    Congratulations to my wife Angela who passed her driving test this morning at the first attempt. She now has a new Smart Car to enjoy the road! Well done :)

    ...

  • Spyware Doctor Basic Update

    Posted by on 26. Apr 2009 on Internet, PC, no comment

    I mentioned a couple of weeks ago the new update to PCTools Spyware Doctor now with 64bit support, at the time of writing the update wasn’t available to the basic version supplied through Google. I’m now happy to report that...

  • Netgear EVA9150 DIGITAL ENTERTAINER ELITE

    Posted by on on Technology, no comment

    If you’re looking to add a multi media piece of kit to connect your PC to your living room set up then the new Netgear Entertainer maybe for you.

    The following was supplied to me in an email this week direct from Netgear:

    EVA9150

    Access...

  • Chocolate Maths

    Posted by on on Off Topic, no comment

    I received the following in an email from my nephew this evening and thought it was very clever and worth sharing with you all, so many thanks to Josh Salvin for this:

    YOUR AGE BY CHOCOLATE MATHS

    This is pretty neat.
    DON’T CHEAT...

  • Bluetooth Printer

    Posted by on on PC, Technology, no comment

    It’s taken me about 5 months to write about this, but hopefully it may come in handy and help someone out should they stumble across this?

    Back in December I installed a new PC and came across a HP 995c Bluetooth printer, it was...

  • PS3 Update

    Posted by on on Gaming, no comment

    New update version 2.70 now available for the PS3. Here’s the description from the PS3 blog at:http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/04/01/ps3-firmware-v270-update/ where you can also view a video demo of the updates:

    Hi everyone, we’re adding some great new features with the next PS3 firmware...

  • For Sale

    Posted by on on PC, Simple PC, no comment

    Last year we bought a new PC to offer as a loan PC, so far its sat in the corner and we haven’t had to use it, so with a few upgrades we would like to offer the PC for sale and include a 6 month warranty.

    The Specs are:

    Intel Pentium Dual...

  • Mac Threat

    Posted by on 17. Apr 2009 on Technology, 1 comment

    Here’s some more interesting info from the PCTools team:

    Mac Threat Alert

    Know anyone that’s a Mac User?
    Then let them know that malware researchers have discovered what appears to be the first Mac OSX botnet, aka MacBot or...

  • Protect Yourself

    Posted by on 09. Apr 2009 on Internet, PC, no comment

    The following is from an email newsletter I received this week, it focuses on social networking and the ways cyber criminals can exploit your details and even your PC from such sites. I may be of interest….

    Tricks hackers’ use you probably never heard about!

    Looks like cybercriminals have turned social networking into...