It’s October 22nd which means Windows 7 is now officially on sale. So far things have gone without incident for the Redmond giant and their new operating system. Windows 7 [...]
About Mike Halsey MVP
Mike Halsey is a Microsoft MVP (Windows Expert) and the author of "Troubleshooting Windows 7 Inside Out" from Microsoft Press, "Office 365 Security Essentials" and several forthcoming books about Windows 8. He is a recognised Windows expert having been awarded a Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) certification in 2011. You can follow Mike on Facebook, Twitter or on his own website The Long Climb
New phishing attacks on the way?
It looks like another batch of very realistic phishing emails are doing the rounds. I received the following email from a friend this morning. Hiii! long time no see? … [...]
What are broadband speeds like in your street?
If you live in the UK there’s a new tool you might want to take a look at. Top10Broadband have released a new Streetstats tool to show you how fast [...]
Free Kaspersky… The fightback against MSE is on!
Earlier this week, Check Point software gave away free copies of ZoneAlarm Firewall Pro. Now, on October 22nd (Thursday) you’ll be able to get a free copy of Kaspersky Internet [...]
The year the credit crunch failed to take a bite out of Apple
Despite the global economic downturn, one company that’s riding the waves of this perfect storm is Apple. They’ve just announced annual profits to the end of September of £1bn ($1.62bn). [...]
43M people download fake Anti-Virus software in ‘08/09
Symantec are claiming that 43 million people worldwide have fallen victim to scareware and downloaded fake anti-virus software in the twelve months from July ‘09 to June ‘09. The firm [...]
Is this Google Chrome OS?
In the last day or so, what is reported to be an early build of Chrome OS has been leaked online. I’ve got some exclusive screenshots of it here for you. [...]
Berners Lee sorry for //
Nope, that’s not a misprint. Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Web, has today apologised for the double slash at the beginning of every web address. The [...]
My Snow Leopard ate my homework!
In a rare piece of bad publicity for Apple, it would appear that OS X Snow Leopard, the latest iteration of the seemingly endless tenth version of their operating system, [...]
How to spot a phishing email
Last week at least 30,000 email addresses were published online that had been harvested from phishing emails. These are emails sent to people that appear to be genuinely from banks, [...]
Star Trek Mac sells for $8,260
The first Mac Plus 128k to roll off the production line has sold at auction for $8,260. The machine, originally sold for $2,495, was given by Apple to Star Trek [...]
1.5M extra UK homes to get super-fast ADSL by 2012
British Telecom has today announced that an extra one and a half million extra UK households and businesses will get super-fast broadband by 2012. The move will see a mix [...]
