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Tuesday, September 30, 2008 1:27 PM

Protect Yourself From Phishing

Online phishing (pronounced like the word fishing ) is a way to trick computer users into revealing personal or financial information through a fraudulent e‑mail message or website. A common online phishing scam starts with an e‑mail message that looks
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Monday, September 29, 2008 12:00 PM

World biggest Prime Number found using Windows XP?

Whilst on the train into London this am I was browsing Metro and spotted this story 13-million digit prime number discovered ‘The University of California, Los Angeles team found the number, which is too long to appear on this page, on a network of 75
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Friday, September 26, 2008 4:25 PM

Mac Vs PC Vs Linux- South Park Style

What with all the I'm a PC stuff going on thought this might amuse thanks to my boss Alessa for the link :) Rob Technorati Tags: im a pc
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Friday, September 26, 2008 4:14 PM

Are you a Digital Genius

Take the test over on the homepage of Microsoft.com/uk I took it and am I am a ‘technical triumph’ Updated to say you will need the silverlight plugin installedto see the quiz Rob Technorati Tags: Digital Genius
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Thursday, September 25, 2008 5:25 PM

New licensing and Piracy site in the UK

Just a quick plug for an excellent new site on http://www.microsoft.com/uk about licensing and piracy aimed at home users. The new site at http://www.microsoft.com/uk/licensing/homeuser/default.mspx is themed around ‘ buying safely and activating’ , and
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008 8:03 PM

Some help with Microsoft Tinker

You may have seen the post on the Windows Vista Team blog about a new download available to Windows Ultimate users called Tinker. ‘ Microsoft ® Tinker (TM): Microsoft Tinker is a casual game that provides players with short puzzle game play sessions set
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008 12:12 PM

Wallpapers from MSN - Beta

Well worth looking at, even if it is just to grab some great images to go on your wallpaper. Also love the random options :) Wallpapers from MSN – Beta Using the tool, you can download over a 100 great wallpapers Crop, rotate and resize images. Add text
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008 9:49 AM

I really like the MSN UK Viewer site

One of my homepages for IE is http://uk.msn.com , and this morning when I launched my browser I was offered to try Viewer . ‘ …a new way to explore MSN UK. It’s a trial using Microsoft’s new Silverlight technology, We hope you like it.’ http://viewer.uk.msn.com/
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Monday, September 22, 2008 10:16 AM

Inukitut Windows Vista LIP now available

If you like your Windows Vista in Inukitut (a language of the Canadian Territory of Nunavut, then you can download the latest Language Interface Pack (LIP) now: Click here to view the Inuktitut Download Center page . Rob Technorati Tags: Inukitut Windows
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Friday, September 19, 2008 1:14 PM

Search Engine Rap Battle - MSN vs Google

Well it is friday… Search Engine Rap Battle - MSN vs Google thanks to Matt over on the Windows Live Channel for the link Rob Technorati Tags: Live Search , Google , Yahoo
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Thursday, September 18, 2008 3:19 PM

18 IE8 Videos (easier browsing and live search amongst others.

My old friend Liam Kelly (UK DPE Partner Lead) has pointed towards the latest videos about using IE8 , and there are 18 of them up on YouTube the 2 most recent added within the last 24 hours are Easier Browsing and Live Search Well worth looking at if
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Thursday, September 18, 2008 9:50 AM

Back Up and Restore Files and PCs using Windows Home Server

Following the announcement on the Windows Home Server Blog about the updated site and new series about using Windows Home Server. Windows Home Server: Back Up and Restore Files and PCs If you are interested in learning a little more about Home Server
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Thursday, September 18, 2008 8:41 AM

Malay (Brunei Darussalam) Windows Vista LIP now available

If you like your Windows Vista in Malay then you can download the latest Windows Vista Language Interface Pack (LIP) : Click here to download the Malay Vista LIP. * Please note that the Malay Brunei Darussalam LIP can only be installed on a system that
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008 4:32 PM

Test drive Microsoft Office for free

A while back I blogged about how you could Test drive Windows Vista Ultimate for free , well know you can also Test drive Microsoft Office 2007…(click the image to find out how) Rob Technorati Tags: Office 2007
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Monday, September 15, 2008 4:52 PM

Top 5 Windows Vista Websites?

Well according to the Windows Vista Club poll they are as follows Tweaking With Vishal Windows Vista For Beginners Vista & XP Media Center Windows Vista Forums MintyWhite Windows Guides There is going to be a final judgment for the overall title,
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Monday, September 15, 2008 1:53 PM

When the Windows Task Manager just isn’t enough.

If like me you occasionally go into the Windows Task Manager , (usually as a result of some poor performance or to kill off some unresponsive program) and when you get there you get a screen that you really don’t know what to make of. So which process
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Thursday, September 11, 2008 9:32 AM

Creating a Windows Vista Backup

I am always on the hunt for demos, tutorials and articles on how to achieve tasks in Windows Vista, so I can understand if there is any content on the Windows Help and How-to site that is missing or could be improved, and also from a personal perspective
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Wednesday, September 10, 2008 10:42 AM

Latest Quantum of Solace movie trailer

Nothing to do with Windows Vista but worthwhile anyway for any Bond fans out there MSN UK have got the latest full length trailer for the next James Bond film – Quantum of Solace, well over 2 mins long… so for any bond fans out there check it out. James
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Tuesday, September 09, 2008 1:02 PM

Windows International Testing Blog

Just spotted this new Windows International (the group I work in) blog from Oliver Windows International Testing “ This blog will provide topics of interest to software developers and test engineers who are interested in Software Localization Testing,
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Monday, September 08, 2008 5:29 PM

Speed up your PC and get a Windows Experience Index score of 5.9

The ever wonderful Windows Vista Magazine has been running a recent set of articles on how to achieve a Windows Experience score of 5.9 The articles are great and well worth a read if you are looking to make sure your computers hardware and software is
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Monday, September 08, 2008 9:23 AM

OT – Windows Cling Pictures confusion

Ok so it is Monday morning, but I get loads of email over the weekend from all over the world, and my usual work pattern is to give the titles a quick scan and delete the majority!!! and then start to look at the ones that appear more important that are
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Thursday, September 04, 2008 2:00 PM

New image tool from Microsoft Research: AutoCollage

You might have already seen a little about the this great new piece of software coming from Microsoft Research , it lets you create collages of pictures automatically from your computer. So I thought I would give it a quick go, and the result are below.
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Wednesday, September 03, 2008 9:25 AM

Windows Live Messenger translation bot!

How great is this latest Bot, from the MSR-MT team Windows Live Messenger translation bot now available! Really easy to use and setup in a few seconds on Windows Live Messenger, and on your smartphone. To get started just add mtbot@hotmail.com to your
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