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Wednesday, December 31, 2008 5:35 PM

renewing onecare

Even though i know Microsoft Onecare is going sometime in the new year, I recommended my dad to renew anyway as he was happy with the product and comfortable using it. So rather than do the online billing at £37 I suggested he buy a brand new copy at
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Monday, December 22, 2008 5:14 PM

Here Comes Another Bubble v1.1 - The Richter Scales

Currently doing the rounds and embedded below - enjoy   Rob Technorati Tags: bubble 1.1 , The richter scales
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Monday, December 22, 2008 11:15 AM

Track Santa with Microsoft Virtual Earth and MSNBC

Using Virtual Earth 3D, Map Cruncher and Caligari trueSpace, Microsoft has built a Santa Tracker and Village at the North Pole Check it out: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28146841 .  Not only that, but they also created a 3D version of Santa’s Village
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Monday, December 22, 2008 9:47 AM

Windows Help for the Internet Explorer Security Issue

If you are still need help assistance with the IE issue from the last week then  you might want to read: You might have heard in the news about a vulnerability in Internet Explorer versions 5, 6, and 7 that allows hackers to gain access to your computer
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Friday, December 19, 2008 4:23 PM

The Twelve Scams of Christmas

Thanks to the GetSafeOnline site for this: Twelve Phishers phishing Eleven Spammers spamming Ten Bots a’ herding Nine Virus writers coding Eight Snoopers snooping Seven Worms a’ spreading Six Crackers cracking Five Tro-jan Horses Four Logic bombs Three
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Friday, December 19, 2008 4:02 PM

ASK IE Blog

Just really pointing out this blog ( http://blogs.msdn.com/askie/ ), if you have any questions about IE then this could be the place to start ‘This Blog will be used to discuss "all things" Internet Explorer.  We hope to provide topics
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Friday, December 19, 2008 3:38 PM

Its not to late to get a new laptop or mobile this christmas

and if you cannot decide then you can always let the Windows Gadget Guru help you out with your decision ‘When it comes to choosing your new laptop or smartphone, you can't just rely on Santa to make the right choice. Give the old fella a little assistance
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Thursday, December 18, 2008 2:57 PM

Get the latest version Windows Live writer 2009 and 3 new plugins

Over on the Windows Live writer blog they have just announced the release candidate of Windows Live Essentials that includes  a new version of Windows Live writer (version 14.0.8050.1202) I am a big fan of live writer using it for my multiple blogs
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008 9:33 AM

Windows Vista Answers

Hot on the heels of the UK Windows Vista Community Page is this new (i think site) called Windows Vista  Answers … Where you can get ‘ answers to the most common Windows Vista questions.’ you can either search or browse from the existing set of answers
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Monday, December 15, 2008 3:29 PM

Christmas Messenger Icons

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Monday, December 15, 2008 9:57 AM

What is the TV pack?

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Friday, December 12, 2008 10:01 AM

Launched UK Windows Vista Help and How-To Community

We have just launched our Windows Vista  community page in the UK UK Windows Vista Help and How-To Community On this site (which we are planning on expanding) are A direct RSS feed from the Windows Vista Magazine UK forums who have an active and
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008 4:34 PM

Windows through the ages - screen shots of Windows

Spotted this nice photo article over on silicon.com Photos: Windows through the ages which shows 10 Windows screen shots from Version 1 through to 7, really interesting to see the changes... From 1.0 to Windows 95 and to Windows 7 My first encounter with
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Tuesday, December 09, 2008 11:23 AM

Spotlight on photos and videos

We have recently changed our spotlight on the UK Windows Help and How-to to highlight some of the more interesting things you can do with your photos and videos at this time of year:   Create a professional photo album Make a movie in four simple
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Monday, December 08, 2008 11:18 AM

Microsoft Softwear

No not a typo, I really hope these will be available in the UK as well. Microsoft Turns to Crispin, Rapper Common for New Clothing Line - Agency News - Advertising Age Rob Technorati Tags: Softwear , Microsoft
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Friday, December 05, 2008 11:56 AM

Top 5 Windows Vista Security Tips

Great little article on Top 5 Windows Vista Security Tips from Dragon Via Chris Pirillo it covers the following (followed by a Windows Help and How-to article on the subject) 1. Checking your spyware protection - Spyware FAQ 2. Keep Windows Vista Up to
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Friday, December 05, 2008 9:24 AM

IsiZulu, IsiXhosa, Sesotho sa Leboa and Afrikaans Windows Vista LIPs now available

4 new Windows Vista Language Interface Packs (LIPs) have been released, all from South Africa, click the links below to be taken to the downloads pages: IsiZulu IsiXhosa Sesotho sa Leboa Afrikaans Rob Technorati Tags: IsiZulu , IsiXhosa , Sesotho sa Leboa
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Thursday, December 04, 2008 9:52 AM

The Counterfeit Software Gallery

  Following on form a previous post  on the n ew licensing and Piracy site I wanted to share this new site on a similar topic. 'The new Counterfeit Gallery navigation includes the typical three types of counterfeit, high-grade or high quality,
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Thursday, December 04, 2008 8:42 AM

I'm a PC and I love this company

Steve Ballmer, I'm a PC , nuff said   Rob Technorati Tags: Steve Ballmer , I'm a PC
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Tuesday, December 02, 2008 8:07 PM

10 great features of Windows Live

The ever informative Windows Vista Magazine has just put out a great article on the 10 great features of Windows Live that covers the following areas: Video chat with distant friends and family Protect your kids online Create amazing home videos Never
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Tuesday, December 02, 2008 5:18 PM

Are you seeing a virus message on this blog? actns/swif.t

I just started seeing this message pop up (from my etrust realtime protection) on a few sites including this blog!!!! how can that be? A quick bit of surfing took me to http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/12/02/actnsswift-virus-affecting-embedded-youtube-vids/
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Tuesday, December 02, 2008 1:57 PM

UK Windows Media Center and Home Server User Group

Was just sent the below link (thanks Akim) about the UK Windows Media Center and Home Server User Group,   which I think has just got going. http://thedigitallifestyle.com/cs/groups/uk/default.aspx So if you want to know more about Media Center or
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Monday, December 01, 2008 4:52 PM

Messenger Central for Windows Live Messenger

Just got  the following from Matt over on  the Windows live channel announcing the free messenger goodies available on Messenger Central for Windows Live Messenger Expression packs – Create your own wink with the wink workshop or get some
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Monday, December 01, 2008 3:55 PM

If you liked the GOW 2 trailer music

that accompanied the trailer ( a track called How it ends by the band called Devotchka then you can now get it in the UK for 79p via iTunes I think 'Due to the incredible success of the game in the UK and the insatiable demand for all things GOW2 from
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