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Welcome to September 2010
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Some of the interesting features this month are:
· AV suite implicated in 4 minute boot time
· Websites to while away a quiet afternoon.
· Flash-spawned 'zombie' cookies (whatever next!)
· Preparing Windows XP for the long haul
· Software to organize your photo collection
· Laptop Hire, It doesn’t need to cost the Earth!
· Can I upgrade to Win 7?
· How much are your laptops?
· Viper i3 Back in stock.
· View from the Backside
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| Previous Newsletters |
| August 2010 |
· PC Basics - How to start Windows in Safe Mode · Support Ends for some Windows XP and Vista Versions · Got an iPhone but no Friends? · What is a Sucker List? · A Free Online Tune up Trashed my System · For great Deals, Don’t buy new, buy REFURB! · Four minute Boot-Up is easily fixed. · The modern hard drive is a failure waiting to happen! · Save money if you have a 3G mobile dongle. · “No-Frills” PC tower a Hit · i3 Still thin on the Ground · View from the Backside |
| July 2010 |
• British Summer - Kills PC’s! • “No-Frills” PC Tower is Back! • 20% VAT Shocker! • Remote Access Repair £19.95 - No Contract! • Microsoft Office 2010 Good, but not cheap. • Don’t be scammed by counterfeit software. • Some people don’t know their “R’s” from their... “RW’s”! • Antivirus conflict cannot be resolved. • Going on holiday without your PC? • Laptop mainboard repairs. Pro’s and con’s. • View from the Backside |
| June 2010 |
· Advanced security — build it yourself · Hard-drive defragmentation is still worthwhile · Windows 7 'Compatibility Checker' Actually a Trojan · Do small local networks pose extra security concerns? · Microsoft: Office 2010 Will Be Hottest Office Yet · Turn off power hungry PC peripherals automatically · Blue screen of Death (BSoD) survival guide: Every error explained · New Barbie to become a Computer Engineer! · Best Range yet of PC’s & Laptops at Northampton shop · Take charge of Windows' User Account Control · Computer Basics - Saving files & File Names. · Laptop Hire · External USB drive blue-screens Windows · Last Month’s Competition Winner |
| May 2010 |
· Run multiple antivirus applications on one PC · Microsoft decision puts public libraries at risk · MS Calculator won't remember window position · My new computer has too much RAM? · When streaming video stutters and stops · 10 Simple Google Search Tricks · Adobe turns automatic updating on for Acrobat · Microsoft Kills Support for Early Editions of Vista · Microsoft Works is Dead Long Live MS Office Starter · Business Identity Theft: What is it and How Can I Avoid It? · New i3 PC Bargain for under £450 · Last Month’s Competition Winner · This Month’s Competition |
| April 2010 |
Computer Doctors - Trading Standards Approved • New names, new threats from fake security apps • Alternative Browser makers demand screen time • PC prices on the up! • Spam, Spam, Spam – the ongoing problem. • New Hard Drives could mean problems for XP • How-to, websites • New laptop manufacturer leads the way for value • Essentials for a small business -A website! •- Computer basics: Show file name extensions • Ultimate PC Security • Choosing between 32- or 64-bit Windows 7 • Last Month’s Competition winner • Don’t always do what Micro-soft tell you! • This month’s competition. |
| March 2010 |
• Freeware outdoes Windows' built-in system tools • Where did all my music files disappear to? • Ccleaner - The best free file cleaner in the west • Free programs from Microsoft, surely not! • New Antivirus kills Viruses, then steals your bank info • Fake Antivirus Programs Now Offering 'Live Support' • Stack-em high, Sell-em cheap! • All-in-One Printer Bargains • Quick cures for the worst Windows 7 annoyances • Last Month’s Competition Winner! • This month’s competition details |
| February 2010 |
• Avast 5 gets a new look and feel • Speed up your DNS with Google Namebench • Update Flash Player • Increase laptop battery life • “Samy worm” author is now targeting your router • Solid State hard disks • “Scareware”, another new word to worry about. • Five productivity-enhancing Registry tweaks • Save Open Office Documents in MS Office Format • A Winner for our Fabulous Netbook PC. • Self help Tutorials • That Vast Email server in the Sky • This month’s competition |
| January 2010 |
What's best for long-term data storage? · Make windows open to your preferred size · Why can't I delete my desktop shortcuts? · Will I benefit from using a multi-core CPU? · New mail-order facility saves the pennies for shoppers · Computer Basics — Downloading a Program · Fast access to Win7 resources via the keyboard · Get a PC for Christmas? · Win a top flight Netbook |
| December 2009 |
• LAlarm Laptop Makes Your Laptop Scream When Stolen • Christmas Shopping • Ask the Doctor - Windows 7 upgrade problems • HP laptop bargain back • When system files go bad, Windows' System File Checker can set things right. • Parental Controls - Protect your Children on line • New Reduced prices for Laptop repairs • PC Basics - How to search websites & the Internet • A winner for Last month’s Competition • Self help User Guides to Read Online or Print • Win a Netbook! |
| November 2009 |
· PC basics - Save the planet with Power management · Which? Best buy website · The pros and cons of switching to Windows 7 · Kaspersky Internet Security - Its Good! · Do you want to spend the rest of your life knowing nothing about computers? · Apple Time Capsules failing after just 18 months use · Windows 7 Now in Stock · The trouble with automated driver update programs · A winner for Last month’s Competition · Behind the lens of Google street view · 5 of the best File Conversion Utilities· This month’s great competition |
| October 2009 |
· How to create a strong password · Bargain laptop · Computer Doctors new web address & Emails · Microsoft anti-piracy tool (WPA) returns for an encore · Windows XP PowerToys · Those pesky “temp” files · Cleanup for multiuser PCs · Tricks to evade keyloggers on public PCs · Personal Antivirus is a HOAX Antivirus Program!!!
· Three winners for Last month’s Competition · PC basics - adjust your screen resolution. · Could you handle the marshmallow test? · Enter out latest competition |
| September 2009 |
· New browser combines best of three worlds · Get extra protection from an on-line malware scan. · Top 5 Current Email Scams You Should Know About · View MS Office documents without using MS Office · How to install extra fonts. · Anti-malware on a Cloud · Fake Antivirus programs get under the wire · 5 Free OCR Software Tools To Convert Images Into Text · Dishwasher Safe Keyboard · High Spec laptop with free Windows 7 upgrade · A winner for Last month’s Router Competition · Free calls and text’s from Google Voice · Details of our latest competition |
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