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Spammers, you are wasting your time..

I am not in the market for a fake Rolex watch. I have a perfectly good 20 year old Casio digital watch good for depths of 200 metres, thanks very much, and it keeps perfect time. Replacement batteries and straps have cost me more than the original watch...

Published Tue, Aug 26 2008 13:54 by Mike Hall

Filed under: General, Security
Back To Past XPerience..

According to a report in 'The Register', a third of all Vista machines have been put back to XP. Read more here: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/19/windows_xp_vista_7/ Personally, I think that home users are wrong in doing this unless, like...

Published Wed, Aug 20 2008 11:48 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Vista, XP, Windows, General
In The Clouds..

They told me that cloud computing was the way to go. I asked them if they thought that my connection was fast enough, and they said yes. So I gave up my computer on the ground. But my new computer was not fast enough, and neither was my Internet connection...

Published Tue, Aug 12 2008 20:18 by Mike Hall

Filed under: An aside, General
Key Codes and Microsoft Office 2007..

We'll start with some observation. Affixed to the base of your new laptop is a COA sticker. The key code on the sticker will allow activation of Microsoft Windows Vista <Edition> No rocket science so far, eh. Make special note of the first letter...

Published Sun, Aug 10 2008 17:53 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Vista, Office, Windows, General
One Man's treasure..

I hear a considerable amount of talk about how good CCleaner is. Some computer users have a 'thing' about crap, going into each folder looking for stuff which they think that they no longer or never did need. It can become an obsession. So I downloaded...

Published Sun, Aug 10 2008 10:25 by Mike Hall

Filed under: software, Windows, Review, General
New and potential Vista users please take note!!

If you have bought a computer recently.. ..you will have had a first taste of Windows Vistas UAC (User Account Control). This is the box which pops up now and again to tell you 'NO'. As annoying as this feature can be, it is exists for your benefit...

Published Thu, Aug 7 2008 23:31 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Vista, general tip, Security
Upgrading to Vista..

Before you purchase anything.. Target Systems.. Vista needs more RAM and more space in which to operate than previous Windows editions. There is good reason for this, as Vista is way more capable of overcoming system errors, and has way more security...

Published Mon, Aug 4 2008 22:47 by Mike Hall

Filed under: Vista, compatibility, general tip, Windows

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Spammers, you are wasting your time..

Back To Past XPerience..

In The Clouds..

Key Codes and Microsoft Office 2007..

One Man's treasure..

New and potential Vista users please take note!!

Upgrading to Vista..