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Bundled Software #2

This week I received the following e-mail in response to my article last week regarding useless software which is ordinarily bundled with any new computer.

“Hi Chris,I’ve got a couple more suggestions for you…

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I was setting up a new laptop this week and,half way through,got thinking to myself what a peculiar state of affairs we have got ourselves in to. The machine was set up and ready to use straight out the box but then I was required to spend half an hour removing all the [...]

Secunia PSI

News was released this week regarding a potentially serious flaw present in Internet Explorer which potentially allows a hacker to gain control of a computer that has visited a website infected with malicious code. The scary thing about this particular bug is that the user doesn’t need to download or click anything to become infected [...]

64 Bit Computing

There is a lot being said about Windows Vista at the moment along with the normal paranoia keeping users away that usually occurs when Microsoft release a new Operating System. I’m surprised by the number of people I know who have bought a new computer in the last couple of months and paid more to [...]

Windows Vista

Last week I promised that I’d take a look at the new version of Windows that is currently under development,Windows Vista. Not wanting to disappoint,I will today be taking a look at the latest preview build (5231) that was released to beta testers a few days ago.

Windows XP Service Pack 2

A question I recently received from one of my readers has prompted me to recap on the advantages of upgrading your Windows XP system to Service Pack 2.

Hello Chris,

Although I live in Leicestershire,I read the Herald Express on the Internet [...]

Microsoft Anti-Spyware

As the resolve of Microsoft strengthens against the constant band of people taking advantage of security vulnerabilities in their most popular Operating System,we see an interesting new piece of software available to download from the Microsoft website designed to tackle Spyware.

Spyware is the collective name [...]

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