Category: Computers and Internet

Enjoy this ad, dating from around 1977, when "Electronic Mail" was truly terrifying to most people. With thanks to Gizmodo: http://i.gizmodo.com/5220568/holy-crap-email-was-scary-in-the-1970s

If you occasionally need to change settings on devices connected to your network like your modem router or other computers, you’ll know it’s difficult to remember their IP addresses. One way is to write all the IP addresses down on a chart and pin it above your desk. Another, slightly higher tech way, is to…

You don’t need me to remind you, dear reader, of the importance of keeping your computer up to date. Regular patching and anti-virus/anti-spyware updates have never been more important. But even this cannot protect you 100% from the most determined hacker. As The Register reports, in the three day Pwn2Own contest in Vancouver, a two…

If you find that the ClipboardManager gadget for Windows Vista just doesn’t have the ‘ooomph’ that you need, try Yankee Clipper 3. YC3 is a handy little freeware application that keeps a record of everything (and I mean everything) that you place in your clipboard (by copying or cutting). It resides in your toolbar and…

I keep discovering things in Windows Vista – there’s so much ‘newness’ to explore. One cool little feature you may not know is ‘Live Icon scaling’ using the mouse and keyboard. For example, if your desktop icons are bit too small just click on the desktop, hold down the CTRL key and roll the scrollwheel on your…

Big day today! We’ve just announced the business availability of Windows Vista, the 2007 Microsoft Office system and Exchange Server 2007. So, if you buy software for a business and are a volume licensing customer, today’s the day that your business can leap ahead of your competitors by deploying our latest and greatest productivity tools. Find out more…

Actually, that title’s not entirely true. But wouldn’t it be good if it was!   What I can say with absolute conviction is that installing the final RTM version of Windows Vista on my laptops has given them a new lease of life. The installation itself was a breeze – the most complicated thing being the…

As posted previously, Office Live is now available under beta outside of the USA. Predictably the UK site can now be found at www.officelive.co.uk. Register and get your free domain and website now. Even my dad has gone and got himself a new website (so it must be easy)!

There’s a nice post from Darren Strange about the handy time zones feature in Outlook 2007. If, like me, you get hopelessly confused organising meetings with participants across different time zones, check it out here.

  It’s nice to see that Office Live has now been launched fully in the US and a new beta will start on November 21st in the UK, Japan, France and Germany. If you would like to have your own website but haven’t tried out Office Live yet  then you could be in for a…