Free PDF guide to Windows 7 Search
Posted by Mike Halsey in guides and how to's, windows 7 on 24. Feb, 2010 | 0 Comments
Yesterday I published the article Why Windows 7 search is the way it is, and what lies ahead, in which Dan Plastina, the group manager for the Find and Organise features within the Windows 7 beta explained why the search, organisation and library features in Microsoft’s latest operating system turned out the way they did.
Despite [...]
Internet Security Hazards – Part 4, How to spot a phishing email
Posted by Mike Halsey in guides and how to's, security on 14. Oct, 2009 | 0 Comments
Last week at least 30,000 email addresses were published online that had been harvested from phishing emails. These are emails sent to people that appear to be genuinely from banks, email providers or other companies that trade online, asking you to confirm your personal details to them.
In the case of this recent scam the emails [...]
Internet Security Hazards – Part 2, The Threats (Repost)
Posted by Mike Halsey in guides and how to's, security on 06. Oct, 2009 | 0 Comments
In light of recent news about the mass phishing attack that’s so far affected Hotmail, Yahoo!, GMail, AOL and other services, I thought I’d repost this article about internet security threats, and how to avoid being stung by them.
You can read my stories from October 5th and October 6th.
Microsoft Answers
Posted by Mike Halsey in guides and how to's on 03. Oct, 2009 | 0 Comments
Just to show how quickly the world of Windows moves, since I published my 10 top tips before phoning a friend article only two days ago, Microsoft have since launched yet another way to get help and support. Microsoft Answers.
The initial impression is excellent, with support categorised by operating system and category. Do you want [...]
The Windows 7 Power Users Guide “Unbeatable”
Posted by Mike Halsey in guides and how to's on 02. Oct, 2009 | 1 Comment
It’s been a tense time but the first review of my book was published overnight. Digitizor.com are an on-line magazine saying they’re “your guide to everything technological”. The’re article base is extremely wide (hopefully so too is their readership). They emailed me last night to say they liked the book so much they wanted to [...]
