The Virus Minefield
Posted by Mike Halsey in security on 30. Jan, 2009 | 4 Comments
I’ve recently been trying to help a colleague clean some viruses off his PC. How many viruses he has installed is difficult to determine at this stage though it would appear he’s got all of them!
How has this situation come about. This is interesting as he’s been very wary of viruses but I discovered didn’t [...]
Windows 7, The Beast with Two Backs?
Posted by Mike Halsey in windows 7 on 24. Jan, 2009 | 0 Comments
I’ve written quite a lot about Windows 7 and I’ve tried to resist falling into either of the two popular review camps at the moment. Either [gushing] “It’s incredibly stable, much better than Vista and usable day to day already” or [humbug] “It’s only Vista release 2 and there’s no reason to go out and [...]
Software Pick – Zune Player
Posted by Mike Halsey in software picks on 21. Jan, 2009 | 0 Comments
Microsoft’s Zune MP3 player has been on sale in the USA and Canada for a couple of years now but has still sadly not made it to Europe. Lucky for us though the Zune Player software, a funky upgrade on Windows Media Player, is.
I can safely say I’ve never seen any media player sofware as pretty [...]
Does the EU not have anything better to do?
Posted by Mike Halsey in general on 19. Jan, 2009 | 0 Comments
Paul Thurrott wrote today that the EU has decided that Microsoft must stop bundling Internet Explorer with Windows…
because co-mingling the two products is harming competition in the browser market.
This is despite the fact that Internet Explorer’s market share has fallen in recent years from 99% to 68% due to the rise of Firefox, Opera, Chrome [...]
Windows 7 Beta, The Verdict
Posted by Mike Halsey in windows 7 on 19. Jan, 2009 | 1 Comment
I’ve now had a good opportunity to poke around in Windows 7’s new and changed features, and the time has come to deliver a verdict on this new Windows release.
I’m extremely impressed by two aspects of the operating system in particular. The performance is considerably improved from Vista. It’s quick to install, quick to start-up, [...]
