25% off the Windows 7 Power Users Guide – Limited time offer!
Posted by Mike Halsey in news, windows 7 on 21. Oct, 2009 | 0 Comments
To celebrate the launch of Windows 7 as a limited time offer I’ve reduced the price of both the eBook and paperback by 25%. That’s a whopping £10 off the cost of the paperback and the eBook is now only £2.99.
You can only get this discount on this link, http://stores.lulu.com/windows7 but remember, this special offer [...]
New phishing attacks on the way?
Posted by Mike Halsey in news on 21. Oct, 2009 | 0 Comments
It looks like another batch of very realistic phishing emails are doing the rounds. I received the following email from a friend this morning.
Hiii!
long time no see? …
anyway here you go
Interesting… :>
It’s Easy, Secure and Free!
Try it Now, Click Here
Regards
I immediately knew something was up simply because my friend would never word emails in this [...]
43M download fake Anti-Virus software in ‘08/09
Posted by Mike Halsey in news on 19. Oct, 2009 | 0 Comments
Symantec are claiming that 43 million people worldwide have fallen victim to scareware and downloaded fake anti-virus software in the twelve months from July ‘09 to June ‘09. The firm has identified 250 versions of scareware, which is thought to earn criminals three quarters of a million pounds every year.
The software, usually a carefully designed [...]
Win 7 Copies of the Windows 7 Power Users Guide over 7 Days
Posted by Mike Halsey in windows 7 on 14. Oct, 2009 | 4 Comments
To mark the launch of Windows 7 on October 22nd I’m giving away 7 copies of the Windows 7 Power Users Guide over 7 consecutive days starting Thursday 15th October. This brings us right up to the official launch of the operating system on October 22nd.
Every day until October 21st, anybody who contacts me with the message “Win [...]
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 [...]
