As I gear myself up with a glass of wine and sit down in front of my laptop to do a spot of Christmas Internet Shopping …(I buck the trend of most girls…my not being a fan of shopping for the sake of it !. ) my eye was drawn to this article on the…
Tag: Miscellaneous
Defender Ready to roll
John Westworth has a nice blog on the advantages of downloading the updated version of Windows Defender. I heartily recommend this as I find one of the most annoying aspect of surfing is the amount of potential spyware that pollutes your p.c. and eventualy chokes it to a standstill. It is one of the most…
Have your cake and eat it !!
This made me laugh….well it is Friday. Apparently the Microsoft Internet Explorer team sent the Firefox team a Congratulations cake for shipping ontime !….I wonder if anyone will send us a cake when we launch our EVO (Exchange Vista and Office) in the very near future.:)
The call for Centro beta Testers
Kevin Beares blog has a very interesting blog entry on “Centro”. This looks like an exciting opportunity to get involved early on in the new Microsoft infrastructure solution that is aimed at midsize businesses with less that 250 PCs. If you are interested in getting involved, in the Centro Beta or Tap Programmed, then go to the…
Trainspotter Heaven
This made me smile, so I thought I would end the week with it. I just love steam trains, as do my two little boys.So when I saw that we had a Train Simulator I got all excited !. To add to my excietement we have added a simulated steam train environment . This is based on the…
New Add-in for Windows Live Writer
I like many of my blogging colleagues have been using Windows Live Writer for a while now to construct save and post their blogs. I really love it as it means that if you get an odd 5 minutes during the day you can start a draft of your blog and save it for later….
Running around in Circles
This made me laugh….I gonna get one for those days when you feel you are just going around in circles ! Hamster
Side by Side
I love listening to all manner of music and have owned an MP3 player since the early Creative Rio players. I am not going to say the “word” which Rhymes with Nod because it is not that make of player !. However I have owned one in the past before I accidentally dropped it over the…
Mac Fan Experience of Vista & Microsoft on the BBC
This made really interesting reading….take a look about how Ken Mingis of got on with RC1 version of Vista running on a Mac !. Computerworld Software…..ps it is a pretty even handed review. Also this article caught my eye on the BBC Website “BBC AND Microsoft sign agreement” to explore ways of developing its digital services.
Squeezing a quart into a Pint Pot
Well yes it is a very British expression, but I was reading May Wongs article on Funblog which talked around some great new technology which Ringcube Technologies unveiled. This software can virtually squeeze a PC onto an USB Keychain drive, MP3 Player cell phone or any gadget with digital storage space. Check out their Web site , plus read…