Monthly Archives: September 2007

Getting the most out of your search engine

Search engines are great (shameless plug coming next) and the soon to be improved, theopenworld.com search engine is truly mighty. But getting the most and easiest experience out of your search seems to be a little bit out of reach … Continue reading

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Office 2003 Service Pack 3

Microsoft has released a Service Pack 3 (SP3) for Microsoft Office 2003. Office 2003 SP3 adds some evolutionary fixes and additions in security for Office 2003. Microsoft also says “it further hardens the Office suite against potential attacks and other … Continue reading

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The desktop and screensaver – the difference is…

I think this must be one of the most misinterpreted jargon terms. As to which is which? I am talking about the desktop and the screensaver. People do seem to get mixed up, and hopefully we can put an end … Continue reading

Patch batch Tuesday – September 2007

Microsoft is releasing a bunch of patches this week as part of September’s Windows Updates, five in total. There has been little in the way of what issues these address. There will be one high-priority update (non-security related) for an … Continue reading

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Tube strikes, they aren’t the only problem!

So, Monday 3rd September, 6 o’clock in the evening and the tube network goes on strike. Fortunately I was back home in my study (working) at that point.

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Help, I have drowned the phone!

We all, at some point, will have an accident with the phone. No, not whilst driving (not legal, or recommended), and not dialling or texting the wrong person. I’m talking about dropping your phone in water, or spilling juice on … Continue reading

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