Tag Archives: Email

How to get your Hotmail or Live Mail emails in MS Outlook

A few weeks back, whilst setting-up a customer’s laptop, they wanted to be able to pick-up their emails from a Hotmail account in Microsoft Outlook.

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Would you believe it? Even the IT Guy is in trouble now!

Hi everyone, I know its been awfully quiet around here since the start of September. As all customers know I moved home in the middle of last week…but…and this is a big one – I don’t have broadband yet, let … Continue reading

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Crisis for net users as ZoneAlarm shuts them out – update for update released too

A patch released from Microsoft earlier this week, through Windows Updates, to close a major security loophole have landed some users in trouble. If users opt not to install the patch, there are opening door onto trouble from hackers. The … Continue reading

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A legend retires from the computing industry

This week, the man who brought the ‘home computer’ to the modern world will be stepping down from being at the head of Microsoft tomorrow (Friday). Bill Gates has only ever worked in one company, his own.

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Three posts from the 12 Months of 2007 – that you should have read (part 2)

Again, just as with last Tuesday’s posting, the usual warning is carried with all my postings on the Blogberry, particularly those (lazy readers) who may have missed out over time  – you may learn something! This all about readers brushing-up … Continue reading

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A few tips to get an iPod working the way it should

A few tips to get an iPod working the way it should. iPods are great, but as with just about everything electrical and mechanical, they do sometimes have a little tendency to go wrong.

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Special notice: About the week(s) ahead

I am [slowly] starting to get back to work and a normal routine. I started my first day yesterday (Monday), and will be working on a three day week only (Wednesday and Friday). The online booking system has been turned … Continue reading

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Interesting Touch Screen / Multi-touch Technology on the Horizon

I always though that Touch Screens needed a little work done on them. Over the years,

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Is an imposter reading your email messages?

Someone asked me last week a very good question: “I think someone is reading my emails. How can this be and what can I do about it?”

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Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is here – details and how to…

Late last Tuesday night, GMT time, Microsoft met its self imposed deadline and has started shipping the hotly anticipated Windows Service Pack 1 for Vista. It’s mostly bug fixes and performance tweaks, but the sheer volume of ‘em is something to behold. … Continue reading

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