Archive for March, 2008

Sky wants to make sure you back-up your stuff, and share it too if you want

Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Sky wants to make sure you back-up your stuff, and share it too if you want

Sky customers should be pleased with the ever expanding range of good value services that are available to them (more…)

Getting through the credit crunch: If you have taken out a loan

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Getting through the credit crunch: If you have taken out a loan

High interest rates on credit cards, existing loans and overdrafts can make it harder for you to reduce your debt. (more…)

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

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
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. Users are advised to download and install when prompted. Alternatively read on for an idea of some fixes covered, known issues, things to check before you install and pictures to guide you along…
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Getting through the credit crunch: Save up to £150 on your car insurance

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
Getting through the credit crunch: Save up to £150 on your car insurance

Comparing your car insurance could get you a better policy at a lower price. Plus you can save time with uSwitch too. (more…)

Word of the week: CD-R, CD-RW

Monday, March 17th, 2008
Word of the week: CD-R, CD-RW

CD-R & CD-RW Discs which come labelled CD-R means that they can be written to (or burnt as it technically know) but only once. CD-RW discs can be written to multiple times, the RW stands for re-writable.

Worried about your carbon footprint on your mail? Get a carrier pigeon!

Friday, March 14th, 2008
Worried about your carbon footprint on your mail? Get a carrier pigeon!

This week’s Friday novelty goes to (more…)

Wi-Fi theft arrests made, checking email the crime (apparently)

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Wi-Fi theft arrests made, checking email the crime (apparently)

Two individuals have been arrested for “dishonestly obtaining a communications service” after they used a householder’s wireless network to (more…)

Getting through the credit crunch: Save £100s when you switch your credit card

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Getting through the credit crunch: Save £100s when you switch your credit card

Switch your credit card balance to a 0% interest balance transfer card and you could save up to £400 over 18 months. (more…)

Check names in your email

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
Check names in your email

If you want to check the name or email address before you send the message, press (more…)

Word of the week: Homepage

Monday, March 10th, 2008
Word of the week: Homepage

Homepage All sites on the Internet consist of a series of ‘pages’. The ‘homepage’ is the first page you see when you visit a website, and acts as the main entry point that leads to all the other areas within the site. Users can also customise their own choice of homepage when they start their computer, this is the first page that they see when they start Internet Explorer for example.