Last week a customer got in touch, in a right panic, as Skype was telling them “Busy, do not disturb”.

They naturally asked “why is Skype busy, and why is it busy?” (For those of you who already know where this is going try not to giggle, there are others less fortunate in the ‘status’ knowledge). (more…)

Someone emailed me about Windows Live Mail because they were interested in migrating away from Outlook Express and onto Windows Live Mail (a very much recommended idea). (more…)

I know that Friday was yesterday, but the release of Norton 2009 took preference, and that no joke was posted as part of the ‘Friday means joke day ‘ for Blogberry readers. But here it is a day late - enjoy: (more…)

Norton AntiVirus and Norton Internet Security 2009 have been released by Symantec for general use.

It would very much seem that the packages have been given not only a full work over, but a total change in direction for in performance terms – BIG changes! (more…)

Compaq / HP has released a processor patch for users running Windows XP. Users who are either waiting for installation of Windows XP Service Pack 3, or are about to install SP3 on their PC should take urgent action now.

This patch is only for PCs with an AMD processor on board, not Intel. Users who choose not to install this patch will find that their machine may not start-up correctly, and will not allow access to Windows in its normal environment. (more…)

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. (more…)

Hi all,

Just to say that this morning my life returned to complete normality as someone at a certain British telephone company pulled out their finger and got my broadband up and running! (more…)

It’s been a long week, but this week’s Friday novalty is most funny for those who have used / buy / sell on eBay. (more…)

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 alone a phone line. Not through poor organisation by myself, but by poor organisation of a certain British telephone company. Prepare yourself for important info and a rant:- (more…)

This weekend, start by enjoying your Friday, and kick back with these hilarious Q&As to tourism!

These questions about South Africa were posted on a South African Tourism Website and were answered by the website. And yes I know about the Australian version of this joke. (more…)