Archive for the ‘Essential Information’ Category

Mozilla helps users keep plugins up to date

Monday, July 5th, 2010
Mozilla helps users keep plugins up to date

The clever people at Mozilla have been working since last Autumn on rather a useful check service which detects users plug-ins for their browser and tells them if they are up to date. (more…)

Patch Batch Updates for Windows in June

Friday, June 4th, 2010
Patch Batch Updates for Windows in June

Microsoft is releasing 10 security updates for Windows users, resolving 34 vulnerabilities for the month of June on Tuesday (8th).
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Live Mesh – Explanation & Video

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Live Mesh - Explanation & Video

Last year thetechangel.com installed a little known program on customers PCs to help with simple tasks such as remote assistance and syncing data between their various PCs. (more…)

Patch Batch Tuesday – First for 2010

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
Patch Batch Tuesday - First for 2010

Microsoft today has released the first batch of patches for 2010. The petite group of updates is smaller than the usual feast for Windows users. (more…)

Windows, IE, and Office are all up for Patch Batch Tuesday

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
Windows, IE, and Office are all up for Patch Batch Tuesday

Microsoft releases its largest security updates bundle, ever, today. (more…)

Both Google Mail and Hotmail hit by Phishing attack

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
Both Google Mail and Hotmail hit by Phishing attack

News has emerged this lunchtime that both Google Mail (also known as Gmail) and Hotmail email services have been stung by a phishing attack. (more…)

Major Freeview & BT Vision Changes – A Must Read!

Sunday, September 27th, 2009
Major Freeview & BT Vision Changes – A Must Read!

On 30th September 2009 all viewers with Freeview digital TV will need to retune their equipment in order to continue receiving their digital channels. (more…)

Flash 10c Fix

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
Flash 10c Fix

An age old problem has resurfaced for Adobe Flash Player users this week. (more…)

Microsoft offers-up patches to Internet Explorer attacks

Friday, July 31st, 2009
Microsoft offers-up patches to Internet Explorer attacks

Microsoft has released an emergency patch to protect Internet Explorer users from attack. (more…)

Firefox Update for this Month

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
Firefox Update for this Month

Late on Tuesday evening Mozilla, the creators of Firefox, released an update. (more…)