A few weeks back I had the most irritating issue on my PC (yes thetechangel.com does have technical problems too!). (more…)

Last year I posted an article about how to reset and force an update for a Sky+ box (more on that here). This year, due to some requests, I am posting details of how to reset and force an update on a Sky+ HD box. (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…)

Further to the posting a few weeks back, users who have Norton 360 installed can also get a free upgrade to version 2.

Users who currently have a working version of 360 version 1 installed are eligible for the upgrade.

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Over recent months, some users have been grumbling that they cannot open documents (Word, Excel etc) from other Office users. On closer inspection the sender of the document was using Office 2007, whilst the recipient was using MS Office 2003, XP…or even older. (more…)

This morning, I was extremely satisfied to read the following article on The Register (http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2006/11/09/pcworld_fails_fixing_test/).

The Register reports that Computer Which? Magazine carried out an undercover investigation of independent and major stores that offer a computer repair service. The conclusion that Computer Which? Magazine reached was that independent computer repair businesses are better for both quality of service and value for money for repairing and troubleshooting computers.

Good news for me, bad news for my nemeses!

Credit to The Register for being this information to my attention.