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15th October 2009
An Internet Fraud Gang is sent to Jail. It’s good to know that some of the scammers around the Internet get their just deserts and that the British Police have some success in their endeavours. News link
15th October 2009
The free version of AVG, the Antivirus and Antispyware program from Grisoft has now been released as Version 9. The previous version was 8.5. Tos see the news about the program click here If you use AVG you can download the new version from Grisoft Don’t forget that if you feel that you need a more comprehensive protection including firewall and antispam you can download and install the full version. The Grisoft website will advise you of the cost.
29th June 2009
A man in Cincinnati has been caught for his involvement in fake antivirus programs that has tricked about 1 million computer users .... see news link
26th June 2009
The internet slowed down after Michael Jackson’s death as so many people were trying to find information about his untimely passing. Google in particular was receiving so many searches that it thought that it was under attack! For more info see this BBC news link
6th June 2009
Microsoft have launched the beta version of its new search engine Bing. In many ways it seems similar to Google with web, image, video,shopping, news and maps search facilities. At the moment it does not provide the additional software downloads of Google. It is obviously wanting to compete with the likes of Google and Yahoo .... see news link
3rd June 2009
Launch of Windows 7 announced Microsoft have announced the release date for their new operating system will be on 22nd October. Windows 7 will be the successor to Windows Vista. To read more .... see the link
2nd June 2009
BT limiting Broadband Speed at Peak Times Do you find that your broadband is far slower than you thought that you were paying for? This may especially happen in the evenings and at weekends .... to read more follow the link
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