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  • 13 September 2010

  • News: Google: 'Concerns over Instant unwarranted'

    Google shook the search market last week with the launch of Instant, a new feature that lets the company's search engine refresh results on the fly as people type their queries.

  • News: 2 reasons Google Instant will fail

    Google managed to turn a few heads when it announced its new Instant search last week. Mine was one of them.

  • News: Adobe Illustrator gets HTML5 controls

    A new expansion pack to Adobe Illustrator allows designers to build one interface for multiple Web and print platforms

  • News: Why Google Android is bad for business

    The news seems to be all Android, all the time these days, and various analysts have recently revealed predictions that Android will soon be the leading mobile platform. Despite the popularity of the Android platform, though, there are some critical elements of Android that make it unsuitable for business use.

  • 11 September 2010

  • News: The 11 most annoying web apps

    The web is awash with applications and downloads, many of them free. However, not all of them are useful.

  • News: The 6 best Wi-Fi downloads for Windows

    Whether you're at home, in the office or on the go, you probably have at one time or another, connected to the web via a Wi-Fi network.

  • News: 5 tweaks to turn Android 2.1 into Froyo

    It seems like its taking forever for various handset manufacturers to roll-out Froyo, version 2.2 of the Google Android operating system.

  • 10 September 2010

  • News: iPhone iOS 4.1 update can still be jailbroken

    After iOS 4.1 was released this week, Apple's 'cat and mouse' game with the iPhone jailbreaking community continues.

  • News: Microsoft apologises for cloud service outage

    Microsoft apologised to customers of its hosted software services for businesses after at least three outages over the past few weeks.

  • News: Microsoft to fix four critical flaws next Patch Tuesday

    Microsoft will issue nine security updates to patch 13 bugs in Windows, Office and its Web server software next week.

  • News: Microsoft Windows Phone 7 to launch 11 October?

    A website specialising in gadget news and reviews reported that Microsoft will formally launch Windows Phone 7 on October 11 at an event in New York.

  • News: Google Instant: Pros and Cons

    While Google is hyping Google Instant as the greatest thing since sliced bread, some see it as bad direction for the search behemoth. They argue Google should be focused on better search results, not gimmicks. Of course there are the believers who see Google Instant as a major advance in search technology saving time and helping you winnow your search without ever hitting the Enter key.

  • News: 'Here you have' email worm spreads quickly

    Security experts warned Thursday of a fast-spreading e-mail worm, the first large outbreak of this type in nearly a decade.

  • 09 September 2010

  • How-Tos: How to repair a dodgy Windows update

    My desktop PC, my laptop, my partner's laptop and my mother-in-law's laptop have all started freezing just after startup. We haven't installed any new software on any of them and they are in separate locations. The only thing they all have in common is the Windows updates that have been applied. Any idea why this should be or how to get around it? I've resorted to manually powering down and rebooting the computers.

  • How-Tos: How to delete a quarantined file

    Microsoft Security Essentials has quarantined ‘VIR Tool:JS/Obfuscator.P'. The program advises me to 'Remove this software immediately'. How do I do this?

  • How-Tos: How to play iMovie videos on a PC

    I created a DVD using iMovie HD6 on a MacBook. How can I get it to play in Windows XP? The disc isn't recognised in either of my PCs or laptop, but plays fine on my TV

  • How-Tos: How to fix a Yahoo Mail script error

    I access my Yahoo Mail account via a dialup internet connection on my Windows XP computer. When I try to log into the webmail interface, IE reports script errors '871' and '865' on the page. These errors started to appear after I upgraded from IE 7.0 to Internet Explorer 8.0. I have since reverted to the earlier browser, but the error messages still appear. Is IE 8.0 safe to use??

  • 08 September 2010

  • How-Tos: How to get more life from a Commodore 64

    QUESTION My Commodore 64 is outperforming my Windows XP PC. I thought I'd take advantage of this and get to know its ins and outs. Where can I find a program for writing Basic and a book of operation codes?

  • How-Tos: How to virtualise Windows XP

    I was very interested to learn that it's possible to run older programs in Windows XP Mode on my Windows 7 PC. However, I've been unable to make this work on my Acer Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit laptop. Can you tell me where I'm going wrong?

  • How-Tos: How to clean a virus off a USB stick

    As a regular speaker at conferences, I carry my presentations on a USB memory key and plug it into the organiser's laptop to access them. In doing so, I believe my USB drive has picked up some malware. In Windows it appears on the desktop as a green icon with 'Keygen' written on it. It also creates a message box saying 'UpdateNetFramework'. If I delete the file it simply reappears. Norton Antivirus 2009 hasn't managed to eradicate it, and I now have the same message on all the USB drives I use.

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