Archive for January, 2010

Windows 7 has definitely arrived, but don’t panic, XP will not disappear overnight

Windows 7 is all the rage at present, and it is generally agreed that it is a serious improvement from the short-lived, much hated, Vista.
We were all warned that, when Vista came on the scene, support for XP was going to disappear quickly and everyone was urged to migrate across as soon as possible. […]

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Dumping Microsoft Internet Explorer for a different browser

As reported by the BBC yesterday (Saturday 16th January 2010), the German government has warned web users to find an alternative browser to Internet Explorer (IE) to protect security.  It closely followed Microsofts admission that IE had been the ‘weak link’ in recent attacks on Googles systems.  Microsoft have obviously tried to defend their browser, […]

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Free Wallpapers to liven up your PC desktop

We are always asked by people for something a little different for their desktop, most people finding the stock wallpapers supplied by Windows, etc, to be a bit on the bland side.
The following sites will give you access to thousands of free desktop wallpaper images, free to download, and simple to install.

http://wallpaperstock.net/
http://www.freedesktopwallpapers.net
http://www.best-wallpapers.com/
http://www.desktopia.com/
http://www.wallpapervillage.com

So why not take […]

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