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2/06/11	Windows 8 (Take 2) It appears the rumour mill was incorrect! There is a huge change to the User Interface of Windows 8. Take a look at the link below! With such huge changes I think we will not see it in the marketplace until early 2013.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p92QfWOw88I
24/05/11	Windows 8 Microsoft has officially stated that Windows 8 will be available in 2012 (probably second half). From the rumour mill there is unlikely to much change to the Windows 7 User Interface although more use of Ribbons is likely. Additional features will make up the bulk of the changes in Windows 8.
5/05/11	Osama Viruses With the Internet abuzz with stories related to the death of Osama bin Laden several agencies have issued warnings not to open unsolicited links that "purport" to show photos or videos of the Al-Qaeda leader's killing, saying these could lead to the download of computer viruses.
28/04/11	Phone Scams on Skype Most people are aware of the phone scams from people pretending to be Microsoft and offering to fix virus or performance problems on your PC remotely. These calls usually develop into a demand for some payment for software or service. It appears these scam phone calls are now coming through on Skype. The bogus calls are from Skype IDs such as drkialskikkio or dracmxsycomapsn and maybe labelled Computer Security Repair. It is suggested that you block these Skype IDs.
25/04/11	Windows 7 and Office Updates By default Windows 7 will be set to get Windows Updates automatically when connected to the Internet. On a new Windows 7 laptop with MS Office 2010 I noticed that it was not automatically getting updates to MS Office. These updates need to be requested on Control Panel --> Windows Update screen. If you have MS Office on a Windows 7 PC you might check if you are receiving Updates to both Windows 7 and MS Office. View the Update History and check that there are updates to MS Office application listed.
19/04/11	Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Windows 7 Service Pack 1 has been available for 2-3 weeks now. It is only available under "Optional Updates" so if you really want to load it you will have to specifically request it.
15/04/11	Internet Explorer 9 Internet Explorer 9 has been available for 2-3 weeks now. It is only available under "Optional Updates" so if you really want to load it you will have to specifically request it.

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