Microsoft

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  236825th June 2012Microsoft Surface Tablet – The PC PAL low-downSome of you may of seen not that long ago that Microsoft unveiled their new Surface Tablets, expected to launch around Autumn 2012. As always, they have been lots of articles on the pros and cons of what Microsoft Surface has to offer, as well as a little chuckle when Ste... Read More
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  242929th May 2012PC PAL Warns of ‘Microsoft Engineer’ rogue calls  After numerous calls and emails from our customers, local businesses and friends who have shown concern, PC PAL is advising members of the public and business owners to be on their guard if they receive a telephone call from an individual alleging to be from Microsoft... Read More
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  227017th April 2012Microsoft announce more details on Windows 8Microsoft has announced that Windows 8 will launch 3 editions, plus an enterprise version, and has revealed the ARM edition will come with touch-enabled Office For those with Intel-compatible machines, the OS will be available in two versions - Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro.... Read More
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  244325th March 2011The War of the BrowsersIE9 Crowned Best Browser by Toms Hardware   Internet Explorer is the world’s most popular browser, the one which comes with your computer and auto updates to the latest version.   For this reason it’s still the browser of choice for most people.   But for us co... Read More
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  220518th March 2011Less SPAM, say thanks to MicrosoftMicrosoft's digital crimes unit and US marshalls took down computers in a number of US states last Wednesday, that were controlling millions of computers that have been infected with Rustock malware. I have noticed a drop in spam I'm getting from 10-20 messages to only 1-2 o... Read More
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  20461st February 2011More bogus calls claiming to be from MicrosoftOur PC Engineers were at a job with a customer, repairing a desktop computer when the customer had a call claiming to be from "Microsoft" about a virus problem, the customer promptly said that she was busy and put the phone down. Keep vigilant!... Read More
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  337918th May 2010Beware of a random call from Microsoft!Beware of bogus callers claiming to be from Microsoft. A PC PAL customer reported that she had received such a call from a person with a heavy Indian accent. Fortunately she prevented the scam by using a little common sense. ... Read More
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  21293rd November 2009Email no longer a standard feature in Windows 7In it's wisdom, Microsoft has decided not to include an email program in the new Windows 7. This won't affect users who have Google Mail or Hotmail accounts, but those who use Windows Mail in Vista (or Outlook Express in XP) will be stuck. However, there is a solution: Micro... Read More
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  20931st November 2009Windows 7 is finally hereWell, Windows 7 was finally released last week after being much hyped and advertised over the last few months. Poor old Vista is no longer "cutting edge" and will no doubt be remembered for all the wrong reasons. The PC PAL team have been using Windows 7 for a few months now... Read More