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HP Compaq dc7900 Convertible MiniTower Business PC

November 10, 2008 – 8:22 am
Much as some of us might wish otherwise, not all computers are for fun and games. Business PCs are a large and important part of the desktop market, and have a different set of requirements to those of the general home user, enthusiast or gamer. Obviously, they don't need to be as aggressively styled or contain cutting edge components, with the most important factors, from a corporate point of view, being reliability, price and security. It's this that makes the likes of Dell, HP and Lenovo key players, since all have the infrastructure to service large companies. Today we're looking at the HP Compaq dc7900 Convertible Mini Tower Business Desktop PC. This is one of the company's high-end models and is priced accordingly at £723 excluding VAT direct from HP. However, it can be found online for £680 (£799 inc. VAT). For this kind of outlay even a business PC should offer ...

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myDocs:Enterprise Email Management on SharePoint

November 5, 2008 – 7:48 am
eMail management has become a high priority for all businesses, both large and small, with most written correspondence being delivered in email form. Businesses can use tools like SharePoint to manage most of their important business documents, but the inability to easily place emails into SharePoint and share those files within a document library is a problem that many SharePoint users have encountered. nSynergy developed a tool called myDocs to integrate SharePoint and Outlook, and finally solve the problem of managing email within SharePoint. With myDocs you can now use Outlook to drag and drop emails directly into specific folders that represent SharePoint document library folders. You can also view, open, create and access documents and emails directly within Outlook. With emails, documents and other files being accessible through Outlook, everyone in your workplace can use Outlook and SharePoint together to create a powerful yet simple document management tool. The ability to ...

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AVG Internet Security 8

November 5, 2008 – 7:33 am
AVG Internet Security 8 is a suite of tools that will keep your PC spam free and safe from viruses or nasty code snippets. The software is easy to use and is not as intrusive as some of the other applications we have tested. A few months back, we looked at Grisoft’s free AVG antivirus offering. While it was a comprehensive application, it did lack some critical security features such as a firewall, anti-spam and anti-rootkit tools. This month we decided to look at what you get if you purchase AVG Internet Security, a comprehensive security suite for home users. Looking at the features list, you will notice that AVG Internet Security 8 offers a comprehensive bundle of tools to ensure that you don’t get any nasty surprises on your computer. Naturally,antivirus is first on the list. As we have come to expect, Grisoft includes their tried-and-tested AVG antivirus engine and it ...

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10 security tips for Microsoft Windows XP

November 5, 2008 – 7:17 am
There are general security tips that apply to all operating systems, of course, but each operating system platform provides its own security challenges. The following tips are tailored to Microsoft Windows XP. Disable dangerous features. Microsoft Windows systems come with a number of features enabled by default that do little or nothing for convenience, but introduce significant security risks. Among these are Autorun, the Guest account, and even Automatic Updates — because letting someone in Redmond, WA decide when changes should be made to your system, when he has no idea what software you’re running and you haven’t tested the updates yet, is a bad idea. Microsoft Windows provides many features that are activated by default and either poorly conceived from a security perspective or, at best, unnecessary for the vast majority of users. Each of these features introduces its own risks, and any that you do not need should be ...

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Anti-Spyware Protection With Anti-Virus Support

November 3, 2008 – 9:28 am
Malware & spyware removal utility that detects, removes and protects your PC from thousands of potential spyware, adware, trojans, keyloggers, spybots and tracking threats. This is the version that includes an AntiVirus module. Did you know that numerous programs tested against Spyware Doctor detected only small fraction of Spyware and completely removed an even smaller amount? Also most of them were unable to effectively block Spyware in real time from being installed on users PC in the first place. Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus has the most advanced update feature that continually improves its Spyware and Virus fighting capabilities on a daily basis. As Spyware gets more complex to avoid detection, Spyware Doctor responds with new technology to stay one step ahead. Spyware Doctor's advanced OnGuard technology only alerts users on a true Spyware and Virus detection. This is significant because you should not be interrupted by cryptic questions every time you install software, ...

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Panda Antivirus Pro 2009 Available Now

November 3, 2008 – 9:11 am
Panda Antivirus Pro 2009 is now available. I think Panda Antivirus Pro 2009 is a great antivirus considering it comes from Panda and with all the features it has. There is no review however about the antivirus pro. But Antivirus Pro 2009 prides at: The new Panda Antivirus Pro 2009 is the easiest-to-use and most intuitive protection for your computer. Just install it and forget about viruses, spyware, rootkits, hackers, online fraud and identity theft. Chat, share photos and videos, bank and buy online, read your favorite blogs or simply surf the Web, with complete peace of mind. And thanks to the new Collective Intelligence technology, the solution is now much faster than previous versions. The main features or key features of this antivirus are the anti malware and the identity theft protection. But the most sought after feature I think is the anti banking trojan engine of antivirus pro 2009. It helps ...

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Touchsmart PC is all-in-one computer

November 3, 2008 – 9:01 am
A single computer can replace several consumer electronic products. A computer can replace a television, stereo system and telephone and still offer everything you get with a computer, such as e-mail and Web access. But a computer typically takes up a lot of room and then there are all those wires, so you really don't see them in rooms other than the den or someplace designated to be the home office. The other day, my wife asked me whether we could have a computer in the kitchen so she could look up recipes as well as just surf around. The light came on when she also asked for a small TV in the kitchen. There's a perfect spot in the kitchen for a TV and it's already wired for a satellite box. I've found a flat, all-in-one computer that literally puts you in touch with everything. The HP Pavilion IQ506 Touchsmart PC looks ...

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Check your Windows Update history

October 29, 2008 – 9:47 am
Microsoft usually releases patches for Windows on the second Tuesday of the month. But last Thursday, the company sent out an update that was too important to withhold for two more weeks. If you have your PC set to download and/or install Windows updates automatically, you've already received this patch. In Vista, you can make sure you've got this update by pressing the Windows key, typing Windows Update, and pressing Enter. Click "View update history" in the left pane and look for an entry labeled Security Update for Windows Vista (KB958644). The patch is even more important for Windows XP PCs, which lack some of Vista's built-in defenses, such as User Access Control (yes, it's good for something). You can open Windows Update by clicking the applet's shortcut on XP's Start menu, or assign the shortcut a key combination to open it from your keyboard . To do so, right-click the Windows Update ...

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Dell Launches New Business Desktops

October 29, 2008 – 9:38 am
Dell today rolled out new desktops, its first thin client, new support services and expanded flexible computing services, as well as touting its green IT credentials and enhanced system security. Dell's European head of desktop product commercial client marketing, Samuel Larsson, said, "This new series of business desktops within the OptiPlex family ranges from our first thin client, or as we like to call it ‘flexible computing node’, to new high-performance models." Larsson said that as well as complying with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star 4.0 standard for energy-efficient consumer devices, the new desktops unveiled today will also comply with the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool gold standard. Dell also said 10 per cent of the plastic used in the new models is recycled, and the power supplies have an efficiency of 88 per cent converting mains AC power to low-voltage DC power required by computer systems. The new models include ...

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Zeemote gaming SDK planned for BlackBerry

October 22, 2008 – 5:24 am
Zeemote isn't sharing any details about when its fun, handheld joystick will maneuver cell phone games in North America, but developers can still hatch plans to write Zeemote-controllable games for BlackBerry phones. On Tuesday, Zeemote announced plans to release the beta version of its software development kit for BlackBerry sometime in early 2009. We've demoed Zeemote in the past and are starting to wonder what's taking so gosh-darn long to get things rolling. In Europe, Zeemote's Bluetooth joystick (officially called the Zeemote JS1 Controller) has begun to ship with some smartphones--it launched in the Netherlands with Sony Ericsson in August, and this week it's shipping in Germany on the Nokia N85. After the SDK does become available to BlackBerry developers, we can look forward to Zeemote-compatible games that are played, Wii-like, with the phone in one hand and the helicopter-shaped Zeemote in the other. Hopefully by the time Zeemote games are BlackBerry-ready, RIM ...

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