From time to time I get emails warning me about a virus email that is going around. These emails generally state that the emails came from one of the big Anti-Virus companies like Symantec (usually referred to as Norton) or McAfee.
Something to remember when you get these emails
Antivirus companies don’t release warning emails - When [...]
The “new” version of Outlook Express in Microsoft’s latest operating systems Windows Vista renamed Windows Mail is a fantastic development from Outlook Express. However we have had a few clients coming to us with a problem and so I thought it only fair to share the solution.
Firstly the problem:
You have an email in your [...]
“Phishing Scams” are a way for cyber criminals to steal confidential information and even your identity. Scammers send out thousands of emails pretending to be credit card companies, banks (including paypal), online auction sites (like ebay) and other organisations.
Phishing scams normally contain a serious incentive or technical reason why you need to visit their site, [...]
At Brandstar we often get asked about deals on Microsoft Office for students and recently we have come across an almost unbelievable offer! Microsoft are offering university students Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate for under £40! Not bad eh? We believe this offer will run until April 2008, but would suggest you take advantage [...]
In Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft have disabled the function of being able to clear or edit the ‘recent documents list’. However, Brandstar have discovered a way to do this! All you need to do is follow the instructions below. You will need to have some knowledge of computers to do this.1. [...]
Many clients are contacting us at the moment about their computers going slow, and often this is due to lack of memory that was installed when the machine was bought. But there are some steps that you can take to ensure smooth running of your machine.
I came across this excellent article on the Microsoft site [...]
At Brandstar we like to provide follow up resources for our clients as well as on site support and a range of these resources will be made available online.
These resource documents will be aimed at our clients and their needs, however can be used to assist anyone who wishes to use them.
As I write there [...]
Good Morning!
As you can imagine, here at Brandstar we spend a fair amount of time in front of our computers! If you are anything like us you will want quick access to sites and information you regularly visit! Enter iGoogle!
Formally known as Google Personalized Homepage but was renamed iGoogle at the end of April [...]
There are a number of different Web Browsers available depending on which operating system you are running all have their good points and bad points. My favourite of all the ones I have tried (which is most of them) across multiple platforms is Mozilla Firefox.
Across the opensource community there is a wide dislike of Microsoft [...]
Ask any client of Brandstar and they will tell you that we highly recommend AVG AntiVirus tools and have done for some time.
Recently at Brandstar we have been testing AVG’s Internet Security Package, mainly its Anti Spam capabilities because the most common irritation our clients are having is with the constant rise in Spam Emails [...]
