SP1 (Service Pack 1) for Microsoft Office 2010 is available

The first service pack has come out for Microsoft Office 2010 June 28th, 2011. As usual, this update contains improvements to security, performance and stability. It also contains all previous updates that were released seperately for Office 2010. If you ever have to reinstall Office, you would need to reinstall this service pack as well …

Mac’s get viruses too, stop being ignorant!

I’ve said many times before, Macs get viruses too and not to be ignorant in purchasing a Mac thinking you’re safe. Mac World themselves agrees that viruses for Macs are on the rise. I’ve linked to their article below. The one reason Macs don’t get as many viruses is because there’s not as many Macs …

Nothing new….threats on Facebook!

If you’re following me on my Facebook fan page you’ll already know about this. http://www.facebook.com/pages/TwinBytes-Inc/144250883898 Many scams on Facebook that appear to be links that your friend posted on your wall telling you to click to watch this video of Bin Laden getting beaten up. Other videos like that which sounds interesting enough to click …

Problem Steps Recorder – Easily help your tech to help you

Help me, help you!  This is exactly what this program (PSR) Problem Steps Recorder does.   It’s built into Windows 7 and I’ve made a video you can see on my Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0oKJuQQ_QM&feature=channel_video_title Anytime you’re having an issue doing something and you want to document all the steps to give to your technician, rather …

Did you know: Microsoft Windows 7 scam

OK, maybe it’s not a scam but check this out. Did you know that if you purchase a Windows 7 Home or Pro and you want Ultimate for example, it only allows you to install the one version of Windows that it says on the disk. But, if you edit that disk, you can unlock …

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 – SP1

It finally happened.  We new it would sooner or later.  Windows 7’s first service pack!  Two days ago, February 22nd, 2011 SP1 was released by Microsoft for the Windows 7 operating system.  It should come down through your regular Windows updates, but if it hasn’t yet, you might want to go through your start menu …

ie9 appearance and Tracking Protection Lists

Microsoft has come out with their latest browser ie9 RC (Internet Explorer 9) Release Candidate. http://windows.microsoft.com/ie9 With all the privacy issues online and websites spying on you, reading your browsing history, etc. there’s a growing need for more privacy online.  Microsoft’s latest browser has a feature for tracking protection.  Here we’ll show you how to enable …

Email hoax – missing child

DON’T FORWARD THIS.  IT’S A HOAX!  Before forwarding anything like this, it’s a good idea to check your sources like Snopes.com which I’ve linked to below. http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/missing/trembley.asp These scams just waste our time but more importantly, they  tie up more Internet bandwidth slowing everyone else down, and it uses more of your emailing sending limit.  …