Microsoft have now released an “out of band” security update that addresses the vulnerability in Internet Explorer that was responsible for the attacks on Google China recently. The security issue lead to German and French authorities recommending alternative browsers, such as Firefox or Chrome.
Now, with this patch, users minimise the risk of exposing themselves to [...]

For the home user, Microsoft have released “Microsoft Security Essentials” (MSE), a no cost antivirus software that will protect home users against viruses, malware and spyware. It succeeds Microsoft Live OneCare, which was a subscription based anti virus solution.
Having tried and tested it ourselves, and based on the reviews, it is actually quite good – [...]

If you are wanting to send a document to someone, you may want to send it as a PDF (Portable Document Format). There is no native option in Office 2007 that allows you to save your document as a PDF, although there is an add-on available.

Visit http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4d951911-3e7e-4ae6-b059-a2e79ed87041&displaylang=en
Download the add-on
Click “Run” when prompted
Leave the installation to [...]

It looks as though Microsoft and Yahoo have come to a deal of some kind, following the pull out of Microsofts initial bid to buy Yahoo for around $40 Billion, and around $1 Billion for the search element of the business.
This deal looks to move Yahoo from the search engine market into a more media, [...]

A minor security flaw has been exploited within Internet Explorer that allows remote code execution on users machines who visit particular sites. The official Microsoft advisory can be found here.
According to The Register, the ‘compromised sites” are largely located in China, which might mean the risk to us is relatively low. Also, this can only [...]