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All Windows users, at some point of their lives, have experienced a BSOD. The first time you see one it’s kind of terrifying, but as you get used to the system’s up and downs you realize it’s not that terrible. In fact, the worst thing about blue screens of death is actually understanding what they [...]
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First look at NomaDesk for Mac
July 23rd, 2009 
Nicholas Mead There are an increasing number of online synchronization, sharing and backup solutions appearing on the market. This is mainly due to our increasingly mobile access-data-on-demand-anywhere lifestyles, with iPhones and Web 2.0 apps being a particularly big driver. One of the latest efforts at satisfying these needs is NomaDesk which has been around for Windows for [...]
Spam challenge: 5 email providers put to the test
July 21st, 2009 Niamh Lynch As I mentioned in my recent post about stopping spam, we’ve decided to do a little test here at OnSoftware. Earlier today, I set up five new email accounts with leading webmail providers – Gmail, Hotmail, Hushmail, AOL and Yahoo. Now we’re going to do something crazy, something that you folks should definitely not try [...]
Five essential steps to stop spam
July 16th, 2009 Niamh Lynch Ahh, spam. As old as the Internet itself and probably everybody’s least favorite way to start the day. Although many modern email providers are good at weeding out the rubbish, it is still annoying when a wily email slips in, offering you cut-price Viagra or a mail-order bride. A recent article from PC Advisor reports [...]
Top 20 Windows Mobile apps
July 7th, 2009 James Thornton Fed up of waiting for the Windows Mobile Marketplace to open its doors? Then use this time to check out the best of the existing apps for Pocket PC and Smartphone devices. Microsoft’s new mobile app store will launch with 600 applications but we shouldn’t forget that there’s already a ton available to download now [...]
Backup any way you want with CrashPlan
June 18th, 2009 Nicholas Mead If you’ve never performed a backup of your hard drive, then you’re risking potential disaster if it fails or that “on” switch simply doesn’t work one day for some reason. We all come-up with poor excuses for not doing so – our external drive is full, we don’t have time, we simply forgot etc. but [...]
