First Look at Office 2010
Microsoft have released a 180 page book online detailing new features and improvements in the Office 2010 software. If you have already installed the Beta version or are curious to test the new version of Office, this book will be useful in finding the latest additions as well as the new ways of achieving regular tasks. The book is available to download in PDF format here. Read More →
Hosted Exchange 2010 Now Available
RealWorld are pleased to announce the immediate availability of our hosted email system utilising the very latest Microsoft Exchange 2010 platform. All hosted Exchange 2010 accounts provide full access to the new Outlook Web App and will receive a free copy of Outlook 2010 when released. Prices start at £9 per month for accounts with 5GB of storage. Read More →
Test Drive Microsoft Office 2010
This Beta product is delivered via Click-to-Run, a streaming technology for use on high-speed internet connections. If you are not on a high-speed connection, please download Office Professional 2010 Beta instead. This suite contains the following Microsoft Office products: Word 2010 Excel 2010 PowerPoint 2010 Outlook 2010 OneNote 2010 Microsoft have made a Beta version of their latest incarnation of the Office suite of products publically available. The... [Read More...]
Virtual XP Mode in Windows 7
With the recent release of Windows 7, a popular request is to utilise the virtual XP mode that is freely available from Microsoft. If you have any applications that do not run on Windows 7, you can choose to run then either in compatibility mode or run them inside a virtual XP installation on your Windows 7 PC. This can also be useful for testing both programs and also websites that need to run in older browsers such as Internet Explorer 6. To configure... [Read More...]
Windows 7 launches – Time to upgrade?
Microsoft’s long awaited replacement for Windows Vista has hit the shelves today. As long as your machine meets at least the following specifications you will be able to upgrade to Windows 7 : 1GHz or faster processor 1GB RAM 16 GB available HD space DirectX 9 graphics Initial signs are that Windows 7 will not get the reaction that Vista received, with Amazon stating that Windows 7 has been their biggest ever single back-order item surpassing... [Read More...]
New additions to Apple range
Apple today released a range of product updates and a new mouse just a couple of days before the release of Windows 7. Firstly the iMac range has been updated to include two new sizes [Read More...] Read More →
Online email accounts compromised
In the past 48 hours tens of thousands of login details to some of the most popular email systems have been comprimised. Hotmail appeared to be the first online service to be compromised, with approximately 10,000 email addresses with corresponding passwords available online. Then Google announced that they also had been affected by a hacking attack. A Google representative confirmed “We recently became aware of an industry-wide phishing scheme... [Read More...]
New SRA Requirements For Solicitors
From today (1st October 2009) the new requirements for solicitors to display their Solicitors Regulatory Authority ID come in to force. SRA recognised bodies need to show the words ‘regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority’ together with their SRA ID number on all letterheads, emails and websites. Sole practitioners have until 1st January 2010 to implement these changes. If you require any help or assistance in complying with... [Read More...]
Microsoft Releases Anti Virus Program
Microsoft have released their own anti-virus and anti-spyware program which has been named Security Essentials. After a relatively brief period of beta testing, the application is now available free to download from Microsoft. It works on any version of Windows from XP onwards. Microsoft do not recommend running Security Essentials at the same time as another anti-virus or anti-spyware solution. Performance of Security Essentials is fast and unobtrusive,... [Read More...]
Dropbox Goes Mobile
Dropbox has quickly gained a reputation of being THE synchronisation and backup tool for both Mac and PC. It offers simple and fast cross-platform file sharing and has now added an iPhone application to its armoury. Featuring the ability to view or listen to any file type that is supported by the iPhone i.e. Documents, Images, Video and Audio, it can be used in either on or off-line mode. Sending links to files stored within your Dropbox is also included... [Read More...]