This blogs main purpose will be for information on and about 64-BIT computing, such as latest projects we undertake in custom-built computers and Web design along with what the team is up too. In addition to this, promotion of our services and products along with hint and tips on and computer related issues.
This is a trial blog and if things go, well we will keep it as a regular feature.
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64-BIT computing - Promotional offers, Locals only and Group Discounts
We offer two types of discounts, which very depending on what your needs are. Take look below and see which one would suit you best.
This general discount would suit the individual or student with only one piece of computer required to be serviced. Other benefits that you would gain from joining our facebook page would be regular promotional updates and computer hints and tips regarding the latest software and hardware on our company blog.
Join us on our 64-BIT computing facebook page and save 10% off computer servicing.
To qualify for the promotional offer you have to:
- Live in Swansea, check your postcode here.
- Join us on our facebook page, "It’s that simple".
Then whenever you need some computer work done, just tell us your user name that you use on facebook so that we can check to make sure that have joined and you will get 10% off computer servicing.
For more information about this and other promotional offers, please visit us on our web site. www.64-bit.co.uk/about/discounts
*Disclaimer: This promotional offer is not endorsed by facebook and in no way connected with facebook.
If you have more than one computer, desktop, laptop or piece of tech in the house and most of today’s modern family would, then this discount is best suited for family, groups that require more than one computer to be serviced.
You can save up-to 30%, if you book a group or family computer service.
Take advantage of group and family discounts by booking in two or more computers in at a time for a service and see what you can save.
You save 10% per computer and up to a maximum of 30%, so 2 computers = 20% and 3 or more = 30%.
For more information about this and other promotional offers, please visit us on our web site. www.64-bit.co.uk/about/discounts
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Open Office the alternative to Microsoft Office
Open office, has been around since 2002 and since then has been download over 300 million times. In you are not familiar with OpenOffice: it’s a free, open-source alternative to Microsoft’s Office desktop software suite and has features such as word processor and spread sheets etc…
Well there is a new version out called OpenOffice 3.2 that has some new features include:
- Faster start up times
- Support for Postscript based OpenType fonts
- improvements Calc, spread sheets
- And many more
Tip
If you didn’t know or never used OpenOffice when saving a word processor file in OpenOffice you can save it as a Microsoft word doc or many other file types so you can import it into word at a later date and vice versa a word file into open office.
You can download the latest version of OpenOffice here
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Internet Explorer 8 Click Clever, Click Safe, Click CEOP
Most people would know by now the IE is the worlds most popular, although it not our favourite browser here at 64-BIT computing, as we deal with clients that have issues with it on a daily bases it looks like they are doing something right for a change.
Microsoft, in collaboration with the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, has made available a "child-friendly" version of its Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) browser.
You can find out more information on the new browser and download it here. http://www.ceop.police.uk/ie8/
Safe surfing everyone
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IE settings, when Internet explorer crashes
If IE is crashing when you launch the program usually it is a toolbar or plug-in causing this.
A quick way of resolving this issue would be to, remove the toolbar settings via the control panel. In vista – Click Start / Control panel / Network and Internet / Internet options /
You have 2 choices.
- If you know or have an idea what plug-in or toolbar is causing the problem. Go to Manage Browser add-ons and you will be in the tab programs, click manages add-ons and you will be presented with a list of all installed add-ons. Find the one it is and disable it apply and close, restart IE and see if works.
- If you don’t have an idea which tool bar or plug-in it is, this method will reset IE back to original settings. Repeat method 1 up until you enter the tab for programs but this time enter the advanced tab in the top right hand corner. When you are in advanced tab you will see 2 buttons, Restore advanced settings and Reset. Click them both, then apply, close and re-launch IE.
Check it works, but you will have to go through the set up page again, it only takes a few seconds.
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How to remove spyware with a little help off "Spybot search and Destroy"
Firstly, I should say prevention is better than the cure and what I mean by that is make sure you have some spyware removal software from the start and of course other security software such as firewall and anti-virus.
Always and I mean always update the operating systems since this is the first line for defence for most people. If you see that gold shield icon on the right hand side it is usually telling you that updates are available from Microsoft then please install them. (They are there to patch security holes in the OS or to improve the OS in some way) please do not ignore them.
Many Anti-virus software tend not to pick up spyware but again keep it updated and run it at regular intervals just to make sure, it is another weapon in your arsenal.
Spyware tools have developed into a field of it own over recent years and it not hard to know why considering that there is so much spyware or ad ware out there. One of the best-known and free tools around has to be spybot search and destroy. This little gem as it name suggests can destroy and remove most if not all malware related programs.
A firewall, if you have one installed is the first line of defence against a host of Internet security problems. Why? I here you ask well the main reason is this if and when spyware or a rogue program does get in to your computer by either downloading software or other means then this should stop them getting back out or you will be at least warned about the program requiring internet access. This is important since malware is usually trying either to gain something from your computer such information about you as surfing habits or to trying to make you buy some doggy software and if you are unlucky making you part of a zombie bot network. When an unknown and in some case a known program needs Internet access through your firewall your firewall will alert you and if you read the security alert properly you can decide to let it out or not. This, if done properly can stop the spyware getting out and downloading even more harmful programs and viruses. Another thing you could do is look at the program list within the firewall program and look for anything suspicious and if you do not recognise the program, type the name into Google and see what it says.
Tips on using Spybot search and destroy software
When installing spybot search and destroy un-tick the check box that says, include tea timer. Although this is a useful program, it will soon get on your nerves and you will end up uninstalling the software, since it monitors every registry change with in the computer.
Always update the software before a scan to make sure you have the latest database. Spybot search and destroy will not scan the computer unless you tell it to, so make sure you scan often.
Finally yet importantly, spyware or ad-ware removal tools only remove the spyware that causes the problem and in some case, this does not fix the computer since it is hard to tell what damage the spyware has actually done to the operating system.
Therefore, if you are still having performance or security related problems then a full system wipe is the only way to be sure that the computer in question is not still infected.
Yes we offer a full service for virus and spyware removal, follow the link to our site for more details.
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