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Fix for MS Update KB951748 and ZoneAlarm

Friday, July 11th, 2008

The new version of ZoneAlarm Pro (version 7.0.483.000) now resides happily alongside Microsoft Update KB951748.
I wasn’t online last night otherwise I’d have seen the HUGE number of comments on my last post about the merry dance that the latest Microsoft Update KB951748 caused for ZoneAlarm users: Microsoft Update KB951748 and ZoneAlarm woes. Thanks for all […]

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Microsoft Update KB951748 and ZoneAlarm woes

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Update: There is now a fix for this issue, see my blog post: Fix for MS Update KB951748 and ZoneAlarm.
Well, that was a quick break from blogging! Actually, it was my experience with Windows Update and the ZoneAlarm firewall today that’s brought me out from my self-imposed blogging exile this week.
I’ll cut to the […]

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I’ve just ordered a new PC

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

I still can’t quite believe it: I’ve just ordered myself a new PC from Cube247.
My current PC has been slowly dying over the last few months. Even after a complete reinstall it falls over during the most mundane of tasks: watching video online, ripping CDs to MP3, erm … checking the time.
It did it […]

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10 reasons why I don’t need Windows Vista

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

Image from CustomPC feature: XP vs Vista
The Christmas edition of PC Plus arrived this week. This month’s issue contains a “Wishlist 2007″ booklet, at the back of which is an article entitled “Wow! 10 reasons why you need Windows Vista”.

The interface looks amazing
It does. I’ve used Windows Vista, not for long, but long enough to […]

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