Google have released their answer to Facebook and Twitter, called Buzz, and reactions are very mixed. I’ve taken a look at the service, which comes embedded into Gmail, and for the moment I will be turning it off, to ensure that my privacy is not unduly affected.

Malware is a big challenge facing computer users, both home and business alike, although the risks for business are much greater. We’ve gone through all the important points this week to give you the tools you need to help reduce the risk.

Facebook is now virtually forcing users to give their email address to developers of applications. We are suggesting users do NOT give permission when prompted on Facebook, and have a few thoughts on why this move is bone headed.

I think we may have finally found the answer to keeping track of all your passwords. If you want to stay safe online, you setup a new, secure password for every site and service you setup online. It’s not long before you have so many weirdo random strings of letters and numbers to remember that you need something to help.

I discovered Moodagent last week watching an episode of App Judgement (embed below); The app lets you adjust six different mood indicators, and it then creates a playlist from the music on your iPhone that matches the mood you have specified.
The app is free, so you’d be mad not to download it and give it [...]

Microsoft’s new Windows 7 is by far the best upgrade to the Windows product line since Windows 95, and it is available as of October 22nd.

It is so good, in fact, that it is the first version of Windows we have ever recommended that our clients upgrade their computers to. We’d still suggest you let us take care of the technical details, but we believe anyone who takes the plunge will be rewarded with an excellent system.

Read on to find out a few of the reasons we love it so much!

We’ve had reports that Norman Virus Control has taken a disliking to a popular archiving package called 7zip. If you are running Norman Virus Control and use 7zip, you may find now that the latter is no longer working.

Today’s the day for us down under to grab the latest upgrades from our friends at Apple. iPhone owners will want to sync up their phones and download the 3.1 update, and while you’re at it, grab the new iTunes 9. There are some good reasons to upgrade, especially with regards to iTunes.

Thanks to ESET Antivirus for inviting me out to the Queenland Raceway this weekend as a guest of the Race Image / ESET V8 Supercar team. It was great to be out there over the weekend, and special thanks for letting young Darren climb into the hot seat and check out the drivers view of [...]

Tom Tom have finally released their long awaited turn by turn GPS application for the Apple iPhone, and yours truly decided to splash out and grab a copy to see what it’s like. In short, if this software is as good as Tom Tom gets, I don’t know why anyone would buy a Tom Tom [...]