How to use the Brandstar Address Book v1.2a

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

A while back Brandstar designed and published a free Address Book tool.  The Address Book is ran on Microsoft Access, however don’t stop reading now if you’re thinking ‘I don’t have Access’, you can download for free Access 2010:Access Runtime.  The download allows those who don’t have Access to run ...

FAQ: Which version of Office do I need?

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

Check out the Pctoolbox post 'Which Package Is Right For Me?'.  It will help you make the right decision!

Go To Assist

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Go To Assist is a tool which we have begun to use recently with clients.  The program allows us to access clients machines remotely.  This means that, with your permission, we can control your machine from anywhere with an Internet connection.  If we ever needed to access your machine remotely ...

Address Book Database with Label & Email Newsletter Features

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

I have come across a number of people that need a simple tool to manage their address list (usually for Christmas Cards!) with the ability to easily print labels. So I decided to put together a simple Microsoft Access database that can be used for just that, plus the ability ...

Microsoft Office 2007 – Should I or Shouldn’t I Upgrade?

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

This is a popular question at the moment, should I upgrade to Office 2007? The first question you really need to answer for yourself is: Will my system cope? Firstly take a look at the Offical Microsoft Office system requirements. I have to add that I was surprised when I say ...

Microsoft Office 2007 Pro – Cheap for Uni Students

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

At Brandstar we often get asked about deals on Microsoft Office for students and recently we have come across an almost unbelievable offer! Microsoft are offering university students Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate for under £40! Not bad eh? We believe this offer will run until April 2008, but ...