Saturday, September 25th, 2010
We recently downloaded the Beta Version of the New Internet Explorer 9 (IE9). Whilst it's not the final version for release it gives us all a good idea of what to expect from the final release of the software. Here's a our views on the program and a little bit ...
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Saturday, September 11th, 2010
We're regularly asked 'who's best for broadband?', here's why we recommend PlusNet:
How much experience do we have?
Ourselves, only a few months, but we've had clients with them for years. They've all been very happy with the service.
What makes them stand our from competitors?
UK Based Support both on the phone and ...
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Saturday, August 21st, 2010
At Brandstar we are big fans of Dell computers. Here's why...
How much experience have we had with Dell?
We have ordered hundreds of computers from Dell and despite looking at other big name brands we have always come back to to Dell!
What makes them stand out from competitors?
Value for money - ...
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Saturday, August 14th, 2010
Over the past few weeks we've been running both Secunia Personal Software Inspector (PSI) and FileHippo. Both pieces of software are designed to scan your PC to identify whether an programs are out of date, thus providing you with increased security. As we've been using the programs for a while ...
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Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
LogMeIn is a piece of software commonly used by technicians for remote support. Here's a tutorial to help you install the program.
Firstly, your IT support technician will have emailed over a link for you to download/install LogMeIn. Click on the link.
The below page will then appear. Type in a relevant ...
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Thursday, February 4th, 2010
For those who are wondering what the difference is...here you go...
Ideal For
Individuals who need access to a remote PC or Mac
Mobile and IT Professionals who need full access to remote PCs from any web-enabled device - with the ability to print, copy files and more It's just like ...
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Monday, January 18th, 2010
LogMeIn is a tool which we've been using for a while now at Brandstar. It allows us to have remote control of clients PC's all over the world...as long as they have an Internet connection. All our clients need to do is download and install the software as requested by ...
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Sunday, December 27th, 2009
Google Wave is a brand new online tool from Google! Check out the video above to find out what it does!
Here at Brandstar we're extremely impressed with this new piece of technology and genuinely think that it is the future of emails. There is still a long way to go ...
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Saturday, October 10th, 2009
AVG have now released their new range of anti-virus software! We've been impressed by AVG 9 so far and think it's worth downloading...after all it's essential that your computer has the most up to date virus protection available to keep it safe and secure. It's a free upgrade for all ...
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Thursday, July 16th, 2009
So a few weeks ago, I (Graham) went to London to visit Microsoft and listen to what they had to say about Windows 7 and I was impressed I have to say. Yes I was a fan already and contemplating putting it on my normal work laptop but hadn't quite ...
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