If the constant nagging of Microsoft Windows 10 upgrade reminders is getting to you, there’s a neat little registry-editing utility that will shut them up, once and for all – in just 30 seconds! Software upgrades are a good thing in principle, but sometimes you’re just not ready. OS installs are major surgery, and not to be […]
The Irish release date of the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has been eagerly anticipated by its fans since it was announced in October in New York along side the Band 2, Book and Lumia 950 and 950XL. The devices is set to go on sale in Ireland today, 19th November 2015. Microsoft has touted the […]
At Mobile World Congress, Fujitsu recently unveiled a no-nonsense, fully ruggedized industrial business tablet, the FUJITSU Tablet STYLISTIC V535. Designed to roll with the punches and soak up the knocks and scrapes of use in environments that would normally overcome consumer-grade tablets, the STYLISTIC V535 stands up to liquids, dust, bumps, and even to being […]
Yesterday Microsoft unveiled Windows 10, featuring greater integration across PC, Xbox and mobile devices, the Cortana speech interface and a new browser. They also demonstrated two new devices designed to take advantage of new interface features of Windows 10: the HoloLens holographic goggles and Surface Hub, an 84-inch screen with features to support working in groups. Windows 10 will be delivered […]
Microsoft Ireland’s campus in Sandyford played host to a graduation ceremony for Enable Ireland’s Assistive Technology training programme. The Foundations in Assistive Technology programme, which is accredited by Dublin Institute of Technology, is designed to meet the needs of adults with disabilities as well as their families and carers. It also targets employers, educators, Enable […]
The default “wallpaper” in Windows XP is probably one of the most viewed photos ever. You’ve probably seen it hundreds if not thousands of times, but was the photo real or merely the result of some clever photoshop work? Find out the real story behind the photo in this video where the photographer who took […]
I mentioned Patch Tuesday yesterday. Did you know that it is 10 years old this month? Prior to October 2003, Microsoft issued updates on an ad-hoc basis. This caused problems for their customers, particularly in large organisations where configuration management must be carefully handled. I worked in one of those at the time and […]
File sharing site The Pirate Bay has just celebrated 10 years “in business”. And they’ve also announced a new browser – aptly, yet not very creatively called “Pirate Browser“. The browser is a bundle of a Tor client with a custom Firefox install. It’s supposedly able to get past the blocks that many ISPs have […]
With Spotify becoming available in Ireland today a lot of the Irish tech community are probably signing up to take it for a spin .. But what if you don’t use Windows or OSX? Fortunately Spotify has a Linux client that they’re describing as a “preview” release, which is unsupported. Since several of our staff […]
Microsoft is killing off Microsoft Messenger / MSN Messenger / Windows Live Messenger. The instant message service is being replaced with Skype and if you’ve already upgraded to the latest version of Skype you’ll be able to access and merge your messenger account and contacts there. It’s not clear how users on other platforms ie. […]
