Windows XP is still used by a large number of consumer and business PCs but now the operating system’s creator is urging people who still have the operating system to start thinking at least about upgrading to Windows 7. In an new post on the official Windows blog site, Microsoft’s Stephen L Rose stated that [...]

O2 has finally decided to do what everyone who needs mobility wanted for years… allow tethering and to use their data allowance in whatever fashion they like. The flip-flop is likely down to Apples adverts pushing the new “Personal Hotspot” which came with iOS 4.3. Users of iPhones can now tweak their contracts (hopefully without [...]

Josh Cunningham was Fivenines’ first Apprentice with Leeds City College.  He began his studies undertaking an IT Apprenticeship at Level 2 and worked in the customer facing area of the business, supporting customer needs. Josh has now completed his Advanced Apprenticeship in ITC Professional Competence and has moved into the business support team.  He is [...]

On this day, one year ago, there was a funeral held for IE6. IE6 has been a slow moving browser that many hope to remove from the marketplace. Because of this, Microsoft has launched ie6countdown.com, a website dedicated to the removal of IE6 from the browser eco system. IE6 is now 10 years old, far [...]

A recent trend of calls from clients has been reports of “…my computer is telling me I have trojans…” which upon investigation – the report is a virus itself! Fake anti-virus software (also known as scareware, rogueware or “FakeAV”) is without doubt one of the most significant threats today. Bogus security warnings adorned with flashy [...]

Microsoft has said the latest version of its internet explorer web browser puts it ahead of competitors like Google and Firefox. The software giant, which is losing market share, made the bold claim as it unveiled what is known as the release candidate of IE9. This is the final test drive for the new browser [...]