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AVG 9 Comparison

Here is a table comparing the latest AVG packages.  They are all currently available from Brandstar with a 15% Discount! Free Anti-Virus software doesn’t protect you, your files or your identity while: Shopping online Banking online Chatting to friends Downloading music, files and films Feature AVG Free AVG Anti-Virus AVG Internet Security RRP – 1 [...]

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Foxit PDF Reader – An Alternative to Adobe

Nearly everyone that opens a PDF file will use Adobe’s Acrobat Reader.  But have you ever wondered if there are any good alternatives to the widely used program?  Here at PCToolbox we think we’ve found the ideal alternative in the Free Foxit PDF Reader (Download here). The program involves a short and easy download/installation process.  [...]

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Poll Review – Will you upgrade to Windows 7 straight away?

Our most recent poll was ‘Will you upgrade to Windows 7 straight away?’  50% of voters said yes they would compared to the 29% saying no and the 21% saying maybe. To those who said no or maybe we want to urge you to upgrade to Windows 7.  Here at PCToolbox and Brandstar we’re huge [...]

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Disk Cleanup – Vista

We recently wrote a post about performing a ‘Disk Cleanup’ on XP and we thought it would be a good idea to do one for Vista too! Disk Cleanup is a computer maintenance application included in Microsoft Windows operating systems. It’s designed to free up disk space on your computers hard drive. Therefore, it’s worth [...]

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Disk Cleanup – XP

Disk Cleanup is a computer maintenance application included in Microsoft Windows operating systems.  It’s designed to free up disk space on your computers hard drive.  Therefore, it’s worth performing a cleanup every so often.  The feature searches and reviews your hard drive for files which are no longer necessary.  It will then, after you’ve made [...]

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Review – Image Resizer for Windows 7 and Vista

Last week we wrote a tutorial for the new Image Resizer for Windows 7 and Vista…and now it’s time to review it!  The software has been developed by CodePlex and is free to download! As a whole we’re very impressed with the program and think it’s got a lot of potential.  The software itself is [...]

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Image Resizer for Windows 7 and Vista

Just over 1 1/2 years ago we wrote a post titled ‘Quick Tip – Resize Multiple Images Quickly‘.  One of the programs we mentioned in the blog only worked for machines running XP.  However, a company called CodePlex have adapted the software so it can be used for Windows 7 and Vista machines!  Here is [...]

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Amazing AVG Savings!

Anti-Virus Software for 2 Years on 3 Computers only £44.99! Save your money in this credit crunching time by purchasing your AVG Antivirus and Security software from Brandstar! With Brandstar’s offers you can save up to £38.99 on AVG Anti-Virus Software!! Want to find out more? Click on the image below! Product RRP Brandstar Price [...]

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Memeo Send – What is it and Comparison

Memeo Send is a program which can be downloaded for free from Memeo.  It enables users to send large files over email for a small charge.  The whole idea behind the product is very similar to Filemail.com which we reviewed last week.  A key difference between the two is that Filemail have attachment size restrictions, [...]

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What are some of the new features in Windows 7 Professional?

People are forever asking us ‘What’s new about Windows 7 Professional?’  Here’s a few of our favourite Windows 7 Professional features! Windows XP Mode Run many older Windows XP productivity applications in Windows XP Mode Domain Join and Group Policy Easily and more securely add windows 7-based PC’s to a domain network.  With Group Policy [...]

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