http://hireoliver.com Help has arrived! Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:03:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://hireoliver.com http://hireoliver.com//wp-content/plugins/favicon.ico http://hireoliver.com/2010/03/25/firefox-security-my-way/ http://hireoliver.com/2010/03/25/firefox-security-my-way/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:03:03 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=1136 http://hireoliver.com/2010/03/25/firefox-security-my-way/feed/ 0 http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/12/openoffice-org-3-2-a-karmic-koala-upgrade/ http://hireoliver.com/2010/02/12/openoffice-org-3-2-a-karmic-koala-upgrade/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:40:38 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=1104 OpenOffice.org 3.2 was just released. I wanted to get mine upgraded ASAP because of the 46% reduction in cold start time. If you haven’t heard of or seen OpenOffice.org before then check it out; its a Microsoft Office alternative that can actually replace MS Office. 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In my testing this [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2009/10/23/picasa-3-5/feed/ 3 http://hireoliver.com/2009/07/14/office-2010-the-next-generation/ http://hireoliver.com/2009/07/14/office-2010-the-next-generation/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:40:35 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=940 Well, Microsoft will be releasing its latest and greatest OS… Windows 7 soon, and you all know what that means – there will be a new flavor of Microsoft Office to follow. Office 2010, which will be released in the first half of next year; makes some changes to how we do things – even from [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2009/07/14/office-2010-the-next-generation/feed/ 0 http://hireoliver.com/2009/06/19/dont-lose-those-memories/ http://hireoliver.com/2009/06/19/dont-lose-those-memories/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:34:12 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=890 Have you ever suffered data loss from your PC at home? It can be frustrating trying to retrieve all those photos and documents, and its even more frustrating if you can’t. Time and time again, people need their PCs repaired and they don’t have a backup of any of their files, and they always say [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2009/06/19/dont-lose-those-memories/feed/ 0 http://hireoliver.com/2009/05/19/expired-protection/ http://hireoliver.com/2009/05/19/expired-protection/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 14:48:44 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=860 Yesterday evening I recieved a call from a client who has recently purchased a new Netbook PC only to find their PC is now plauged with malware of all sorts. The call originated at pop-ups, but quickly ventured to poor system performance and a lack of virus protection. I remoted into their system to take a [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2009/05/19/expired-protection/feed/ 1 http://hireoliver.com/2009/05/05/windows-7-release-candidate/ http://hireoliver.com/2009/05/05/windows-7-release-candidate/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 19:11:38 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=848 By now you have probably heard that the Windows 7 Release Candidate is officially available for everyone to download and test on their own PC. All you need to do is create a Windows Live ID if you don’t already have one in your array of disposable accounts. You can download the RC by going here. I [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2009/05/05/windows-7-release-candidate/feed/ 0 http://hireoliver.com/2009/04/08/running-beta-and-want-to-upgrade/ http://hireoliver.com/2009/04/08/running-beta-and-want-to-upgrade/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:54:36 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=838 Are you running the Windows 7 Beta? Microsoft will soon be releasing the RC1, but the upgrade process won’t be as easy as you would like. Microsoft is asking testors and the like to remove their current version and revert back to Vista, or start with a fresh installation all together. Their theory behind this is [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2009/04/08/running-beta-and-want-to-upgrade/feed/ 0 http://hireoliver.com/2009/04/07/the-end-is-near/ http://hireoliver.com/2009/04/07/the-end-is-near/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:52:06 +0000 Oliver http://hireoliver.com/?p=832 Don’t forget XP users; (Much like myself) the end is near! Microsoft is retiring support for Windows XP next week – April 14th, 2009, unless you are under a Hotfix Support Contract with them. While you will still be able to get your much needed security updates; they won’t be very kind when you call in [...]]]> http://hireoliver.com/2009/04/07/the-end-is-near/feed/ 0