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Which Security Tool?

We are often asked about security measures for PC Workstations… Which Anti-Virus? Which Firewall? etc.

Firstly, we should mention the main elements of a sound security plan for your PC —

Protection against viruses, worms and Trojans, including email viruses
Protection against rootkits
Protection against spyware or “malware”
Protection against phishing
Protection against access to your computer from the internet (Firewall)
Protection […]

Sharing Outlook Contacts

We are often asked about sharing Outlook data between computers and recently found this solution

We are yet to fully test the application and will post more details, and a full review in coming weeks. However, there is a 14 day free trial so please use the trial period to make sure it will work for […]

Dealing with winmail.dat attachments

Prevent Winmail.dat Attachments from Being Sent in Outlook

To prevent Outlook from attaching winmail.dat when you send an email:

Select Tools | Options… from the menu.
Go to the Mail Format tab.
Under Compose in this message format:, make sure either HTML or Plain Text is selected.
Click Internet Format.
Make sure either Convert to Plain Text format or Convert to […]