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Fix-it program coming to Vista and Windows XP
19 April 2010
Hadopi Internet Law now in effect, carefull what you download
04 January 2010
French Governent looking to invest in high tech projects
20 November 2009
Man gets surprised by his Orange Internet bill - very surprised
16 November 2009
Connexion newspaper launches new regional website
25 September 2009
I want to meet you in September!
19 August 2009
Big news for my friend Richard Barley
20 July 2009
YouTube says no to Internet Explorer 6
14 July 2009
July edition of the French Paper now out
29 June 2009
New expat newspaper is out, the French paper
15 June 2009
New forum for the Rivier region and a radio station for dept. 66
20 May 2009
French Senate approves new Hadopi Internet piracy law
13 May 2009
French Internet law: Against constitution and impractical to police
13 May 2009
French Internet law makes it through
12 May 2009
File sharing website found guilty in copyright case
17 April 2009
French Internet law fails to make progress
14 April 2009
French Internet Law gets another step further
03 April 2009
French Internet is up for sale - on eBay!
06 March 2009
Microsoft to feature fixes at the click of a button
07 February 2009
Microsoft issues update for critical flaw in IE 7
18 December 2008
Security warning given for Internet Explorer
16 December 2008
Mobile phone services on a USB stick with Unik from Orange
11 December 2008
AOL shutting down services
10 December 2008
Update on the closure of 'French News'
02 December 2008
'French News' is no more
01 December 2008
France is tops for illegal downloads
08 September 2008
Search engine with a visual twist
25 August 2008
CDiscount has amazingly huge sale on today
25 June 2008
French Government plan to get heavy with illegal downloads
23 June 2008
Ultimate Microsoft Office 'very special deal' for students
23 April 2008
BBC testing new website home page
14 December 2007
SNCF testing out WiFi on trains
10 December 2007
Ordinateurs sous Verre have closed for business
15 November 2007
Apple iPhone arrives in France via Orange
17 October 2007
The 1001 mile journey has begun
01 May 2007
Neuf Cegetel increases connection speed to 50Mbps
30 April 2007
Windows XP comes to an end
13 April 2007
New Neuf Cegetel service uses Linux
07 April 2007
French Government to issue USB drives to students
06 February 2007
Fiber Optic networks coming to France
19 December 2006
Orange partners Apple
19 December 2006
France 24 - News service goes live on the Web
07 December 2006
Iliad and Free venturing in to Mesh Networking
17 October 2006
The great AOL sell off
11 October 2006
Neuf Cegetel make broadband more accessible
09 October 2006
Teleconnect Update
03 October 2006
New Broadband ADSL service for Expats
08 September 2006
Sony laptop batteries recalled due to fire risk
26 August 2006
25th anniversary of the IBM PC
11 August 2006
Sony Mylo keeps you in touch
10 August 2006
Wanadoo and other services merging under Orange
24 May 2006

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My name is Bob Toovey, a UK expat living in south west France. I have worked in IT for over 20 years. I hope to give you helpful advice about using your computer and more whether you run a business or just enjoying expat life.